Project Manager - IT

Project Manager- IT

Location: Charlotte, NC

Duration: 06 Months Contract (Possible Extension or Hire)

Role and Responsibilities

• Oversees all technology components of diverse, moderately complex IT projects, including project planning, execution, timing, functionality, quality, and cost.
• Supports planning, directing and coordination of day-to-day activities of running a program or portfolio of programs.
• Leads the identification and drive resolution of issues, including those outside established programs of work.
• Directs the communication of status, issue, and risk disposition to all stakeholders, including senior management, on a timely basis.
• Directs the identification of risks which impact program delivery and ensure mitigation strategies are developed and executed when necessary.
• Escalates program risks to the Program Director, or Program Sponsor, when appropriate.
• Develops detailed IT work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans and status reports.
• Applies in-depth understanding of concepts and procedures within own area and basic knowledge of other areas to resolve issues that have impact beyond own area.
• Demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of how areas of IT project leadership collectively integrate to contribute to achieving business goals.
• Persuades and influences others through communication and diplomacy skills.
• Assesses creation and signoff of program plan and charter, benefits management plan, stakeholder management plan, acceptance plan, and central program issue log.
• Oversees program plans meet business needs as described in the program initiation documents.
• Ensures all stakeholders are identified and included in scope definition activities and understand the program schedule and key milestones.
• Works with Program Sponsor to ensure business case cost benefit analysis is in line with business objectives.
• Ensures all areas of the program are appropriately staffed.
• Monitors program commitment from those assigning resources.