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Senior Project Manager
GM Financial. Serves as a project manager for high-priority projects, applying the enterprise GPPM (Global Project Portfolio Management) processes and procedures.
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesPMP
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Serves as a project manager for high-priority projects, applying the enterprise GPPM (Global Project Portfolio Management) processes and procedures.
- Identifies and assembles the appropriate blend of resources to meet project needs and requirements.
- Fosters and champions an environment that promotes trust, self-development, continuous improvement, innovation and quality outcomes.
- Ensures a consistent level of quality, accuracy, compliance to GPPM standards, state and federal regulations, and internal controls.
- Leads the development of project requirements and scope; establishes appropriate metrics for measuring successful delivery of the projects.
- Engages with project teams, business partners and stakeholders frequently on the status of key initiatives with respect to scope, schedule, cost, and resources; presents RAID logs.
- Coaches and counsels members of cross-functional teams to accomplish project goals, meet deadlines, and resolve technical/operational issues.
- Administers the project change process when needed, formulating contingency plans to address schedule revisions, risks, costs, and scope.
- Supports reporting needs of the PMO.
- Maintains awareness of industry trends, practices, techniques and emerging technologies related to the project management discipline.
- Captures and distributes meeting minutes highlighting decisions, action items, issues, risks, and key discussion topics as needed.
Requirements
What you’ll need- Proven experience and knowledge of the discipline of project management including common principles, methodologies and tools used by practitioners
- Proficient in process improvement and development practices
- Experience with business case preparation, cost benefit analysis and project execution
- Advanced knowledge and experience with PPM software tool; Planview experience preferred
- Experience using Agile/Scrum methodologies preferred
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to tailor the message based on the audience
- Interpersonal skills necessary to work well with others and collaborate with other stakeholders in the organization
- Strong problem solving, multi-tasking and decision making abilities
- Detail oriented
- Proven ability and experience navigating competing priorities
- Servant leadership skills and ability to learn new skills quickly
- Skilled at producing polished reports using Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and/or PPM software
- Ability to plan, execute and improve work processes to ensure achievement of business objectives
- Proactively achieves goals and objectives and applies critical thinking skills in day-to-day problems and solutions
- Ability to demonstrate integrity while successfully managing work demands and pressure
- Continually pursues personal development
- Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent related work experience required
- 4+ years experience in project management role working on large and/or complex projects required
- Project Management Certification (PMP, PgMP, Agile, etc.) preferred
- Agile/Scrum Certifications (CSM, PSM, PMI-ACP, etc.) preferred
Benefits
Comp & perks- 401K matching
- bonding leave for new parents (12 weeks, 100% paid)
- tuition assistance
- training
- GM employee auto discount
- community service pay
- nine company holidays
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Hard Skills & Tools
project managementprocess improvementbusiness case preparationcost benefit analysisPPM softwareAgile methodologiesScrum methodologiesMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft Visio
Soft Skills
written communicationverbal communicationinterpersonal skillsproblem solvingmulti-taskingdecision makingdetail orientedservant leadershipcritical thinkingintegrity
Certifications
Project Management CertificationPMPPgMPAgile CertificationCSMPSMPMI-ACP