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POSITION SUMMARY: The Senior IT Project Manager is a role within the IT-PMO department responsible for managing cross functional projects with complex interdependencies to other systems and projects. Projects are both strategic and tactical in scope and objectives have a high degree of difficulty to understand and define.

This project is specifically for the Cyber Security department focusing on the Identity Governance and Administration deployment of SailPoint (Identity Security Cloud, ISC). Individuals with project experience within the security department and specifically IAM will have an advantage.
Additionally, the user will need to be able to help manage and orchestrate the Organizational Change Management portion of the project by preparing / reviewing presentations, coordinating with stakeholder groups and organizing the help needed for each of these groups individually.

PROJECT INFORMATION:
Supporting and coordinating the work with the Implementor of the solution as well as coordinating with the internal development teams to meet project timelines and scope. The implementation is to bring live the SailPoint platform beginning in January 2025 and the first 20 of 50 applications in our scope.
Elements that we will be deploying include but are not limited to the following: Joiner, Mover, Leaver, Re-hire, Contractor onboarding, User Access Reviews, User Request, Segregation of Duties, Role Based Access Controls, etc.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Manages cross functional projects with some interdependencies to other systems.
• Mentors project managers, project coordinators and less experienced staff in project management.
• Creates project schedule and plan and work with functional leads to secure resources.
• Identifies and resolves delays and resourcing issues.
• Accountable for projects completing within schedule baseline. Apprises stakeholder and IT PMO management of any project completion concerns.
• Creates risk management plan and strategies to enhance, avoid, transfer, or mitigate the risk.
• Drives results independently with minimal supervision.
• Evaluates change requests and make recommendations to accept, deny, or defer the change.
• Creates, manages, and reports out on project budgets and status. Manages costs to ensure project completes within cost baseline.
• Facilitates project meetings and communicates with the project team, sponsor, and functional managers.
• Assumes lead worker role for training and knowledge transfer.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned or apparent.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
• Experience managing projects using Agile, Predictive, and Hybrid Methodologies.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience managing strategic IT projects impacting cross-functional teams.
• Advanced knowledge of and experience with organizational change management concepts and business process improvement methods
• Minimum of 4 years of senior level IT professional experience such as Sr Software Developer, Sr Database Administrator, Business Analysis, Cyber Security or related role.
• Solid understanding of project management methodologies and Software Development Life Cycle
• Effective at influencing and leading without direct authority.
• Ability to operate at a senior level, drive complex decisions and solve problems in a timely manner.
• Proficient in project management and project management software.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• PMI-PMP or PMI-ACP Certification
• Agile/Scrum Certification
• 3 years portfolio management