Senior IT Project Manager

Ansys is the global leader in engineering simulation. We empower the world's most innovative companies to deliver transformational products to their customers. By offering the best and broadest portfolio of engineering simulation software solutions, we help our customers solve the most complex design challenges and engineer products limited only by imagination. Whether you are a software developer, product engineer, sales team member, or part of our corporate team, at Ansys we know that by embracing what makes us each unique, we become collectively better.

Summary / Role Purpose

The Senior IT Project Manager plays a key role in the effective delivery of Ansys initiatives. The Senior IT Project Manager will manage and lead enterprise-wide, cross-functional strategic initiatives and are typically assigned to large-scale, high impact projects with moderate to high risk and complexity.

The Senior IT Project Manager will partner with a Scrum Master to drive the Scrum cadence and ceremonies. She/he will work collaboratively with the Product Owners, IT Development Leads, and Development Partner(s) to develop a backlog, prioritize work, define a sprint plan to deliver the work, and ensure continued adoption of Agile.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Direct large-scale, complex projects that may involve multiple internal and external stakeholders
• Determine project milestones in coordination with the product owner, and actively measure progress
• Collaborate with the Business stakeholders, Development team, and Technical Architects to oversee the work of developers and designers, review code, testing plans, testing execution and overall quality of the project
• Work within the Business Stakeholders, Partner(s), IT development, IT infrastructure, QA and DevOps teams to anticipate and manage dependencies
• Identify and track risks for all key deliverables and collaborate with the product owner, the selected Agency and IT teams on the mitigation strategy.
• Proactively track progress for all key deliverables with the program and ensure to keep the project team aware of any new risks and project dependencies.
• Collaborate with the scrum master to monitor project metrics for burn-down, sprint capacity, quality, and delivery.
• Prepare and deliver weekly status reports and other required communication to ensure the product owner and the stakeholder are continuously informed and aware of the project status
• Identify and facilitate the resolution of team staffing conflicts due to changing scope or prioritization to ensure efficient staff utilization
• Establish a clear communication and change management plan to drive successful program outcomes
• Ensure the projects follow the Agile Scrum process

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience

• Bachelor's degree
• A minimum of 7 years of IT Project Management experience leading cross-functional projects
• A minimum of 4 years of experience with Agile methodologies
• Extensive knowledge and expertise in the use of project management methodologies and tools
• Experienced in working with stakeholder to manage their expectations and engaging them to address project issues
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to combine attention to detail with big picture perspective
• Demonstrates excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to communicate with all levels of the organization, including executive management, functional experts, and IT team members
• Experience leading global teams comprised of Business, IT and third-party Implementation Partners
• Must be able to think creatively and possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience working with information technology vendors / suppliers

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business or Engineering
• Scrum certification, PMP or Change Management training and certification
• Experience in project management of IT initiatives for large companies
• Experience working in a high growth, fast pace environment with mostly remote and global teams
• Able to communicate technical issues in a non-technical manner to a diverse audience
• Key role Competencies: Result Oriented, Team Building/Management, Strategic Thinking, Change Management, Influence, Business Acumen, Problem Solving, Planning, Communications, Customer Focus, Negotiating, Organization, Political Savvy

ALIGNING YOUR VALUES TO OUR SOLUTIONS

At Ansys, our diverse, collaborative teams give us the strength and insight to solve the world's most challenging engineering problems. Our ONE Ansys culture has at its core:

• Customer Focus
• Results and Accountability
• Innovation
• Transparency and Integrity
• Mastery
• Inclusiveness
• Sense of Urgency
• Collaboration and Teamwork

ENGINEERING YOUR CAREER AT ANSYS

At Ansys, you will find yourself among the sharpest minds and most visionary leaders across the globe. Collectively we strive to change the world with innovative technology and transformational solutions. With a prestigious reputation in servicing well-known, world-class companies, standards at Ansys are high - met by those willing to rise to the occasion and meet those challenges head-on. At Ansys, it's about the learning, the discovery and the collaboration. It's about the "what's next" as much as the "mission accomplished." And it's about the melding of disciplined intellect with strategic direction and results that have, can and do impact real people in real ways. All this is forged within a working environment built on respect, autonomy and ethics.

At Ansys, you will find yourself among those eager to drive the world towards the next best thing with hands planted firmly on the wheel. Our team is passionate about pushing the limits of world-class simulation technology, empowering our customers to turn their design concepts into successful, innovative products faster and at lower cost. As a measure of our success in attaining these goals, Ansys has been recognized as one of the world's most innovative companies by prestigious publications such as Bloomberg Businessweek and FORTUNE magazines.

Ansys is an S&P 500 company and a member of the NASDAQ-100. We are proud to have been recognized for the following awards: Bay Area Best Places to Work, a Pillar World Awards Gold Winner, Fast Company Best Places to Work for Innovators, a Gold Stevie Award for Great Employers, the FORTUNE Future 50, a DCA Silver Winner, an R&D100 Finalist, a 20% by 2020 Women on Boards winner, a 2020 Pittsburgh Tech 50 - finalist, and America's Most Responsible Companies.

For more information, please visit us at www.ansys.com

We are committed to creating a culture of inclusion and belonging where everyone thrives as ONE Ansys team.

Ansys is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

Ansys does not accept unsolicited referrals for vacancies, and any unsolicited referral will become the property of Ansys. Upon hire, no fee will be owed to the agency, person, or entity.

Nearest Major Market: Pittsburgh