VP / Director of IT / Engineering / Development

We are looking for an Expert Director level Program/Project Manager for a very large enterprise level system implementation project with our client located on Mercer Island, WA.

Job Summary:

• Leads large projects within the local PMO function which impacts both local and global processes
• Ensures IT governance/project management processes are followed
• Mentors and manages other team members
• Is able to influence and contribute to global PMO and GIT processes and is involved in global Shared Services initiatives and objectives.
• Support Program Managers in tracking and review of project status, risks, and financial implications
• Reviews project portfolios with Local Account Executives
• Oversees local PMO related tasks and global reporting
• Understands roles and responsibilities of Local and Global PMOs and how they interface
• Acts as liaison between local PMO and business customers/Account Executives
• Performs Process Modeling and Process Re-engineering
• Proactively manages issues related to local and global reporting and works with Senior Management / Local Account Executives to resolve them
• Prioritize internal and external demands
• Ensures timely and on-budget deliverables
• Manages requirements for additional PMO tasks and produces process proposals for adoption of new functions, within the team

Special Skill Requirements:

• Proven leadership ability with experience leading large enterprise level projects or changes within the global PMO function that impacts both local and global processes
• Experienced with implementing a large enterprise level complex IT system(s) or programs or managing a PMO team
• Have previous experience working with and interfacing across organization fo all parts of a business that utilizes a major IT application system
• May require occasional traveling regionally and globally
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to participate in and facilitate discussions with complex content. This includes an ability to compose reports with almost no grammatical errors and can communicate proficiently.
• PMP certification of something similar
• MS Projects
• Proven strong organizational ability/experience
• Insurance industry a plus

Essential Job Functions:

• Leads large projects or changes within the local and global PMO function that impacts both local and global processes
• Is proactively involved in Shared Services group wide initiatives and objectives
• Proactively performs Process Modeling and Process Re-engineering Networks at a global level to influence 1 of 2 and contributes to global PMO and GIT processes and procedures
• Co-ordinate and manage the Program Management Education Program (PMEP)
• Manage and administers Rolling Forecast and is able to deliver to required timescales for local PMO teams when necessary Produces process proposals for the adoption of new functions within global and local PMP teams
• Co-ordinate and facilitate the monthly GSM Pre-CITO review meeting
• Co-ordinate and manage the monthly Key Initiative Review meeting
• Manages a monthly portfolio review meeting
• Produces process proposals for the adoption of new functions within the team Multi-tasks between operational and project activity
• Mentors and manages other team members
• Manages business requirement analysis
• Proactively manages issues and hotspots identified within global and local reporting and engages with Senior Management to resolve them
• Proactively manages escalations from the local PMO teams Is able to prioritizes global PMO tasks in response to both internal and external demands
• Proactively engages with local PMO leads to ensure local Project Portfolio management is being conducted in line with global objectives
• Ability to perform all global related PMO tasks (including Key Initiative reviews, Pre-CITO summaries,) and is able to deliver them to the global reporting schedule
• Manage and support local PMO teams with training and the use of the Global Project Tracking Data base and is able to perform all global reporting and Management Information (MI) production, including Line of Business (LoB) consolidations
• Consolidates LoB program reporting with ability to prioritize Local PMO tasks and objectives in response to both internal and external demands and able to support other members of the PMO team in the delivery of their tasks
• Ensures standard methodology and processes are followed in Governance and Project Management in the reporting and tracking of project status, risks and issues in the Global Project Tracking database
• Review of project status, risks, issues and financial implications via the local reporting process and perform all local PMO related tasks (including Key Initiative Reviews, Pre-CITO summaries) and is able to deliver them to the global reporting schedules
• Understands requirements of PMO customers at both local and global level and is able to make informed decisions in response to customer requirements
• Acts as liaison between local PMO and business customers/Account Executives