Project Manager

Diligent Tec, Inc • Contract • Remote (Arizona, United States, US) • 3m ago

Role: Project Manager

Duration: 12+ Months

Location: Remote (Needs to be local to Arizona)

We hope your company can help us find an experienced IT PROJECT MANAGER to fill a need in our City of Phoenix IT PMO. We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to help lead a high-visibility project for our Privacy Office and will interact with our growing team of 35 PMs and BAs, and our Privacy Manager.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Adherence to the Governance process by engaging stakeholders, preparing status reports and briefings
Conduct project planning exercises to successfully deliver the project
Vendor Management tasks including deliverable acceptance, milestone payment, contract adherence, and escalations
Budget Management and tracking
Create, track, and deliver project timelines, tasks, and metrics

IDEAL CANDIDATE

Previous experience in a privacy office capacity (familiar with PII, global data regulations, domestic data regulations, APRA, GDPR, CCPA, IAPP)
Ability to influence stakeholders and manage conflict
Exceptional attention to detail
Ability to communicate effectively and ability to influence stakeholders to action the plan and encourage collaboration and adherence to project deliverables
Project Management Professional (PMP), Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP), or other project management certifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Five (5) years as project lead with experience in driving privacy projects
Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer information systems or a related field.
Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position.
Ability to be on-site as required by the project needs and project team activities?

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - The minimum qualifications listed above, plus:

Project Management Professional (PMP), Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP), or other project management certifications.
Masters degree in business/Public Administration, Information Technology, or a related field
Experience in IT program or project management?
Experience leading IT project management teams
Experience with vendor management
Experience with software implementation/upgrade
Experience working with, or for, public sector organizations
Experience with project and portfolio management tools
Excellent customer service and business relationship communication skills

Some additional details of the position are as follows

Interview process: 1 round remote, possibly 1 round onsite
Role is non-supervisory
Remote model; must be in the US and within commuting distance to the Phoenix area
City-approved background check required
Work is typically weekdays 8-5; could be nights/weekends (e.g., go-live)