
Senior Director, IT Project Management
Alzheimer's Association®
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Chicago • Illinois • United 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
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
project managementbusiness analysisrelease managementchange managementquality managementAgileScrumLeankey performance indicatorsrisk management
Soft Skills
coachingteam managementcollaborationcommunicationleadershipproblem-solvingorganizational skillsstrategic planningmentoringstakeholder management
Certifications
PMPITIL