Senior Project Manager

Senior PM will support an enterprise-level Windows Server 2016 upgrade initiative.

General Responsibilities:

• Responsible for relationship management, project planning, resource management, tactical execution, and the creation and / or oversight of final project deliverables
• Collaborate with senior management, stakeholders, and the team to meet business objectives and provide professional leadership & mentorship fostering respect and trust to inspire others to pursue excellence.
• Review, revise, and implement policies, practices, standards, and tools that support IOT project efforts
• Work directly with senior managers and staff supporting all facets of IOT's service delivery
• Manage staff and teams, as needed

Job Requirements:

• 5 years Project management experience OR Associate's Degree and four years of project management experience.
• Certification as a Project Management Professional by the Project Management Institute or similar professional designation preferred.
• Extensive experience overseeing multiple projects to successful conclusion
• Experience with technology projects using various development methodologies, including agile and waterfall SDLCs
• Ability to manage projects of relative high complexity and dollar value
• Demonstrated capacity to maintain tact, diplomacy, and mindfulness in engagement with highly visible and highly demanding stakeholders at a variety of levels
• Strong knowledge of, and documented experience with, exceptional delivery of products and services to a wide range of users, with an emphasis on (but not restricted to) successful delivery in one or more level of government
• Ability to handle multiple high-visibility, high-priority initiatives effectively, independently, and under competing constraints
• Exceptional professional presence, including the strong ability to communicate publicly to a variety of audiences
• Develop, monitor, and maintain project plans
• Ability to establish and manage project budget with the understanding of all financial implications/issues
• Coordinate and monitor activities of all stakeholders to ensure timelines and budgets are met
• Communicate project status to management and project stakeholders
• Able to perform more varied and difficult tasks
• Able to work in a collaborative team environment to obtain best results
• Ability to delegate work, set clear direction, and manage workflow
• Ability to effectively give feedback, provide guidance or corrective action, coach, and develop employee skillsets

• Work is broad in scope requiring extensive judgment in adopting techniques to meet the information technology requirements, specifications, standards, and procedures of a complex enterprise-wide system.
• Work requires attention to detail and understanding of the impact that IT service delivery has across not only the Executive Branch, but also the State of Indiana broadly.
• As the backbone of the State's IT operations, IOT's efforts have a direct, critical role in facilitating government services from agencies to the citizenry.
• This position carries both high visibility and high expectations, requiring exceptional knowledge, and relationship building.
• The selected candidate will be counted upon to be an exceptional representative of IOT to stakeholders at all levels, at all times.

• This position will work closely with individuals representing all levels of IOT, including senior managers, subject matter experts, and agency personnel, consultants, contractors, and other key stakeholders as needed.