Senior Project Manager

ADP

$90K — $120K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of project management experience is essential
  • Proven expertise in managing large, cross-functional projects
  • Familiarity with project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Monday.com, WorkFront)
  • Strong presentation skills to communicate with all organizational levels
  • Accountability for project outcomes is crucial
  • Demonstrated ability to build internal relationships effectively
  • Client service orientation is highly valued

Responsibilities

  • Lead all phases of projects from initiation to closure
  • Direct day-to-day project activities and manage staff in a matrix setup
  • Ensure timely achievement of project milestones through resource coordination
  • Collaborate effectively with departments impacting project success
  • Maintain communication with stakeholders throughout project duration
  • Oversee project timelines and budgets
  • Identify, manage, and resolve risks and issues proactively
  • Customize processes to suit specific project needs
  • Make informed, timely decisions during project progression
  • Conduct project analyses including business cases and post-project reviews
  • Promote innovation and best practices to meet strategic goals
  • Handle projects characterized by high complexity

Benefits

  • Flexible hybrid work environment
  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Supportive team culture fostering innovation
  • Access to industry-standard project management tools
  • Emphasis on accountability and results-driven work culture
Full Job Description
In this individual contributor position, you'll lead teams responsible for the successful planning, coordination, and implementation of projects to ensure business goals and objectives are accomplished within designated timeframes and budgets.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Lead all project phases, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, control and closure
  • Direct day-to-day activities of projects and staff in matrixed organization
  • Ensure milestones are successfully met through oversight of project vehicles and coordination of resources
  • Work collaboratively with other departments impacting project.
  • Lead communication with stakeholders and team members through completion of the project
  • Direct project timeliness and budgets
  • Assess, manage, resolve and escalate (if necessary) risks and issues
  • Employs highly developed consultative skills
  • Tailor processes to meet the needs of individual projects
  • Make decisions based on information and input in a timely manner
  • Provide analysis of project, including business case, ROI and post-project review
  • Drive innovation, best practices and achievement of strategic objectives
  • Work on projects of high complexity


QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
  • At least five years of end-to-end project management experience as a Project Manager highly necessary
  • Experience managing large cross-functional and/or multi-year projects important
  • Experience with industry standard and project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Monday.com and WorkFront) and structured methodologies (e.g., PMBOK)
  • Ability to interface with and present to all levels of the organization
  • Commitment to being accountable for results
  • Proven track record of building relationships internally
  • Strong focus on client service


A college degree is great but not required. What's more important is having the skills to do the job.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Preference will be given to candidates who have the following:
  • PMP or equivalent professional project management certification
  • Experience managing agile projects a plus
  • Ability to effectively communicate with multiple functions/organizations to identify and negotiate required resources
  • Excellent negotiation, communication, presentation and facilitation skills
  • Ability to manage across formal organizational lines
  • Strong team leadership and ability to delegate responsibility to all levels of the project team and hold team accountable for deliverables
  • Expertise with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project and Visio
  • Ability to think independently and make decisions
  • Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative approach to work.

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