Title: Senior IS Project Manager (#6352 & 6333)

Location: Chicago, IL

Job Type: Contract

Duration: 12 months

Interview Process: 



This role is for the Infrastructure Project Management team. The IT Infrastructure Project Manager will lead and ensure execution of infrastructure projects over the next 6 – 12 months. The Infrastructure PMO delivers from Design to Production: applications, new technologies, and processes, for various work streams globally. We are looking for individuals who have worked on Infrastructure rollouts such as: Network deployments, DC moves, IP phone rollouts, Server migrations, Large application deployments, and new technology implementations.



PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Act like an owner - Accountable for overall success of infrastructure programs


• Experience in all phases of project lifecycle from developing scope through implementation and closure. This includes working with Architecture to insure that the design is following Standards. It also means working with the operational teams to insure that they can run and support the new solution.


• Work with various Business work streams to clearly identify infrastructure, application and technical requirements


• Maintain IT’s strategy and methodology while working with infrastructure SMEs on delivering short term and long term solutions to Business requirements


• The ability to work in a fast paced, end-user focused environment while maintaining a deep level of understanding of the system architecture


• Troubleshoot various application and infrastructure issues including Business process related concerns


• Track monitor and coordinate resolution of risks and issues impacting project deliverables.


• Accountable for budget and tracking costs through the lifecycle of the project.


• Responsible for securing funding and cutting PO’s to purchase resources, hardware, and other elements.


• Escalate and elevate risks to the program when appropriate


• Manage cross functional, multinational, multivendor teams for developing and troubleshooting solutions to business requirements. Must be able to drive vendors and keep work moving.


• Assures timely delivery of relevant information to the vendors


• Assures transparent cooperation between the vendors


• Ensure project framework is documented to support BAU processes and maintained by Vendors

KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE/COMPETENCIES

Experience and Knowledge:

• Self-starter with high levels of drive, energy, resilience and a desire for professional excellence


• Extensive direct experience managing people across large, complex teams - leading across geographically and culturally diverse locations


• Demonstrated understanding of and influencing of business and IT strategy


• An ability to work effectively in a matrix organization is essential


• Deep technical understanding of system architecture


• Previous experience working large complex Infrastructure projects: Desktop upgrades, Voice or Network upgrades, Data Center moves etc.


• We have a couple of projects to deliver Microsoft Teams globally. This will require experience training users, rolling out new functionality , and integration with conferencing room phones, screens.

Skills:

• Experience with Microsoft Teams and voice integration.


• Experience training a new user community on Teams.


• Experience and Understanding of issue deploying teams globally


• Experience in a ZBB accounting environment helpful


• Deep and creative problem solving


• Experience implementing Infrastructure projects 3-5 years.


• Background as an Engineer in Voice, Network, Application Development or Hosting prior to taking on a PM roll.


• Strong leadership and high sense of accountability


• The ability to work in a management capacity and a deep level of understanding of technical infrastructure including Hosting Services, WAN, LAN, Citrix, File Sharing


• Strong administration, reporting, financial, and organisational skills


• Strong written and verbal communication skills