Sr IT Project Manager -Financial Integration - Dminds

Consultants should have Tax or SOX compliance understanding. POSITION OVERVIEW: Job Summary: Our Project Management practice group is currently seeking a Sr. IT Project Manager who has strong experience with Financial Implementations, to support one of our global Healthcare devices/Life Science clients, based out of Mahwah, NJ. In this role, the IT Senior Project Manager will be responsible for initiation and managing finance projects that require Financial integrations for a global business in a dynamic environment. A successful candidate would leverage effective project management practices working collaboratively with various divisions and cross functional teams globally while delivering cost-effective implementation exceeding stakeholder expectations. Responsibilities and Duties:

• Define project charter, project scope, assess impact, determine implementation approach determine schedule, budget, resource needs working with various global stakeholders.

• Experience working on Financial Project implementation GxP validation process Actively collaborate with the stakeholders in a consultative role eliciting business and technical requirements and help prioritize implementation aligning to IT strategies.

• Align to business and IT priorities by effectively leveraging waterfall, iterative and Agile methodologies, while coaching and mentoring team members. Effectively utilize the PM Framework, leveraging the tools like Planview, JIRA and other collaboration tools for increased productivity. Effective communicator, who is flexible and adaptable to work with global teams in adjusting to different time zones and cultures, in a dynamic and evolving environment.

• Build and execute operational and technical project plans, facilitate all project gate reviews, and effectively escalate issues to meet the project milestones/goals.Actively manage scope and change aligning to business priorities, identify risks and issues, prioritize conflicting needs, handle matters expeditiously and proactively, follow-through on projects to successful completion with minimal guidance, often with deadline pressures.

• Provide regular status update to the Leadership and Management team with constant drive to make improvements to the outcomes.

• Demonstrate high adaptability and flexibility to take responsibility to support new projects that has priority and as communicated.

Basic Qualifications.

• Minimum 10 years of experience as IT project manager with minimum 3 years experience in Financial Integrations Minimum of 5 years in Pharma/Medical devicesBachelor s degree in business, computer science, Information Technology or 10 years experience in Information Technology projects.

• Certified in PMP a plus

Preferred Experience and Skills: 

• Experience working on Financial Project implementations, feature enhancements, upgrades, release, and life cycle management supporting business transformation.

• Stakeholder ManagementGxP Validation experienceStrong communicator with effective presentation skills delivering formal presentations to various levels of management articulating project status, risk mitigations, benefits & financial realizations.

• Self-motivated and independent critical thinker who can visualize and guide team during conflicting situations to stay focused on business goals & priorities Has strong experience in PM Framework, following estimation guidelines, resource management, gate reviews, Quality audits, process improvements, provide training and usage of PPM tools & dashboard. Effective conflict management in a fast-paced environment, take higher responsibilities working with cross functional team who are working on multiple priorities.

• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills with ability to influence stakeholders and team members with variety of personal styles to focus on right priorities under pressure and tight deadlines.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills is a must.