Project Mgr III

14-Dec-2023

US Remote

8966BR

Company Summary

As the leading global provider of enterprise software and information solutions for project-based businesses, Deltek helps organizations of all sizes maximize productivity and revenue. Our market leadership stems from the work of our diverse employees who are united by a passion for learning, growing and making a difference. At Deltek, we take immense pride in creating a balanced, values-driven environment, where every employee feels included and empowered to do their best work. Our employees put our core values into action daily, creating a one-of-a-kind culture that has been recognized globally. Thanks to our incredible team, Deltek has been named one of America's Best Midsize Employers by Forbes, a Top Workplace by The Washington Post and a Best Place to Work in Asia by World HRD Congress. www.deltek.com

Business Summary

The Deltek Information Technology team provides technical support, services and applications to Deltek's global workforce. We are dedicated to finding innovative ways to help our employees maximize their productivity and exceed their business goals. If you're a world-class problem solver looking to be part a diverse, dynamic and collaborative team - join us as we power success for all of Deltek.

Position Responsibilities

The IT Project Manager is a hands-on technical project management position with high visibility and large levels of responsibility. The PM is responsible for providing end-to-end cross-discipline leadership of IT projects ranging from business application and infrastructure implementations, to business change initiatives. Accountable for on-time, on-budget, high quality project delivery, the PM plans and manages the project throughout the life cycle. This project manager is expected to manage multiple medium to high complexity, medium risk, and/or business critical projects; and actively champion and contribute to continuous improvement of PM best practices. This PM is the advocate for the project team; including business stakeholders.

Specific Responsibilities:

*Project Planning - Works closely with the project team and business stakeholders to define the approach, activities and timelines for project execution, leveraging project management and system development life cycle (SDLC) best practices. Tailor standard project methodologies to define pragmatic approaches for specific initiatives.
*Project Management - Applies modern project management techniques to manage a project, achieving objectives of scope, quality, time and cost; organize and lead project status and working meetings; prepare progress reports; present to executive steering committee on a regular basis; proactively identify and mitigate project risks and issues; manage project changes; develop relationships with key business stakeholders. Instills accountability with organized meeting notes and action/risk tracking.
*Team Management - Holds project teams accountable for their project responsibilities and deliverables; proactively ensure that teams are "in sync" in terms of communication, schedules, issues, etc.; develop project teams by promoting empowerment, engagement and high quality deliverables.
*Process Management and Improvement - Champions continuous improvement and adoption of project management and system development life cycle (SDLC) best practices using innovative ideas to increase effectiveness.
*Change Management - Seeks to understand change impacts resulting from the project and leads the team in defining and executing change management plans. Proactively encourages cross-functional business involvement in projects, building trusting relationships with business counterparts to ensure alignment and buy-in to business and system solutions.

Qualifications

*Strong understanding of Project Management methodologies and the system development life cycle (SDLC). Able to blend and "right-size" these practices to fit the project and business need; using Agile methodology where appropriate.
*Driven, proactive and a do-er with exceptional organization skills.
*A strong communicator with the ability to pull out and summarize information and tailor communication style and content for a variety of audiences. Comfortable and confident presenting to executives.
*Have an understanding of the "bigger picture". Be able to conceptualize where and how the project fits into the company's mission. Must be able to establish project goals, validate and confirm acceptance, challenge stakeholders, and hold stakeholders accountable.
*Ability to take a consultative approach to understand requirements, drill into details, and resolve issues.
*Ability to facilitate resolution of technical issues. Capable of interpreting technical information and communicating this information to different audiences in a way they can understand.
*Experience leading a variety of different types of projects including COTS implementations, system integration, infrastructure, business process.
*Skilled in building trusted relationships with team members and project stakeholders.
*Ability to effectively address and resolve conflict within and across teams.
*Deltek is a fast-paced and dynamic environment; the ability to multitask on different projects concurrently and react quickly to movements in the business is critical.

This position is eligible for our external referral program

Travel Requirements

No

EEO Statement

Deltek, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

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