Senior Project Manager

CDW is a leading multi-brand provider of information technology solutions, and they are seeking a Senior Project Manager to focus on best-of-class project management for cloud consulting engagements. The role involves managing project budgets, timelines, and relationships with customers and vendors while ensuring successful project delivery.

Responsibilities:

• Govern project budgets, timelines, risks, assumptions, scope changes, issues and dependencies; report out to clients and team members
• Plan, schedule, document and manage activities throughout cloud consulting engagements as a billable project manager
• Lead consulting sessions with Delivery team to understand challenges, technical needs, and customer requirements
• Document and present recommendations to customers, including senior leadership
• Manage comprehensive project plans and validate requested deliverables, resource requirements, internal goals, client priorities and milestones
• Control and analyze project finances by ensuring project funding is secured and documented and creating cost estimates that are aligned with resource requirements
• Coordinate relationships with customers and vendors to identify problems, create solutions, and implement efficiency improvements
• Manage scope changes and customer expectations through the change order process
• Work with Mission Cloud service delivery leadership and sales resources to scope work efforts for project services

Requirements:

• Proven experience in project management, including direct management/interactions with customers
• Experience in cloud consulting engagements including Amazon Web Services (AWS) or similar
• Ability to consult and manage projects on a time and material basis
• Ability to manage third-party partners as part of a consulting engagements
• Working knowledge of project management frameworks including Agile, Scrum, or Waterfall
• Knowledge of ITIL practices (Change Management, Problem Management)
• Project Management Professional, Scrum Master, or similar certification
• AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification (required within 60 days of hire)