We at aptus solutions, as the definition suggests, provide the "best", "most suitable", "fitting" solutions, Products and Services to our clients in achieving their goals within Information Technology.
Aptus Solutions provides its clients extensive IT Solutions, Services and Products needed to become successful in within their business domain. Our IT services spans in three distinct Solutions and Services Categories:
IT Project Management Tools, Solutions and Services
Technology Outsourcing Solutions
IT (HCM)- Human Capital Management Solutions
Job DescriptionTitle : Enterprise Project Manager
Location : Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Duration : 12 months
I need four senior (10 years +) Enterprise Project Managers coming out of a large consulting environment like the big four. The PMP is a must and this client is very selective. They like career consultants with a good pedigree and large consulting company experience.
This position is responsible for leading large scale program(s), providing guidance and direction to teams of one or more Project Manager/Lead/Coordinator with multiple sub-projects within the program.
Key activities to be performed in this capacity include:
Governs consistent processes, tools and guidelines for the program and ensures that they are followed in support of the enterprise Project Management discipline and governance
• Manages holistic resource forecasting and planning in order to ensure that both internal and external resources are available throughout the program
• Manages Vendor Partnership relationships as applicable
• Responsible for the ramp up and management of all consultant project managers; provides guidance and oversight in the creation of program/project management deliverables
• Single point of escalation for issues and risks related to program(s)
• Formulate and present recommendations and drive decision making with key stakeholders
• Ensures that projects in the program(s) are being executed in accordance with established business objectives & technology road map adhering to timelines and budgets
• Able to manage projects when necessary
• Collaborates with the ITS leadership to manage day to day resource conflict, risks and issues related to the program
• Maintains executive level issues and risk across the program. Escalates to the program executives to resolve conflict and issues
• Accountable for program(s) financials
• Develop and maintain integrated plans for projects in the program(s)
• Maintain PMP certification
Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree or higher required
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification required
• Direct experience as a successful Project Manager (PM) required
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the project and program management disciplines
• Experience in vendor management, including developing and managing Statement of Works
• Extensive experience managing large-scale vendor implementations and partnerships
• Demonstrated success handling initiatives of high complexity and risk
• Able to provide high level program estimates and program staffing models
• Able to identify the interrelationship of projects across the program
• Organizational agility and ability to deal with ambiguity and thrive in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Strong verbal and written skills
• Able to communicate effectively across a variety of audiences
• Able to think strategically with an enterprise-wide perspective
• Demonstrated conflict management skills and experience
• Proven listening, facilitation, negotiation and conflict resolution skills
• Results-oriented individual with strong influencing and problem solving skills
• Detail-oriented individual with strong planning and analytical skills
• Ability to work evening and weekends based on business needs
• Executive presence and communication
• Must be able to clearly articulate project updates to stakeholders and members of the senior leadership team.
• Must be able to tailor appropriate message to the level required based on audience
• Possess strong presence with confidence and polish
• Waterfall and Agile Methodology Experience
• With various dependent projects potentially being executed with different methodologies, the candidate must have strong experience running waterfall, agile and hybrid programs, aligning processes and deliverables where necessary.
• Must posses direct experience with agile projects, including deliverables, roles and project metrics/dashboards/reports
• Vendor Management
• Because a number of initiatives will be executed by external teams, the candidate is exepcted to have strong experience managing internal, external and hybrid teams
• Large Program Management experience
• Experience with programs composed of numerous tracks and projects
• Ability to deliver updates, risks and information on dependent or independent project initiatives
• Experience working with numerous project managers responsible for elements of the overall program. Ability to align goals, progress and reporting among a variety of teams and owners.
Additional Information
This is IMMEDIATE requirement
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree or higher
- Project Management Professional PMP certification
- Direct experience as a successful Project Manager
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in project and program management disciplines
- Experience managing vendors, including developing and managing Statements of Work
- Extensive experience managing large-scale vendor implementations and partnerships
- Demonstrated success handling highly complex and high-risk initiatives
- Ability to develop high-level program estimates and staffing models
- Ability to identify interrelationships among projects within a program
- Organizational agility and ability to work effectively in ambiguous, fast-paced environments
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with varied audiences, including senior leadership
- Strategic, enterprise-wide perspective
- Demonstrated conflict management, facilitation, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills
- Strong influencing, problem-solving, planning, analytical, and organizational skills
- Ability to work evenings and weekends based on business needs
- Executive presence and polished stakeholder communication
- Waterfall and Agile methodology experience
- Direct experience with Agile project deliverables, roles, metrics, dashboards, and reports
- Experience managing internal, external, and hybrid teams
- Large program management experience involving numerous projects and workstreams
- Experience coordinating multiple project managers and aligning goals, progress, and reporting
- At least 10 years of experience in enterprise project management
- Experience in a large consulting environment, preferably a Big Four consulting firm
- Career consulting background and experience with a large consulting company
What We Do
Aptus Solutions provides IT solutions, services, and products that help clients achieve their business goals. Its offerings span IT project-management tools, technology outsourcing, and human-capital-management (HCM) solutions. The company supports organizations with project and technology needs, including business-intelligence project management, and positions itself as a provider of best-fit solutions within the information-technology domain for enterprise operations, delivery, and transformation initiatives.
