EPMO Project Manager

Enterprise Project Management (EPMO) - Project Manager

Summary:

The EPMO Project Manager works with the organization to provide project management support, governance, reporting and leadership. They will work closely with Segment leadership and business partners to align projects with company wide strategic goals.

This role will be responsible for leading key initiatives and matrixed teams that have a critical impact on company results. They will drive performance with regular communication, collaboration, progress tracking and follow up. The role may also have responsibility for the quality of work and project performance of any direct reports.

The EPMO Project Manager will help develop and implement standardized processes, tools, documentation and reporting that will support project management work throughout the organization.

EPMO Project Managers are seasoned project management professionals with diverse project experiences, in terms of complexity, scope, and strategic importance. The ideal candidate will be able to think strategically, manage short term and long term objectives and be ready to jump into tactical details as needed.

Key Result Areas (KRAs):

• Define and drive best practices, methods, tools, guidelines, and standards to establish a stable framework that supports project teams and stakeholders to successfully deliver projects
• Collaborate with functional leaders and key stakeholders in defining, aligning and executing projects and resources to corporate and department strategy
• Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives for critical initiatives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring feasibility
• Manage risk and compliance across projects and process initiatives, performing risk management to minimize potential impacts and creating mitigation plans
• Use data and information to make timely decisions, seeking help and guidance when needed
• Provide regular project and initiative health checks to all stakeholders, leveraging reporting to increase visibility of project statuses and leading key management activities advising project sponsors or senior leaders
• Create and maintain comprehensive plans and documentation to plan, direct, monitor and coordinate project management activities to ensure that objectives are accomplished on time and on budget
• Provide consistency in applying project management methodologies throughout the project life cycle
• Proactively review and interpret performance against project plans and standards; managing reports on project performance, changes, enhancements, scope variations, and other related matters
• Act as a leader and change agent by demonstrating business knowledge, operating autonomously, engaging with senior leaders, and motivating others to perform at their best
• Support the professional growth of fellow project managers by providing informal leadership, guidance, and mentoring if needed
• Facilitate relationships between business groups, promoting diversity of thought and establishing a reputation for collaboration, openness and empathy

Education:

• Bachelor's degree required
• Minimum of 5 years of Project Management or relevant business experience

Qualifications:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience in project management software such as Workfront, Planview, Monday
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent organization, planning, and analytical skills
• Capability to resolve conflicting matters
• Strong change management acumen
• Experience leading matrixed teams and assignments
• Progressive Project Management responsibility and expertise

Organizational Awareness:

• Makes decisions and perform in a manner congruent with the organization's mission, vision, and values.
• Understands the competitive value of the organization's core products, and services.
• Understands the organization's core functions, and capabilities.
• Understands how their job contributes to organizational goals, and key performance indicators.

Planning and Results Orientation:

• Balances customer requests with organization capabilities, and resources.
• Identifies opportunities to improve work processes and efficiency.
• Participates in development of project plans.

Customer Focus:

• Makes decisions based on organizational goals
• Uses knowledge about the customer to inform decision making, and problem solving.
• Actively solicits customer feedback in order improve business relationship.
• Suggests ways to improve the customer experience.

Leadership:

• Role models standards of professionalism.
• Takes initiative, not satisfied with the status quo.
• Has high expectations of self, and others.
• Shares information proactively.
• Makes sound decisions.

Problem-solving and Decision-making:

• Seeks information, and input to fully understand the cause of problems.
• Takes action to remove obstacles, and address problems before they impact performance, and results.
• Initiates the evaluation of possible solutions to problems.
• Makes effective decisions about work task priorities based on their level of authority.

Teamwork:

• Fosters team camaraderie, collaboration, and cohesion.
• Understands the impact of their actions on the ability of their team members to do their jobs.
• Respects the differences other team members bring to the table.

The Hillman Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, protected veteran or military status, genetic information, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity and maintain employment statistics on applicants.

Other details

• Job Family Program Mgmt
• Job Function PRG: Project Management
• Pay Type Salary
• Travel % 50

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