Senior Project Manager (Burbank)
Professional Search Group, Burbank, CA, United States
Role and Accountabilities
Accountable for overseeing the planning and execution of large-scale, complex implementation projects
Works independently, receives minimal guidance, and leads through influence
Responsible to a Project Management Office (PMO) consisting of a matrixed set of resources
Consistently works with the leadership and finance teams to control project expenditures against the project operating expense and capital budgets
Collaborates closely with partners across the organization including business partners, other technology partners and delivery managers
Interfaces with key partners and vendors, ensuring they understand both project and project deliverables, meet timing, and cost deadlines, and collaborate with internal project stakeholders to achieve project results
Actively leads project planning and overall strategy, to include resource needs identification
Actively leads in establishing and tracking progress to key performance indicators
Responsible for evaluating and tracking overall project health and status; producing actionable insights
Identifies and ensures Risks, Actions, Issues and Decisions (RAID) are logged and actioned; works with project management and execution team to resolve items
Proactively identifies and actively leads in the resolution of issues and conflicts
Responsible for escalations to leadership and to vendors as appropriate to drive results
Leads/participates in sourcing and contracting activities
Continually apprises leadership and relevant business stakeholders of status and anything not on track
Communicates successes supported by metrics/KPIs illustrating the business value of IT solutions
Ensures clear communication of project scopes, timing, prioritization, budgets, resource needs, and progress on an ongoing basis
• Exemplary communication and presentation skills, both oral and written. Ability to communicate well to both technical and business audiences
Basic Qualifications Experience
8+ years of relevant experience leading large projects and global teams with 5+ project management resources
8 years in a technology leadership role in a Corporate environment of a similar size/complexity
EPM (Budgeting and Financial Planning) experience
Experience establishing and driving strategy and design for, and implementing and/or upgrading major ERP / Finance platforms
Experience leading large, matrixed project teams including architects, developers, operations, PMs, business analysts, and vendor partners
Experience in leading inter-organization change to increase efficiency through the implementation of technology
Experience managing project, project and team budget and financials
Experience with Security and Compliance
Proven track record of execution--driving results and meeting commitments
The position is a senior leadership role (Manager II equivalent) and is part of a large transformation initiative.
Prior experience with large finance systems implementations strongly aligned
Experience working in complex, enterprise finance environments preferred
Accountable for overseeing the planning and execution of large-scale, complex implementation projects
Works independently, receives minimal guidance, and leads through influence
Responsible to a Project Management Office (PMO) consisting of a matrixed set of resources
Consistently works with the leadership and finance teams to control project expenditures against the project operating expense and capital budgets
Collaborates closely with partners across the organization including business partners, other technology partners and delivery managers
Interfaces with key partners and vendors, ensuring they understand both project and project deliverables, meet timing, and cost deadlines, and collaborate with internal project stakeholders to achieve project results
Actively leads project planning and overall strategy, to include resource needs identification
Actively leads in establishing and tracking progress to key performance indicators
Responsible for evaluating and tracking overall project health and status; producing actionable insights
Identifies and ensures Risks, Actions, Issues and Decisions (RAID) are logged and actioned; works with project management and execution team to resolve items
Proactively identifies and actively leads in the resolution of issues and conflicts
Responsible for escalations to leadership and to vendors as appropriate to drive results
Leads/participates in sourcing and contracting activities
Continually apprises leadership and relevant business stakeholders of status and anything not on track
Communicates successes supported by metrics/KPIs illustrating the business value of IT solutions
Ensures clear communication of project scopes, timing, prioritization, budgets, resource needs, and progress on an ongoing basis
• Exemplary communication and presentation skills, both oral and written. Ability to communicate well to both technical and business audiences
Basic Qualifications Experience
8+ years of relevant experience leading large projects and global teams with 5+ project management resources
8 years in a technology leadership role in a Corporate environment of a similar size/complexity
EPM (Budgeting and Financial Planning) experience
Experience establishing and driving strategy and design for, and implementing and/or upgrading major ERP / Finance platforms
Experience leading large, matrixed project teams including architects, developers, operations, PMs, business analysts, and vendor partners
Experience in leading inter-organization change to increase efficiency through the implementation of technology
Experience managing project, project and team budget and financials
Experience with Security and Compliance
Proven track record of execution--driving results and meeting commitments
The position is a senior leadership role (Manager II equivalent) and is part of a large transformation initiative.
Prior experience with large finance systems implementations strongly aligned
Experience working in complex, enterprise finance environments preferred