Kelly Science, Engineering, Technology & Telecom is seeking an IT Project Manager to support major technical implementations, particularly focusing on the global replacement of the PLM system for the Hematology and Life Sciences business units. The role involves leading project assignments from assessment to completion, managing schedules, budgets, and stakeholder expectations while ensuring alignment with business objectives.
Responsibilities:
- Ability to identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, with a proactive approach to problem-solving and conflict resolution
- Strong leadership & stakeholder management skills with the ability to assemble, manage, and motivate diverse project teams to accomplish project objectives
- Identify project stakeholders, project requirements, and overall timelines
- Manage and coordinate with project team to define scope, schedule, budget and risks
- Document the communication plan, change management plan and escalation plan
- Define team member roles and responsibilities, monitor team performance and ensure project resources receive the training required to perform their duties
- Review and manage all changes requests according to the defined change management processes
- Lead project meetings, status calls, coordinate project activities and manage stakeholder expectations
- Provide regular project status updates including project progress toward achieving the objectives defined in the business case
- Ensure the project management software tools are being updated in a timely manner
- Provide sign-off for phase and project completion; document project outcome and lessons learned
- Direct the activities of multiple global resources dependent upon on the scope of the project
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field or equivalent experience
- Proven track record of managing complex projects, typically with 10 years of IT project management experience in relevant industries
- Advanced Project Management Skills: Proficiency in project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum, Waterfall) and tools (e.g., Microsoft Project, JIRA, PPM Pro)
- At Least 10+ years of experience in a Project Management role with global technology projects
- Must have had hands-on experience Technical IT project management (E.g. Application. Infrastructure)
- Must have a technical background and the able to interface with business and vendors
- PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) certification highly preferred
- Flexibility to regularly attend meetings to accommodate Asia, US East Coast and European time zones
- Ability to identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, with a proactive approach to problem-solving and conflict resolution
- Strong leadership & stakeholder management skills with the ability to assemble, manage, and motivate diverse project teams to accomplish project objectives
- Identify project stakeholders, project requirements, and overall timelines
- Manage and coordinate with project team to define scope, schedule, budget and risks
- Document the communication plan, change management plan and escalation plan
- Define team member roles and responsibilities, monitor team performance and ensure project resources receive the training required to perform their duties
- Review and manage all changes requests according to the defined change management processes
- Lead project meetings, status calls, coordinate project activities and manage stakeholder expectations
- Provide regular project status updates including project progress toward achieving the objectives defined in the business case
- Ensure the project management software tools are being updated in a timely manner
- Provide sign-off for phase and project completion; document project outcome and lessons learned
- Direct the activities of multiple global resources dependent upon on the scope of the project
- Life Sciences or regulated environment experience is preferred