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Project Mgr 5, Project Management
Comcast
Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Job Summary:
The individual will be responsible for complex technical projects and initiatives that support both HR related systems and processes to address business needs. Responsibilities will include managing the complete life cycle of highly complex projects, including approval, planning, execution, and closeout to ensure planned results are achieved on time. Tracks ROI, timelines, and ensures progress to plan, as well as tracking critical project achievements. Works with vendors and team to establish and achieve goals for both technical delivery and user adoption. Coordinates the activities of a cross-functional team including exempt and non-exempt employees. Capability to deploy both Agile and Waterfall approaches to project delivery. Defines the project's objectives and ensures progress to plan, as well as change management practices. Acts as a key contributor in a complex and crucial environment. May lead teams or projects and serve as a subject matter expert post project launch and transition. In addition to project work, the individual should review existing processes and identify opportunities for improvements to increase efficiency, accuracy and drive standardization across HR systems and transactions.
Core Responsibilities:
• Provides research and assistance to leadership in the development and design of new projects.
• Incorporate change management assessments and plans to achieve adoption expectations.
• Leverage technical experience and background to mitigate obstacles and risk.
• Uses formal processes and tools to manage resources, budgets, risks, and changes. Recommends new process and tools to achieve advanced project management.
• Manages project status and information in the form of formal briefings, project update meetings, and written, electronic, and graphic reports.
• Develops, maintains, and manages detailed project plans, action item registers, and major milestone timelines for all assigned projects. Creates and maintains process workflow documents to support business needs.
• Manages all assigned projects to completion ensuring on-time delivery, meeting of budgetary demands, and maintaining overall project ownership.
• Acts as a single point of contact for project status. Maintains communication with sponsors.
• Facilitates and leads project meetings.
• Addresses problems through risk management and contingency planning and presents solutions and/or options to executive management. Ensures effective implementation of solutions/changes.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
• Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
• Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) as necessary.
Desired Experience:
• Demonstrated ability to lead diverse project teams to successful outcomes
• Ability to mobilize teams to solve business challenges
• Strong organizational skills, follow through and demonstrated leadership
• Change management concepts and practice
• Agile and Waterfall project delivery
• Experience managing consultants / vendors
• Able to cope with change and work effectively without having the total picture
• Experience in a matrix / shared services environments
• Quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of new situations and problems
• Ability to use and analyze data to identify process improvement opportunities
• Ability to use personal influence to build positive working relationships with subject matter experts
• Experience with SAP HCM preferred.
Job Specification:
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, specifically related to business and technical writing
• Strong customer-service orientation toward internal and external customers
• Ability to communicate and connect with all levels of the organization
• Team player, collaborative, adaptable, and flexible with work hours
• Self-motivated and works independently
• Team-oriented and works well in a collaborative environment
• Fluent with the following Microsoft programs: Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint and Visio.
Education Level:
-Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent
Desired Certifications:
-Project Management Certified
-Six Sigma
Years of Experience:
-Generally requires 7+ years related experience
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