Job Posting Title

Director, Project Management

Summary

The role of Director, Project Management, is an important role in the company's Corporate PMO, and requires experience and expertise in project management.

Experience must include hand's-on management of people, processes, and technology, as well as capability related to the concurrent management of programs, projects, and process improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate will possess expert skills in both the tactical and logistic aspects of project management, and will be readily equipped to hands-on manage associated initiatives and projects and establish meaningful reporting to convey project metrics.

The Director, Project Management will report to the Vice President of the Corporate PMO and is expected to develop, and nurture relationships cross functionally, cross property, with organizationally aligned internal business partners, and with external agencies and partners. This role will be the administrator for real estate leases, will manage the space management program for the company's real assets, and will directly lead projects, as requested and assigned.

What you'll do

Process improvement and strategic initiatives

• Possess experience and capabilities in leading business process improvement and strategic initiatives following best practice methodologies in a consultative approach to arrive at the desired end state
• Knowledge of and experience with Lean/Six Sigma process improvement tools and techniques, including application of the DMAIC framework, among others
• Conduct interviews with key initiative constituents and or focus groups, determine root cause, design and develop studies for executive consideration
• Design, develop, and manage the implementation of recommended processes and procedures
• Drive operational excellence to improve performance, maximize value, reduce waste, increase efficiencies, reduce costs / errors / defects, and improve metrics of overall key performance

Program and project management

• Identify suitable projects and initiatives, and lead these efforts through requirements gathering and through to successful completion meeting budget, scope, and schedule expectations with quality outcomes
• Lead projects and programs to ensure success in each of the project's nine knowledge areas: Integration, budget, scope, schedule, quality, resources, communications, risk, and procurement
• Author project documents (e.g., charter, project plan, risk register, risk plan, communications plan, etc.), and design and lead project activities (e.g., requirements gathering, reviews, project meetings, etc.)
• Exhibit fluency in project methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scaled Agile, Lean / Six Sigma, Waterfall, etc.), and flexibility in portfolio and project management tools (e.g., CA PPM, Innotas, Instantis, Jira, MS Project, Planview, etc.), and rely upon approaches that best-fit project method and tools to project requirements
• Conduct project meetings with stakeholders and project teams, and create transparency of project status, risks and constraints
• Aggressively manage risk mitigation, remediation, and contingency strategies
• Prepare, deliver, and disseminate project briefings and reports as needed and or requested
• Manage multiple and potentially dissimilar programs and projects
• Lead and engage with project teams, business leaders and other executives
• Keep current on project management best practices, and obtain or maintain related licenses and certifications in good standing

What we're looking for

Education

• Bachelor's degree required in business administration, communications, project management, engineering, or related project management undergraduate course of study; an advanced degree is a plus
• Certification (or near-term exam-ready) in one or more of the following: Project Management Professional (PMP®), Program Management Professional (PgMP®), or Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP®), with Lean Six Sigma certification or experience at the Green Belt or Black Belt level

Experience

• Big Four consulting experience preferred
• Experience in project management tools, techniques, and methodologies
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt experience, and experience applying the DMAIC framework

Why Aristocrat?

• World Leader in Gaming Entertainment
• Robust benefits package
• Global career opportunities

Our Values

• All about the Player
• Talent Unleashed
• Collective Brilliance
• Good Business Good Citizen

The US based roles may require registration with the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) and/or other gaming jurisdictions in which we operate.