Senior Project Manager

The well-being of WWT employees is essential. So, when it comes to our benefits package, WWT has one of the best. We offer the following benefits to all full-time employees:

• Health and Wellbeing: Combined Health Insurance, Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program
• Financial Benefits: Competitive pay, Profit Sharing, Life and Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off: PTO & Holidays, Parental Leave, Sick Leave, Bereavement

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Why WWT?

At World Wide Technology, we work together to make a new world happen. Our important work benefits our clients and partners as much as it does our people and communities across the globe. WWT is dedicated to achieving its mission of creating a profitable growth company that is also a Great Place to Work for All. We achieve this through our world-class culture, generous benefits and by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions for our clients.

WWT was founded in 1990 in St. Louis, Missouri. We employ more than 10,000 people globally and closed nearly $20 billion in revenue in 2023. We have an inclusive culture and believe our core values are the key to company and employee success. 

Want to work with highly motivated individuals on high-performance teams? Join WWT today!

What is the Solutions Consulting & Engineering (SC&E) Team and why join? 

Solutions Consulting & Engineering is an organization that is Customer Focused and Solutions Led. We deliver end-to-end (E2E) and emerging solutions to drive customer satisfaction, increase profitability and growth. Our success is enabled by our world-class management consulting, delivery excellence and engineering brilliance. We embody the One WWT mindset by bringing the right talent at the right time from anywhere within WWT to solve our customer's problems. Our goal is to bring together business acumen with full-stack technical know-how to develop innovative solutions for our clients' most complex challenges. 

The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for running projects that deploy hardware and configurations to multiple sites. The individual will be required to engage and work with global teams and partners, across a large distributed and matrixed organization. The Senior Project manager will exhibit leadership qualities and be accountable for the successful execution of projects in region, to schedule, budget and quality. They should be able to demonstrate strong presentation and public speaking skills e.g. chairing internal and external meetings. 

PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE SHOULD INCLUDE:

• Experience leading, managing, IT infrastructure and technology components of our customers
• Comprehensive understanding of project management practices and methodologies across technologies and industries
• Strong emphasis on the importance of stakeholder management and engagement, and the importance of excellence in communication in this function.
• Extensive experience in managing and reporting financials across multiple projects.
• Able to effectively communicate at executive level 

 RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage the entire project lifecycle from initiation to closure.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource allocation.
• Ensure that project deliverables are completed on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
• Identify and manage project risks and issues.
• Communicate project status, risks, and issues to stakeholders.
• Manage project scope, change requests, and stakeholder expectations.
• Ensure that project documentation is complete, accurate, and up-to-date.
• Manage project resources, including staff, contractors, and vendors.
• Ensure that project team members are aware of their roles and responsibilities.
• Foster a positive team environment and promote teamwork.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, IT, or related field
• PMP certification is a plus
• Minimum 10 years of IT or Network Project Management experience
• Experience in a professional services environment 
• Familiarity with managing key project financial components (cost and revenue) to ensure projects are delivered within budget
• Experience in managing projects with over 100 sites spanning world
• Expertise a creating and managing a detailed project plan including variances, baselines, predecessors/successors, and critical path.
• Experience managing risks and issues, working with owners to drive mitigation or resolution, escalating when necessary.
• Experience with 3rd party partner lead deployments, as the project manager.
• Able to manage multiple projects at once with varied infrastructure technologies.
• Able to proactively drive projects to successful conclusions balancing scope, time, and resources.
• Excellent internal and customer facing written and verbal communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Comfortable with difficult conversations and conflict management
• Role model/mentor for Project Coordinators and Managers
• Flexibility to work across multiple time zones as needed.
• 0-15% Travel required.