SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

The Sr. Project Manager is responsible for delivery of medium to large, complex projects. As the face of the project  the Senior ProjectManager helps balance and manage project scope, goals and deliverables in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders; develops, maintains, and manages full-scale project plans and associated communications documents; identifies and manages projectdependencies and critical path work; plans, schedules, and tracksproject timelines and milestones using appropriate tools. Estimates the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals; develops and maintains demand and resource capacity models; determines and assesses need for additional internal and/or external staff and makes the appropriate recommendations during the project lifecycle. Develops, prepares and delivers to stakeholders and the organization projectstatus reports and corresponding presentations, analyzes their results, troubleshoots problem areas, and makes
corresponding recommendations. Proactively identifies and manages changes in project scope and devises contingency plans. Managesproject budgets; participates in vendor selection; and manages vendors supporting projects. Manages development of business cases for proposed projects; conducts project lessons learned and creates a recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessfulproject elements.

The Sr. Project Manager builds, develops, and grows internal and external business relationships; proactively interfaces with projectstakeholders on a regular basis; communicates standards for projectexecution and reporting; and communicates project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely, consistent, and meaningful manner. Communicates project success criteria and disseminates them to involved parties throughout the project lifecycle; supports the processes and communications related to project execution; responds to customer and business partner requests for service; and contributes to development and implementation of leading practices for projectcommunications.


Requirements:

7+ years of increasing responsibility and a proven track record in leading delivery of large, complex IT projects. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Retail experience desired. Proven track record of delivering complex projects using varied development approaches for internal and externally developed applications as well as package applications. Strong knowledge of project management processes, methods, and standards. Experience managing a matrix team consisting of internal resources, contractors and vendors. Strong business acumen and strategic thinking to complement strong tactical execution skills.
Ability to build relationships, influence and negotiate without authority across all levels of IT and business units. Ability to act with conviction to make decisions in the context of ambiguity and risk.