Senior IT Project Manager for CPQ System Deployment

Our client, a water technology provider, is seeking an IT Project Manager for a 7+ month contract opportunity. This role is fully remote with a preference for the candidate to be located in the eastern or central time zones.

Job Summary:

Seeking a contractor accomplished IT Senior Project Manager with experience deploying global Configure Price Quote (CPQ) systems. This contractor position ensures alignment with business objectives, manages cross-functional teams, and drives project execution according to IT PMO standards. The ideal candidate will work in close partnership with Customer Product Management and IT Commercial Enterprise Applications leadership. Knowledge of the Tacton platform is beneficial and Jira and agile development experience is necessary.

The contract IT Senior project manager is responsible for leading the end-to-end delivery of a project to enhance the Configure Price Quote (CPQ) system. This role plans, executes, and delivers IT projects on time, in budget, and within scope in accordance with business priorities. Throughout the lifecycle of the project, responsibilities include creating the detailed project plan, setting milestones, following a stage-gate process, managing the project team activities, tracking and mitigating project issues and risks, and communicating project status.

Essential Duties/Principal Responsibilities:

• Direct complex IT projects that may involve multiple internal and external stakeholders
• Develop the project charter, integrated project plan, resource plan, contingency plan, and related project management artifacts
• Manage financial forecasts and provide on-going budget variance and scope change requests, and participate in the budget-resolution process
• Foster partnerships with program / project stakeholders and sponsors to define success criteria and metrics
• Facilitate all operational checkpoint activities throughout the lifecycle of project
• Assess and resolve all high priority project risks as they are encountered
• Ensure all projects adhere to project methodology compliance standards set by the company
• Continually update relevant stakeholders of project status and publish accurate and professional project status reports
• Serve as a subject matter expert to regularly brief key stakeholders on various aspects of assigned initiatives
• Represent the project in various project governance and inter-departmental forums
• Define and track project milestones while developing, maintaining, and reporting on an overall integrated delivery plan

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• Ensure all projects meet success parameters and key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Ensure realistic and reliable resource plans across the project, focusing on the availability and commitment of appropriately skilled resources
• Identify, clarify, track and manage requirements, risks/opportunities, decisions and issues, remove barriers, resolve project issues and escalate as appropriate
• Partner with program management for contributions to overall reporting and status

Key Competencies:

• Analytical decision making
• Risk & opportunity management
• Business focused delivery
• Cross-boundary collaboration
• Masterful communication
• Inspiring accountability
• Building detailed integrated project plans
• Leading teams in a matrixed environment
• Project management proficiency
• Continuous improvement mindset

Required Qualifications:

• PMP certification (Project Management Institute)
• Bachelor’s degree

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• Flexible working hours to accommodate project needs with global stakeholders and team members
• 10+ years of project management experience establishing and delivering IT projects, especially large company, global deployments
• Experience with Waterfall and Agile methodologies required
• Proficient in MS Suite including PowerPoint (design), MS Teams, etc.
• Expert with MS Project for project planning, detailed scheduling, tracking dependencies and critical path
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines
• Strong planning, organizational, and leadership skills, including the ability to mobilize and motivate teams, set direction and approach, resolve conflict, deliver tough messages tactfully, and execute with limited information and ambiguity
• Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, including the ability to remove barriers and enable teams to complete their objectives

Communication Requirements:

• Advanced verbal and written communication skills in English, including the ability to communicate at all levels in the organization with clarity and precision
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to make effective presentations, and proven ability to quickly earn the trust of sponsors and key stakeholders
• Virtual and remote team leadership capability
• Flexibility and responsiveness to input
• Ability to work well under pressure and comfortable with change and complexity

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading IT CPQ implementations preferable
• Prosci certified change practitioner preferred

Pay Rate- $72.51- $75.00/hour