Information Technology, Project Manager Position Profile
ABOUT OUR CLIENT
Our confidential client is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marmon Holdings, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway company. The parent company to our confidential client, Marmon Holdings, Inc. may be the biggest company you’ve never heard of. It comprises 11 groups and more than 100 autonomous businesses with total annual revenue of $10 billion. Marmon’s 20,000-plus team members serve diverse industries and markets worldwide. As a member of the Marmon team, you have access to career opportunities across the entire organization.
Our client is made up of 80 team members in 9 countries. Their experienced leadership team, growing end markets, and the financial backing of Berkshire Hathaway have poised them for significant growth.
POSITION OVERVIEW
Want to have a big impact as part of a smaller but high-powered technology team at an industry-leading global company? Our client is looking for a seasoned Information Technology, Project Manager to join their Technology organization. Bring your excellent project management skills to help drive innovation, efficiency, and digital transformation efforts.
ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Manage a project portfolio of Information Technology (IT) business initiatives that vary in size, scope, complexity, and urgency.
- Collaborate with leadership, business owners, the software development team, and end users to capture and document project priorities.
- Help create alignment between strategic business priorities and IT initiatives to support those priorities (facilitate an objective prioritization and selection of projects to focus on).
- Create project structure and follow Project Manger’s best practices to successfully execute and complete projects.
- Work closely with stakeholders to define deliverables and project success criteria at the beginning of each project.
- Manage technology projects (scope, schedule, and budget) and resources (day-to-day prioritization and assignment of Azure DevOps tasks), delegating responsibilities and due dates for deliverables.
- Follow existing agile processes and work closely with all stakeholders to achieve project goals.
- Organize and drive project meetings including sprint plannings, reviews, and retrospectives.
- Create and maintain project documentation: charters, plans, status updates, etc.
- Define and track key project milestones and ensure adherence to deadlines.
- Coordinate software engineering and operations tasks to ensure that development and deployment efforts are synchronized.
- Report project status (progress on projects across multiple workstreams).
- Develop and report on project metrics (KPIs) to measure productivity.
- Identify project risks and issues then resolve, mitigate, or escalate as necessary.
- Understand team composition and unique skillsets to effectively assign tasks to the most appropriate resource (delegate project tasks to employees best positioned to complete them).
- Follow up on overdue deliverables and help resource projects which are behind (advocate for additional resources when necessary).
- Assist with additional project needs: training resources, change management, organization wide communication, etc.
- Collaborate with project stakeholders to enhance and maintain the organization’s next generation of systems and applications.
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
- 5-7+ years of technology project management experience.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
- Live in the greater Chicago area to enable ease of occasional downtown HQ meeting.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
- Change management experience.
- Ability to function well in a fast-paced smaller company environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clear impediments, set goals, and clearly communicate expectations to stakeholders.
- Experience with and/or working knowledge of an Adaptive style of project management (facilitating Agile software development).
- Experience with Azure DevOps a huge plus.
- Ability to disseminate technical information to non-technical individuals.
- Comfort managing many projects simultaneously and wearing many hats (open to chipping in as needs arise).
- Ability to learn quickly and understand business processes.
- PMP, Scrum certifications a plus.
- Persistence, adaptability, interpersonal awareness, and strong diplomacy skills.
- High integrity and a “can-do” attitude.
- Servant leader who is willing and able to roll up their sleeves and help others.
- Strong individual contributor.
- Excellent people skills.
CRITICAL COMPETENCIES FOR SUCCESS
Critical Thinking / Analytical Rigor
This individual must be intellectually sharp and clearly capable of thinking on their feet while demonstrating outstanding business judgment using critical data to make or influence decisions. The Information Technology, Project Manager will leverage their attention to detail and interpersonal skills to deliver exceptional client projects on time and on budget. They will participate actively in company initiatives, groups, and programs.
Results-Oriented
The Information Technology, Project Manager must be performance-driven and able to communicate and present project proposals and negotiate contracts and fees. The successful candidate will be resourceful, action-oriented, and possess a proactive sense of urgency and the ability to overcome obstacles to produce results in a timely fashion. They will be comfortable participating in strategic discussions with senior management on issues that affect the firm’s performance, perception in the marketplace, client satisfaction, and profitability.
Communication
This individual should possess exceptional communication, listening, and persuasion skills, among teams. They should be comfortable, articulate, and dynamic in front of both external and internal audiences including employees, senior management, and external partners. They will be direct, candid, and possess strong conflict resolution skills.
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Title: Senior Associate
Email: dbrown@comharpartners.com
Direct: (312) 313-8454
Mobile: (763) 438-5711
Title: Managing Director Email: pmeder@comharpartners.com Direct: (312) 313-8452 Mobile: (312) 203-8526
