Synergy Submission Lead (Application Project Manager) Remote

Company: MRoads HR
Location: New York
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

Synergy Submission Lead (Application Project Manager) Remote New York City, NY Posted : 01/19/2021 What we are looking for Job Description (Narrative Summary): The Synergy Submission Lead will manage a team of resources (matrixed and directs) to collect, consolidate, analyze, and present Client's Technology's bi-monthly synergy submission. A successful candidate must have the ability to establish structure when it does not exist and be able to organize and manage large volumes of data. A strong understanding of accounting principles, and advanced skills with excel (graphs, data manipulation, analysis) and power point is required. The Synergy Submission Lead will work with and present to executive stakeholders (i.e VPs, SVPs, and EVPs). Responsibilities:

• Manage a portfolio of complex initiatives that span one or more lines of business.
• Liaise with Steering committees, Tech Leads, VPs, Directors, Technology Integration Management Office (TIMO), Tech Finance, project sponsors and strategic partners.
• Provide leadership for project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones.
• Manage all aspects of related portfolio's and initiatives to ensure the overall synergy submission is aligned with and directly supports Clients Technology's strategic objectives.
• Manage and lead project teams consisting of internal / external resources regardless of location.
• Track and report progress toward meeting synergy targets as applicable using TIMO processes/procedures.
• Communicate roles and responsibilities of the project team.
• Manage project risks and issues from inception to closure, and leverage stakeholder/exec support as needed.
• Manage the day-to-day project activities and resources and chairs the project management team meetings.
• Provide status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverable, dependencies, risks, and issues, communicating across leadership.
• Act as an advocate for Technology Integration Management Office (TIMO) in applying methodology, processes and tools for adopting best practices for Project delivery.
• Manage project scope and changes through the change management process. Manage Change Control for project artifacts and ensure documentation is stored and managed centrally, and shared/available as appropriate to the project team. For SOX compliance projects, TIMO should be informed.
• Manage process improvement initiatives assessing current and future state solutions contributing to improving the success of the Project Portfolio.
• Act as an internal quality control check for the synergy submission; apply thorough stage gating throughout all phases of a project to driving consistency, where applicable.
• Assist in dispute, negotiation, arbitration, or litigation, as needed. Skills/Experience Required:
  • At least 7 years of demonstrated experience managing a portfolio of complex initiatives that spans multiple lines of business.
  • Demonstrated ability to liaise with Steering committees, EVPs, SVPs, VPs, Directors, project sponsors and strategic partners.
  • Proven success in a Project Management leadership role, managing large projects approximately ($1-2 million), with a fortune 500 consulting company.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage all phases of a project throughout the delivery lifecycle.
  • 7+ years of strong Project Delivery experience with strong knowledge in Accounting.
  • 5+ years of experience in a Major Consulting firm is strongly preferred.
  • Demonstrated ability in leading/driving project teams; 10+ on/offshore resources.
  • Proven success in providing on site leadership for project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones.
  • Established practices, templates, policies, tools, and partnerships to expend and mature these capabilities for the organization.
  • Excellent experience in SDLC Methodologies, Agile, SCRUM, SDLC / Waterfall.
  • Established track record in defining success criteria, metrics, test and deployment management methodologies.
  • Possess strong leadership, diplomatic and motivational skills including the ability to lead up, across, and down multiple business and technology organizations.
  • Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation, and excellence.
  • Build and maintain relationships by engaging business leaders to establish creditability, solve problems, build consensus, and achieve objectives.
  • Excellent leadership, communication (written, verbal, and presentation) and interpersonal skills.
  • Self-motivated, decisive, with the ability to adapt to change and competing demands.
  • Ability to communicate on both a functional and technical level with business and technology stakeholders.
  • Managed process improvement initiatives assessing current and future state solutions contributing to improving the success of the Project Portfolio.
  • Act as an internal quality control check for all projects; stage gating and specifically test and deployment management activities across the Portfolio driving consistency.
  • Tools: MS Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; PPM Tools - Clarity or ServiceNow Educational Requirements:
    • Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Systems or related IT field required and equivalent work experience.
    • PMI Certified or Consulting background preferred. LOCATION New York City, NY JOB TYPE Contract (6 Months+) POSTED DATE 01/19/2021 Share this Job Why mroads? mroads is focused on building next generation workforce that leverages technology and awareness. We believe innovation leads to generating solutions that make the day to day life easy for humans and organizations. We help clients in solving their toughest problems by delivering a globally consistent set of multidisciplinary services.

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