IT Project Manager - Oklahoma City, United States - Taylor Corporation

Description

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Taylor Corporation is a dynamic, diversified company with big plans for the future - and your career. We power our employees' potential and strive to create opportunity and security for every member of the team.

If you're ready for something bigger - more challenge, more variety, more pathways for professional growth - we should talk.

We're passionate about our work, we believe there is always a better way, and we're looking for people like you.

Ready to reach your potential? It's time to look at Taylor.

Your Opportunity:
Taylor Corporation is seeking an

Implementation Project Manager

to join our team.

This position is responsible for planning and managing one or more large and complex technology and business projects as assigned to strict deadlines and quality within approved budget.

This includes coordinating efforts of team members across functional areas and 3rd party resources in order to deliver projects according to plan.

This position is a role for an seasoned project manager capable of juggling the highest profile deliverables with many interconnected inputs and outputs.

Your Responsibilities:
Establish project scope, vision of success, stakeholder requirements and resource requirements
Organize work breakdown structure (WBS) and identify appropriate level of task definition
Provide progress communication and financials based upon standards defined to team members, stakeholders, sponsors and organization
Direct multi-disciplined team
Provide clear and concise communication across levels of leadership in a matrix organization
Track all project issues and assigned action items for resolution
Manage costs against approved budget
Monitor progress against baseline schedule
Successfully manage risk including contingency and mitigation planning
Develops and maintains a detailed project schedule and project plans
Work with IT manager(s), stakeholders and client services to maintain and enforce change management; partner with business and technology leadership
Create and maintain overall implementation process based on identified gaps
Create / follow established PMO processes and standards
Perform gap analysis between existing, moderately complex solutions and moderately complex target solutions
May occasionally work with clients to obtain sign-off for client-focused requirement artifacts
Partner with client services and business analyst to elicit business knowledge, such as process flows, business rules and algorithms, from knowledge workers
Helps to scope the system, identify potential areas of automation and reengineer the underlying business process
Working with IT Manager(s) in managing project personnel responsible for implementation of the project tasks [holds and chair regular works meetings, motivate staff, manage conflicts and crises]
Mentor, lead, train junior project manager

You Must Have:
Proven technical, leadership, and project management skills
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Excellent planning and organizing skills
Strong analytical skills
High attention to detail
Ability to learn quickly
Bachelor's degree in Technology or related field
7+ years of experience in IT Project management
Experience working across Agile and Waterfall life cycles
Demonstrated success in implementing technology and business process change in a matrix organization
Excellent teamwork skills
Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
Adaptable and flexible in complex situations with ability to navigate through conflict with positive outcomes
Can read, understand and create moderately complex standard requirements artifacts, such as Use Cases, Requirements Matrices and Process Maps
Proficient with Visio, Microsoft Project and Microsoft office
Knowledge of Jira or other similar tools for task management
Ability to infrequently travel to client sites as needed

We Would Also Prefer :
PMI certification - PGMP, PMP, PMI-ACP
Scrum Alliance (Certified Scrum Master/Certified Scrum Product Owner/Certified Scrum Developer)
Scrum Alliance (Certified Scrum Professional)
SAFe Scaled Agilists
Experience with electronic delivery of services
Print & mail production familiarity
About Taylor Corporation

One of the largest graphics communications firms in North America, Taylor's family of companies provide a diverse set of products, services, and technologies addressing the toughest communication challenges.

For nearly 50 years, Taylor has been a premier provider of powerful and innovative products, services, and expertise for individuals, businesses, and distributors large and small.

Our 10,000+ employees spanning 26 states and seven countries work diligently to create the interactive, printing, and marketing solutions that have helped build some of the world's more recognizable brands.

Everything we do begins with identifying the unique priorities and needs of our customers and creating one-of-a-kind solutions.

We offer a comprehensive benefit package including several health plans to choose from, dental, vision, wellness programs, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, 401(k) plan with company match, paid time off (PTO) and 64 hours of annual holiday pay.

The Employer retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position.
Taylor Corporation is an equal opportunity employer.

All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Taylor Corporation including all partners and affiliates is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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