Alzheimer's Association®

Senior Director, IT Project Management

Alzheimer's Association®

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: ChicagoIllinoisUnited States

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Salary

💰 $133,000 - $165,000 per year

Job Level

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Overall responsibility for planning, executing, tracking, and managing schedule, scope, and cost of all projects in the IT project portfolio.
  • Implementation of an IT quality management process that monitors key performance indicators and identifies areas for improvement.
  • Promotes the use of consistent and standardized procedures and methodologies for planning, execution, and delivery of Association IT projects.
  • Manages, coaches, and directs team resources to meet workload demands.
  • Directs project portfolio activities and uses strong technical and business acumen to manage risk and address escalated issues.
  • Supports the development of a project roadmap that aligns with Association objectives and priorities.
  • Fosters collaboration across Association business and technology teams for successful project delivery.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s degree preferred (e.g. MBA)
  • PMP, ITIL or other subject matter certifications
  • At least 5 years (preferably 10 years) leading an IT project management office that includes release and change management and quality management
  • At least 5 years (preferably 10 years) work experience in IT project management, business analysis, release/change management and/or quality management.
  • Strong experience managing a large project portfolio, including large-scale, high visibility projects.
  • Solid understanding/work experience in the methodologies, techniques and best practices used in: Project Management, i.e: Waterfall Agile/Scrum/Lean; Business Analysis; Change Management; and Continuous Quality Improvement.
  • Strong knowledge and/or training in business and operations concepts.
  • Experience hiring, training, mentoring and managing a project team of 10 or more members.
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Paid Time Off
  • 12 annual holidays
  • Paid Family Leave
  • Annual Cultural & Heritage Day
  • Annual Volunteer Day
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
project managementbusiness analysisrelease managementchange managementquality managementAgileScrumLeankey performance indicatorsrisk management
Soft Skills
coachingteam managementcollaborationcommunicationleadershipproblem-solvingorganizational skillsstrategic planningmentoringstakeholder management
Certifications
PMPITIL