Project Manager - Ascent PMO

Project Manager - Ascent PMO

Client: Apple

Location: Cupertino, CA

Rate: DOE

Duration : 6 months+

Visa : USC

Project Manager - Ascent PMO

Description

Owning execution at the capability level for the Salesforce program- including reporting & cross portfolio impact assessment.

Managing tools which business teams use to stay aligned and communicate internally.

Acting as a program management function for key cross functional initiatives within Sales.

Tracking and managing project risks, actions, issues, dependencies.

It is a critical program delivery role to assure the delivery of highly visible cross functional programs.

Support ongoing organizational development activities which need to be planned, scheduled and executed such as training programs, new joiner inductions, workshops, meetings.

Strong Analytical skills with continuous process improvement mind set. Ability to use data to tell a story, drive root cause analysis and extract actionable insight.

Capacity to manage competing priorities and being thorough in deliverables.

Key Qualifications

Minimum of 4+ years of managing complex and highly integrated projects with a technical component. Experience writing user stories & test scripts required. Well versed in multiple styles of Release & Change Management processes including Agile/Scrum, Waterfall and Iterative

Strong analytical skills with continuous process improvement mind set. Ability to use data to tell a story, drive root cause analysis and extract actionable insight.

Passionate about driving quality & efficiency within a project organization

Exceptional communication skills - verbal, written and presentation. Knack for fostering positive relationships and ability to communicate at all organization levels

Ability to facilitate Brainstorming sessions to gather lessons learned from implementation with business and BPR, and Information Technology group (IS&T)

Excellent teamwork skills and ability to influence others and an ability to quickly establish trust and credibility

High level of professionalism, energy and sense of urgency to make things happen

Self-motivated, driven individual who is comfortable working in a global, matrixed, fast-paced environment with high levels of complexity and ambiguity and will have experience with agile method of working.

Curious, flexible, results oriented and a dedicated problem solver.

Innovative mind set and ability to think out of the box , challenge status-quo and incorporate industry best practices.

Education

Bachelor s degree

PMI/PMP certification preferred

Agile certification preferred