Primary point of accountability to business partners and other parties for project planning, day-to-day execution, management, implementation, readiness, and reporting of medium to large projects and/or small programs (typically $2M-$4M) often with varying scope, high complexity, and non-contained risk that support simple to moderately complex business unit or corporate goals. Project/program objectives address complex business goals. The projects/programs will typically span multiple IT and/or business areas. Accountable to manage and monitor project tasks and controls during portfolio planning, project planning, and delivery activities to ensure on-time and quality outcomes are met within scope and budget. Works independently and apply expert/leading project management and advanced program management knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project deliverables, processes, communications, presentations in order to meet or exceed stakeholder needs and expectations. Understands, applies, promotes, and contributes to Voya delivery methodologies, standards, and tools.
location: Telecommute
job type: Contract
salary: $55 - 73 per hour
work hours: 9am to 5pm
education: Bachelors
responsibilities:
Principle Responsibilities
- Hands-on and results driven leader with a proven ability to work collaboratively and effectively across organizations and cross functional teams
- Innovative leader with the ability to question status quo, influence change and provide forward thinking
- Accountable to business sponsor(s) and management to drive delivery of quality solutions tied to clearly understood business problem(s) and benefit(s)
- Deliver project/program objectives on-time, with quality, within scope and budget to meet or exceed stakeholder needs and expectations
- Develop, manage, monitor, and report on all project/program tasks, activities, controls, deliverables, and reports
- Supply accurate project/program estimates and tightly manage project budget, approved funding, forecasts, and actuals; understands what is driving the costs and what is needed to achieve desired outcomes
- Promote early awareness, communication, transparency and mitigation planning of critical dependencies, risks and issues within project
- Secure and maintain project/program resources and actively manage resource plan
- Facilitate & drive simplified solutions to complex problems to enable positive outcomes
- Drive lessons learned and knowledge retention for future use
- Build partnerships and alliances across the enterprise and at all levels
- Be a Trusted advisor / leader with project team, customers and stakeholders at all levels of the organization
- Understand, apply, promote, and contribute to Voya delivery methodologies, standards, and tools
- Look for and champion opportunities to reduce cost and improve efficiency while delivering on all commitments
- Actively coach and mentor members of the PM community
- Manage vendor relationships as required
- Strong ability to promote, champion change; start with 'yes'
- Effectively operate with ambiguity and limited information
- Demonstrate proven capability to be disciplined and flexible at the same time
- Ability to communicate the need for change, its purpose, and it's expected impact to stakeholders at all levels of the organization to ensure understanding and buy-in
- Strong Project Management Financial Acumen ability
- Success of building partnerships and alliances across the enterprise and at all levels
- Proven ability to create open environments conducive to freely share information and ideas; listen and effectively communicate with clarity and precision
- Tailors the communications language, method and frequency based on the intended audience; embeds escalation wording to add emphasis to key updates and decision points
- Exercise independent and fair consensus building skills when conflicts arise
- Proven ability to apply expert/leading project management and advanced program management skills, tools, and techniques to project deliverables, processes, communications, and presentations
- Continuous learner; quickly adapt to changing environment and personalities
- Decisive decision-making orientation; ability to make timely, well-reasoned decisions that balance the needs of all constituents
- Proven ability of influence and execute organizational and mindset change
- Critical thinker with proven track record of effectively leading execution and value through highly matrixed teams
- Effectively, clearly and concisely communicate in all methods (verbal, written, presentation) to various levels of the organization
- Comfortable under pressure with the ability to manage to tight deadlines while maintaining quality and managing to an acceptable level of risk
- Demonstrated ability and experience (3-5 years) managing medium to large projects and/or small programs (typically $2M-$4M)
- Bachelor's degree or master's degree, or related field or equivalent work experience required.
qualifications:
Project Management
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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.
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