Director PM, Process & Organizational Change
🔍 Reston, Virginia
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- Business Administration/Management
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- 21000234 Requisition #
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- Apr 28, 2021 Post Date
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- 10 years project management experience
- 5 years experience consulting, designing, implementing, and leading enterprise-wide systems implementations (e.g. HR, Financial systems, Knowledge Management systems, etc.) and other major high-profile projects
- Excellent board-ready communication skills, including oral and formal written and PowerPoint presentations
- Ability to effectively analyze and resolve ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations
- Critical thinking skills and ability to create innovative solutions
- Experience working as a senior manager in a PMO
Preferred Requirements:
- Experience in standing up a PMO
- Formal training in project management as part of degree program or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
What will your day look like?
As the Director of Project Management Office, you will operate as the principal Project Manager on designated firmwide strategic projects and provides consultation, advice, and oversight to projects managed by others. You will be responsible for the end-to-end planning, monitoring, execution, and closeout of projects, including coordination with all involved departments and stakeholders, and the development of budgets, project plans and milestones, resource planning, communication plan, and change management. You will support senior leaders/managers with the development of business cases for proposed solutions, and coordinate or oversee the execution of a variety of projects, both system implementations and non-IT projects and initiatives simultaneously.
Additionally, you will advance the development and impact of the Project Management Office (PMO) across the firm. You will develop policy, promote best practices in project management and standards for firmwide adoption, and support the development of a continuous improvement culture. You will work closely with senior firm and department leadership to develop strategic approaches and implementation plans for proposed initiatives and for large/complex approved projects.
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We offer exceptional career opportunities in an environment that is challenging, rewarding, and, we believe, truly different from our competitors. Our employees enjoy a competitive benefits package and a dynamic and diverse environment in which they can build a long and fruitful career and reap the rewards of their success.
Agency applications will not be considered.