IT Project Tech Lead, VP - HYBRID

IT Project Tech Lead, VP - HYBRID

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Job Overview

Seeking a seasoned professional with 6-10 years of proven track record of PM Oversight or Program/Portfolio Management within the Technology, Banking or Consultancy industry. The incumbent must possess excellent collaboration, communication and stakeholder management skills. Candidate must be able to prioritize tasks, work within deadlines, taking a pragmatic and considered approach, paying close attention to details and be highly responsive to spontaneous requests. The individual is expected to coach and mentor junior associates and coordinate with a diverse team of PMOs to deliver on tight program deadlines. Management status update preparation & review, strong knowledge of SDLC methodologies with a strong mix of analytical & problem-solving skills is required for this role. Responsibilities:

• Coordinate across a team of PM's & PMOs to ensure delivery of projects in accordance with Citi's SDLC procedures which include many regulatory and compliance mandates.
• Project coordination for several areas within regulatory projects portfolio
• Assist technology leads and project managers in managing a large portfolio of programs and projects
• Enforce a culture of SDLC best practices across the technology group
• Maintain existing departmental and Project Office policies and procedures
• Liaise with a range of teams from COO, Technology Central Business Office, Technology Leads, and Management Office team, providing insightful financial and business analyses and developing senior management reports, to define and track key operational/program metrics and to help drive business decisions to achieve goals
• Utilize proficient Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills to provide effective reporting and documentation including dashboards and scorecards
• Excellent oral and written communication skills necessary to effectively communicate issues, risks and progress on complex processes to multiple stakeholders
• Self-initiate, work productively when unsupervised and multitask across multiple concurrent projects
• Has the confidence and ability to convincingly structure, summarize, defend and present recommendation

Qualifications: Bachelor's/University degree, Master's degree preferred

• PMP or similar project management certification preferred

Skills & Preferences:

• Expert level experience with SDLC processes Agile/Waterfall methodology
• Expert level experience with managing projects, tasks, workflow and reporting in Jira
• Comfortable using PPM tools such as Planview, Clarity etc.
• Experience with Senior stakeholder engagement, presentation and delivery
• Strong listening, presentation, communication, and influencing skills. Articulates with confidence to senior management
• Strong attention to detail in supporting management reporting with clear and concise data analysis and presentation
• Highly motivated and self-directed; exhibits thought leadership and strong critical thinking skills
• Strong EXCEL and PowerPoint skills

Technology Project Management