Job Description
The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for managing medium to large sized technology implementation projects with medium to high complexity on a global scale and/or with multi-technology components.This individual will also be responsible for working closely with the Apps Associates’ PMO on internal initiatives to grow the Practice. This position reports to the Practice Director or a Managing Principle within the Apps Associates PMO.
Job Duties
• Collaborate with client contacts managing cross-functional client project team members to facilitate project delivery
• Collaborate with Apps Associates project team members, who are both onshore and offshore, to successfully deliver projects
• Manage the execution of the project's activities and resources in partnership with the division technical leads and business partners
• Lead project teams through scoping definition and ensure all execution efforts align to project goals
• Lead the establishment of measurable and achievable critical success factors for the project
• Control planning and execution to ensure that cost, time, and quality goals are met
• Develop and maintain project plans and related project artifacts
• Provide view of plans and progress to date
• Manage against the approved budget and recommend course correction as necessary.
• Conduct periodic stakeholder meetings to ensure status clarity and clear expectations
• Adhere to the Apps Associates project management methodology
• Possesses the ability to turn troubled projects around when and if needed
• Make continuous improvement a priority - The Senior Project Manager should have a solid grasp of basic and many advanced project management principles, along with having experience in successfully applying and advancing those principles.
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 20 years) work experience. If Associates Degree, must have minimum 12 years work experience. (focus in Business Administration or Information Systems preferred)
• 8+ years of consulting experience, most recently in a Senior Consultant, Manager, or similar level role
• Leadership of a minimum of six (6) full life-cycle implementations in the Project Manager role
• Global/multi-product implementation experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong time management, organization, and collaboration skills
• Proficiency with project management tools such as Microsoft Project or Smartsheet (preferred)
• Proficiency with the Microsoft suite of business productivity tools (for example: Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, One Note, Teams)
• Strong understanding of the cloud software development lifecycle including waterfall, agile and hybrid methodologies.
Project Management/Technology Experience Requirements
The Senior Project Manager must have project management and/or hands on experience with at least three (3) of the following technologies:
• Oracle Cloud ERP (Fusion, SCM, Financials)
• Oracle HCM or Oracle PeopleSoft
• Oracle EBS
• Oracle Fusion Middleware
• Amazon AWS
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
• Custom Software Development (within the Enterprise space)
• Integration technologies such Boomi, Mulesoft, Oracle Cloud Integration Service or equivalent
• Salesforce implementation experience
Preferred Qualifications
• PMP Certification (PMP, PGMP, CAPM, PMI-ACP)