Senior Professional Project Manager - Remote

Job Description:

DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) helps global companies run their mission critical systems and operations while modernizing IT, optimizing data architectures, and ensuring security and scalability across public, private and hybrid clouds. The world's largest companies and public sector organizations trust DXC to deploy services across the Enterprise Technology Stack to drive new levels of performance, competitiveness, and customer experience. Learn more about how we deliver excellence for our customers and colleagues at DXC.com.

Senior Professional Project Manager

• Minimum 7 years' strong project/program management experience in a client-facing role
• Combination of Application Development and Infrastructure PM experience
• Application Development PM experience
  • Familiar with Software development life cycle & various phases
  • Solid understanding of application migration, release management, software configuration management, testing strategies, database technologies
  • Waterfall methodology
  • Agile methodology - nice to have
• ITO infrastructure PM experience
  • Server moves, server build
  • Data centers
  • Network, storage
  • PC moves/refresh
  • Data transfer
• US Citizen, on shore
• PMI's PMP certification is a plus

Work Environment

Office environment Occasional evening or weekend work

Other Qualifications

Leadership skills to guide and mentor the work of less experienced personnel Strong communication skills Interpersonal and presentation skills for interacting with team members and clients in a multi-vendor environment Creative thinking and problem-solving skills Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and switch between tasks quickly Ability to create and maintain formal and informal networks Ability to manage multiple medium to large sized projects Ability to deal with ambiguity and change Willingness to travel

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience Bachelor's degree in business administration, information technology, engineering, or related field preferred 7 or more years of experience in project/program management Experience working with project management methodology including budget development, project planning, control and assurance methodologies, project management software and finance and accounting concepts and practices Experience working with delivery assurance principles and appropriate procedures relevant to area Experience working with techniques and approaches related to the architecture, development, integration, and deployment of project phases Well versed with MS Project, MS Office and similar project management/financial tools Industry experience - Manufacturing, Defense, Aerospace, Insurance, Healthcare

Essential Job Functions

Creates and implements project definitions, scope, schedules, budgets, and objectives for one or more medium to large sized projects. Prepares detailed statements of work and gains concurrence and approval from stakeholders regarding various project aspects and adjusts accordingly. Participates in delivery assurance reviews to ensure adherence to project management policies and procedures. Assists in the staffing of projects. Organizes project team members to ensure communication and understanding of deadlines, assignments, and objectives. Participates in work as applicable. Manages costs, schedules, and quality by overseeing project deliverables. Ensures schedule and budget are met. Performs ongoing review of project status; identifies possible project risks. Recommends and implements risk mitigation solutions. Interfaces with team members and stakeholders to manage changes to the project which may involve changes to technical requirements, business requirements and schedule. Manages client, company, and project team expectations for agreed upon project performance by obtaining, providing, and monitoring project metrics. Oversees assigned personnel for projects. Assigns work and provides direction regarding timeliness and completion of project objectives. Addresses performance issues within prescribed guidelines. Provides performance input upon completion of project. Develops project plans that identify resource and budgetary needs Hosts project meetings at least once a week with team and managers Provides feedback, advice, project updates and encouragement to team members Manages deadlines and push the team to ensure timeliness Coordinates with vendors and suppliers as needed Leverages various tools and technics in managing people and projects

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