Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team.
Job Title: (US) - IT Project Manager
Location: New York, NY (Remote)
Job Summary:
- The IT Project Manager role within the Enterprise Information Security (EIS) PMO leads, oversees, and ensures the successful delivery and management of single or multiple projects which could be stand-alone or part of an overall program.
- They will be accountable for project delivery within scope, quality, time, and cost constraints that may be clearly defined or may require dynamic change management to deliver business value.
Job Responsibilities:
- Provide leadership and direction to project team members throughout the project life cycle, ensuring deliverables are met per cost, schedule and scope commitments, proactively handling escalations as necessary to ensure project goals are accomplished and are in line with business objectives.
- Continuously and proactively evaluate projects for risks and issues as well as cross-project / cross-program interdependencies. Provide leadership to determine effective mitigation plans, while coordinating escalations and following up as necessary.
- Maintain regular interactions with project stakeholders to inform, alert, negotiate and drive decision making required for a successful project outcome. This includes providing regular status reports in various formats and forums ensuring full transparency of project status and health.
- Analyze project proposals to determine time frame, funding limitations and appropriate process for accomplishing projects. This includes identifying and scheduling project deliverables, milestones, and required activities and tasks.
- Control project costs against project budget, maintaining an accurate forecast and regularly reporting variance against budget to drive consistent, transparent, and accurate portfolio forecasts.
- Adhere to Enterprise IT PMO standard methodologies, processes and tools, develop and maintain project documentation, work plans and project deliverables.
Required Qualification and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, Engineering or a related field
- 5-8 Years Project Management experience in a large multi-unit organization required. Program management experience required.
- 3-5 years supervisory experience overseeing large scale projects, global teams, project managers, application leads.
- Advanced project management skills in complex IT and business environments, including ability to coordinate multiple teams in various locations and time zones.
- Deep project management experience managing large-scale, global implementations.
- Must possess extensive knowledge and expertise in the use of Project Management methodologies and tools.
- Exceptional leadership skills, with the ability to develop and communicate the project objectives, inspire and motivate staff, and maintain alignment with the business strategy.
- A high degree of political sensitivity, astuteness and the ability to use the informal power structure of the organization to achieve program success and overcome obstacles.
- A high level of empathy and the ability to vary styles of interaction to match the needs of a variety of temperaments and personalities.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain project goals and objectives to the business, as well as technical leadership.
- Strong business acumen, including industry- and domain-specific knowledge of the organization and its business units. Familiarity with industry trends and innovation.
- Influencing and negotiation experience and skills in an environment with high competition for resources.
- Excellent analytical, strategic planning and execution skills.
Desired Skills and Experience:
- Prior Information Security experience including, but not limited to: Network Security, Identity & Access Management (IAM), Cyber Threat Detection, Monitoring and Response.
- Project Management certification (e.g., PMP) is desired but not required.
- Advanced degree is a plus
- Entrepreneurial leadership is preferred
Ampcus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, age, protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.
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