Project Manager, IT ERP

Company Profile 

At Sand Cherry Associates, we excel in the design and delivery of strategic customer-centric initiatives through digitally native, data-empowered solutions. Our client’s confidence in us is centered on exceptionally skilled, high-energy talent working with the support of the full Sand Cherry team. Finding the right match for this role is a critical aspect of continuing that success.

Overview 

The IT Project Manager will assist the Program Management Office and Information Technology Leadership team with program and project management support for IT readiness and deployment. This person will be a right-hand and chief of staff (COS) role to support the Head of Information Technology. This role will manage IT activities related to readiness for both ERP implementation planning and deployment and for IT organization ongoing support. There will be a heavy emphasis on gathering information for applications currently in the environment, documenting and communicating ongoing and upcoming IT related initiatives (originating in IT and within business units), and assisting with preparing artifacts such as materials for Steering Committee and Board of Directors, building, and maintaining project plans in Smartsheet, managing risk logs, organizing, facilitating, and documenting meetings, and the like. This is a remote position working MST and CST hours. All qualified candidates must live, and be authorized to work, in the United States, without requiring visa sponsorship.

Duties & Responsibilities 

· Daily program/project management throughout the program life cycle, while working in a technical environment

· Plan the overall program and monitor progress.

· Help facilitate the intake of new projects.

· Function as right-hand or chief of staff (COS) to the Head of Information Technology, in support of the Program Management Office, including updating Program/Project Smartsheet with key activities and action items, sending out meeting notes, key follow-ups, scheduling, and other administrative tasks.

· Manage the project workstreams using tools, such as a RACI, RAID log, meeting agendas, and project plans in Smartsheet; build dashboards in Smartsheet, as required.

· Develop and/or edit project plans in Smartsheet, as required. 

· Identify key RAIDs, prepare alternatives, and escalate them according to the RACI.

· Prepare communications materials for executive read-outs, as required.

· Gather updates from external and internal team members.

· Lead regular update meetings with project teams and prepare and lead ad hoc working sessions to resolve specific task items. Execute tasks assigned to the PM, as dictated by the project plans.

· Own overall project plan and manage cross-functional resources, ensuring on-time delivery, meeting of budgetary demands, status reporting, and achievement of business goals.

· Work with management to review, optimize and document repeatable and effective program management.

· Liaison between cross functional teams such as product development, IT, engineering, operations, data team, billing teams, etc.

· Integrate business policies and governance processes into project planning and accountability.

· Manage the program’s budget and forecast.

· Manage risks and issues and take corrective measurements.

· Identify, track and report program KPIs to assess impact.

· Provide and perform quality assurance checks on project artifacts and deliverables.

· Facilitate and lead project meetings and discussions with stakeholders at all levels.

· Implement change management process.

Desired Skills & Experience 

· Minimum of 5-7 years of project and/or program management expertise building project budgets/forecasts, status reports and KPIs, and analyzing processes to identify areas of optimization and improvement.

· Experience in implementing ERP systems.

· Direct hands-on experience with MS PowerPoint, Excel, Smartsheet, and Visio

· Strong knowledge of project and program management methodology and techniques

· Understanding of IT systems unique to the Oil and Gas industry.

· Ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of individuals.

· Strong leadership, stakeholder, and management skills, coupled with ability to individually contribute all duties and responsibilities outlined here.

· Superior oral and written communication skills with ability to build project assets.

· Strong analytics and reporting skills

· Ability to find innovative ways to resolve problems.

· Ability to process information quickly and present it in a succinct and insightful format

Education & Certifications

· Bachelor’s degree required preferably in Business, IT, Computer Science, or Finance

· PMP certification is helpful.

Our team is unique — we are passionate about what we do. At Sand Cherry, our consultants know they are impacting and shaping our clients’ industries. We recognize our employees for their contributions. Our culture is one of the most friendly and communicative in the consulting industry. Sand Cherry is not a top-heavy organization. We offer the opportunity to be part of a digital workforce. Discover the experience that only comes with self-responsibility in the workplace. Our team members manage their own workloads and are expected to deliver exceptional work for our clients. Professional career growth is one of our main priorities, as we affirm that investing in our consultants and empowering our people will also deliver the best results and value for our clients.