Project Manager III
Birmingham, Michigan, United States of America
Contract
1 day ago
$50 - $58 USD
Key skills
AIPhoenixOracleJiraAgileLeadershipBudgetingCommunication
About this role
Tittle: Project Manager III
Location: Pittsburgh, PA or Strongsville, OH or Dallas, TX or Phoenix AZ or Birmingham, AL
Work Mode: 5 days in office
Duration: Contract to Hire
Years Of Exp Required: 12+ Years
FUNCTION OF THE GROUP: Create business cases for new capital initiatives for technology teams, budgeting and budget execution
INITIATIVES/PROJECTS: Budgeting and budget execution, Building products and tracking
INDUSTRY BACKGROUND: Financial Background, Finance calculations and spreadsheets
Job Responsibilities:
1. Initiative Planning & Business Case Development
• Create and refine business cases for new capital initiatives.
• Analyze technology requests, develop cost estimates, and assess financial impacts.
• Ensure alignment with organizational strategy and capital planning guidelines.
1. Initiative Planning & Business Case Development
• Create and refine business cases for new capital initiatives.
• Analyze technology requests, develop cost estimates, and assess financial impacts.
• Ensure alignment with organizational strategy and capital planning guidelines.
2. Budget Planning & Execution
• Lead the annual budget planning process for technology initiatives.
• Track actuals vs. budget throughout the year, identifying variances and risks.
• Ensure project costs follow internal controls and financial guidelines.
• Lead the annual budget planning process for technology initiatives.
• Track actuals vs. budget throughout the year, identifying variances and risks.
• Ensure project costs follow internal controls and financial guidelines.
3. Project & Portfolio Tracking
• Track initiative progress across the portfolio, including milestones, spend, and forecasts.
• Manage and update initiative packages, ensuring all components are complete for approval.
• Support technology managers by championing initiative progress through internal processes.
• Track initiative progress across the portfolio, including milestones, spend, and forecasts.
• Manage and update initiative packages, ensuring all components are complete for approval.
• Support technology managers by championing initiative progress through internal processes.
4. Agile Execution & Cross-Team Coordination
• Operate in an Agile environment, shifting responsibilities based on project needs.
• Participate in and lead weekly meetings to coordinate stakeholders and ensure momentum.
• Facilitate communication between business, finance, tech leads, sourcing, and contracts.
• Operate in an Agile environment, shifting responsibilities based on project needs.
• Participate in and lead weekly meetings to coordinate stakeholders and ensure momentum.
• Facilitate communication between business, finance, tech leads, sourcing, and contracts.
5. Stakeholder Engagement & Communication
• Serve as liaison between technology teams and supporting functions (finance, sourcing, etc.).
• Communicate status updates, risks, and blockers to leadership and project managers.
• Support documentation, reporting, and executive-ready updates as needed
Roles and Responsibilities:
• Solid foundation of Microsoft products
• Advanced Excel
• Clarizen
• Oracle Fusion
• Jira
• SharePoint
• Understanding how to use AI to make processes faster