Senior Project Manager
Senior Project Manager needed for exciting opportunity with a large company in the hospitality & tourism sector, to migrate core business processes from Siebel onto Salesforce.
Role will require a considerable amount of interface with C-Suite and senior management individuals, so experience and ability to self-start and be proactive is key! Familiarity and experience with Agile practices also a huge plus.
Senior Project Manager Job Responsibilities:
Collaborates with stakeholders to document project scope, deliverables, goals, risks, blockers, success measures, and estimated resources needed.
Ensures that projects remain in-scope and meet budgetary, scheduling, and quality requirements.
Creates, manages, and distributes project communications artifacts like charters, schedules, and budgets.
Provides project status updates at predetermined time intervals to all stakeholders.
Communicates routinely to management, customers, project team members, and other stakeholders, actively soliciting and addressing customer and project team feedback.
Assists in business development efforts to create project proposals, RFPs, estimates, and schedules.
Sets and monitors project budgets and staffing requirements.
Ensures adherence to legally binding requirements.
Plan, schedule, monitor, and report on activities related to the project, including subcontractor monitoring
Establishes key project criteria metrics.
Develop project control and reporting procedures and manage changes in operational plan
Plans and leads status review meetings, which may include internal team members, vendors, and customers.
Responsible for training, managing, and motivating the project team, as well as resolving team conflicts.
Resolves technical and operational issues as required.
Senior Project Manager Qualifications and Skills:
Senior project managers are leaders and skilled problem solvers. They’re accountable for the success of an initiative, often coordinating efforts across departments and managing cross-functional teams. They’re used to reporting progress to business owners or the executive team as well as inspiring team members to see the big picture and push toward their shared goals.
Excellent project management skills including prioritization, scheduling, and documentation.
Ability to build strong relationships and communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
Strong grasp of current communication, project tracking, budget management technologies.
Excellent meeting, workshop, and conference facilitation skills, with proven knowledge of how to foster attendee participate and collaboration in small and large groups.
Knowledge and experience of with different project management frameworks, including waterfall and agile.
Solid technical understanding and ability to define and refine requirements through a project lifecycle.
Employs strong analytical and problem-solving skills to manage shifting priorities, demands and timelines.
Ability to quickly learn, understand and apply new technologies.
Willingly to mentor more junior team members and share knowledge.
Positive, can-do attitude with the ability to succeed in a fast-paced work environment.
Education & Experience Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in project management, business management, or related area of study.
5-7 years of experience as a Project Manager or similar position responsible for defining and managing project scope, timelines, profitability, and effective delivery of products or services.
2-3 years of experience as a Project Manager for Salesforce-specific projects a plus
Experience in managing delivery of customer-facing and internally facing products or services.
Considerable skill with PowerPoint for creating presentations.
PMI or PMP certification or similar from an accredited organization a plus.
Knowledge of core Agile processes and principles a plus
Knowledge of Jira and Confluence a plus
Intermediate to advanced proficiency with industry-standard word processing and spreadsheet software programs.