Sr Project Manager - Remote

Overview

The senior project manager will drive execution of large highly complex projects, ensuring that commitments are delivered on time, within scope, to budget, and to the required quality standards. They will proactively work with the project team and stakeholders to ensure solutions are delivered in a manner that achieves business/contractual obligations and meets client/key stakeholder satisfaction and needs.

This is a Remote role in the US.

Responsibilities

• Delivers projects on schedule and within budget as specified by project plans.
• Ensures the use of appropriate processes and standards throughout the project lifecycle as defined by Altera Methodology.
• Executes a communication plan for internal and external stakeholders per Altera Methodology.
• Ensures that the project scope is clearly defined and documented at the onset of the project.
• Manages scope changes and change requests escalating internally and externally as necessary to reflect any impact on costs, schedules, and deliverables.
• Anticipates and communicates the impact of project decisions and actions on client commitments / expectations.
• Creates and monitors risk logs and actively mitigates all risks.
• Demonstrates project control through disciplined measurement, assessment, planning, and reporting.
• Establishes trusted relationships with the project team, key influencers/stakeholders, and executive leadership.
• Reports project status, per Altera Methodology guidelines.
• Builds relationships across organizational functions (internal and external, as required by the project) at various levels including but not limited to decision makers.
• Motivates the team to drive toward success and find ways to overcome difficulties.
• Shares and encourages others to share and use the lessons learned from project.
• Identifies, suggests, and implements improvements to processes.

Qualifications

Academic and Professional Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

•  PMP, PMI-ACP, or PRINCE2 PMP, PMI-ACP, PRINCE2 or similar project management certification (Preferred)
• Lean Six Sigma, Scrum, or SAFe For development PMs: Lean Six Sigma, Scrum, or SAFe certification (Preferred)

Experience:

• 10+ years relevant work experience; 2-3 years at the Expert level or equivalent experience (Preferred).
• Strong organization and time management skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, and ability to work with diverse personality types.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• Build and maintain strong and trusting relationships with team, stakeholders, and senior leaders.
• Must be highly self-motivated, creative, and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems.
• Superb negotiation skills with the ability to facilitate discussion, identify alternative approaches, and resolve conflicts.
• Ability to identify and remove impediments, as well as prevent distractions for the team.
• Strong conviction in the role of project management and willingness to take on challenges.
• Advanced MS Office Suite skills are required (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Teams).

Travel Requirements:

• Up to 10% travel may be required

Working Arrangements:

• Work is performed in a remote environment with minimal exposure to health or safety hazards