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Vanguard Charitable · 3 months ago

Senior Project Manager - Technology

Malvern, PA, US

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Vanguard Charitable is an organization focused on technology projects, and they are seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead large-scale or complex technology initiatives. This role involves developing, implementing, and managing project plans while ensuring alignment with business goals and effective communication with stakeholders.

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Responsibilities

Develops, implements, and manages multiple large-scale or complex technology projects. Identifies deliverables, milestones, and tasks for the project(s). Plans and integrates schedule, resources, and deliverables. Assumes ownership of projects from scoping through delivery. Ensures projects are aligned with departmental and business goals and objectives

Determines approach and plan for all aspects of the projects, including task plan for project team and communication/change management plan with internal and external stakeholders

Communicates with internal clients, team members, management, and IT vendors to ensure requirements and priorities are understood. Monitors and documents project progress, and frequently communicates status updates to management, key stakeholders and business clients

Sets up, leads, and facilitates all project meetings (status meetings, working sessions, demonstrations, information sharing meetings, issue discussion and resolution meetings, etc.) with internal clients (VC business unit leaders), team members, management, and IT vendors. Ensures that meeting minutes are captured and action items are completed

Develops strong relationships with business units. Meets with internal clients to advise on resources, timing and deliverables. Determines process to produce deliverables and communicates the process to team members who are producing deliverables. Monitors the completion of the deliverables and helps produce the deliverables, if needed

Works with department manager to ensure adequate resources are in place. Ensures team adheres to stated deadlines and provides regular status updates and proactive performance feedback to department manager

Proactively identifies and resolves project issues in a timely manner by ensuring the issues are reviewed with stakeholders, working with the technology team to identify and propose potential solutions and ensuring the implementation of the solution is completed

Enables effective IT Leadership by organizing initiatives across IT to align with broader organizational goals

Coordinates communication among IT Leadership and IT Team

Ensures team complies with Vanguard Charitable technology policies and procedures

Leads/participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

Project ManagementLeadershipProject Management CertificationInterpersonal SkillsConflict ResolutionOrganizedComputer SkillsDetail Oriented

Required

Undergraduate degree in a related field or the equivalent combination of training and experience

Five years of professional experience with a minimum of 3 years of project management experience

Intermediate understanding of relevant business functions, technology needs, tools and other applications that interface with VC processes so they can be clearly articulated to, and leveraged for, the business users

Detail oriented, organized, timely, dependable, articulate and collegial

Produces high quality work under minimal supervision

Proven computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills

Able to manage work of team members, conflict, deadlines, priorities and a wide range of responsibilities

Proven experience leading project teams that include people from different levels, different departments and different comfort levels with technology