Manager, Project Management

You are an insightful leader, who is strategic, adaptable, and compassionate. You flourish in dynamic environments. You relish flexibly responding to change in the moment and producing creative solutions to steer projects to completion. You are continuously seeking that spark which ignites inspiration in those around you. You recognize that every instance of communication has purpose and context, and you use this channel to lead, relate encourage, and help others thrive in transformation.

If this sounds like you, please read on!

The Manager, Project Management serves a critical role within the Project Management Office (PMO). This role is responsible for leading teams to deliver inter-dependent projects that span cross-functional business teams, managing program resources, schedules and budgets while ensuring adherence to the PMO’s standards and guidelines for program and project management and systems development delivery. The Senior Project Manager will also be accountable for contributing to process improvement initiatives as they relate to program management and project delivery.

The Senior Project Manager will work independently and be accountable for ensuring program objectives are met through oversight of project implementation activities on a day-to-day basis. This includes ensuring that assigned projects produce the required deliverables of quality within the specified constraints of time, cost and/or resources while still achieving the stated business outcomes.

• Reporting to the Director, PMO, the Senior Project Manager will also manage other project management team members within the PMO. The Senior Project Manager will possess a comprehensive understanding of cross-enterprise system implementations including the ability to plan and lead initiating and planning activities including requirements and specification elicitation leveraging the best fit methodology based on PMO standards for the projects within a program including, but not limited to, agile epics and stories, business requirements, use cases, wireframes, etc.
• Manages a program of complex, interdependent initiatives that span one or more cross-functional teams that includes both internal and external resources; accountable for full program and project life cycle ownership; successful delivery will include full system implementation from initiation to deployment for one major program initiative or several minor initiatives simultaneously.
• Manages a team of project managers that execute priority initiatives in partnership with both business and shared services; build PMO team member performance management and professional development plans and maintain staff engagement through proactive leadership and coaching.
• Establishes strong relationships across the Academy at all levels of the organization; partners with business leaders to plan and implement solutions to meet organizational objectives
• Engage in problem solving activities; provides leadership to cross functional teams and guides and informs decision making related to process improvement and/or the creation of new processes to resolve issues
• Participates in establishing processes, best practices, templates, policies, and tools and resources related to program and project delivery standards.
• Manage all aspects of multiple related projects to ensure the overall program is aligned to and directly supports the achievement of strategic objectives and adheres to PMO standards.
• Demonstrates a functional acumen to support how solutions will address stakeholder needs while aligning to best practices; demonstrates expertise in scope planning and management and requirements elicitation and management.
• Prepares estimates and detailed project plans for all phases of a program or project; manages the day-to-day project activities and resources.
• Participates in and/or manages the execution of feasibility studies, vendor selections and proposals for evaluation by appropriate key stakeholders.
• Monitors, tracks, and controls outcomes to resolve issues, conflicts, dependencies, and critical path deliverables; Effectively manages vendor relationships and resources ensuring adherence to standards and delivery against contractual commitments.
• Develops and delivers scope overviews, status reports, project proposals, requirements documentation and presentations to various audiences including project teams, sponsors, senior leadership, and key stakeholders.
• Provides detailed analysis of business needs to identify and document key requirements for technology systems and their success.
• Identifies and informs continuous improvement

Exemplifies the following essential values of the Academy:

• Teamwork: Effective collaboration and team-focus to solve complex problems and drive innovation.
• Empowerment: The authority, information, and skills to make decisions and drive results.
• Accountability: Ownership of process and results that drive decisions and ensure implementation.
• Mindset of Growth/Continuous Learning: Focused on and invested in self and staff development to become more adaptable, making the Academy more agile, innovative, and sustainable.

Travel:

• Up to 15 days per year

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in business, information technology management, business, project management, or similar
• 7-10 years of experience managing complex programs that include technology related projects involving custom development or systems/data integration projects
• 7-10 years of experience in a diverse business environment with demonstrated skills in supporting technology initiatives, project or program management, and systems design
• 3-5 years of experience within a consulting environment.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) required; Program Management Professional (PgMP) preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to build strong stakeholder relationships and manage transformational change.
• Effective communication skills, including the ability to present complex ideas and concepts
• Experience in a rapidly changing environment and ability to adapt to change while still maintaining a structured approach to program and project implementation
• Expertise in project management lifecycle methodology based upon Project Management Institute (PMI) standards
• Expertise across multiple System Development Methodologies including waterfall, hybrid, agile, SCRUM, etc.
• Demonstrated technical knowledge and understanding of web technologies, object-oriented programming methodologies, and technology architecture paradigms.
• Strong understanding of technology solution architecture including web applications, database concepts and web service and data integration
• Excellent documentation and writing skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products including Visio and MS Project
• Experience creating business process, business requirements and specification level detail documentation
• Experience using SharePoint based collaboration tools

Desired:

• Experience in a medical association or membership based not for profit organization
• Experience creating specification documents.
• Experience using O365 based collaboration tools
• Experience providing training to non-technical constituents.

If this describes YOU, please apply by sharing the following:

-Clearly communicate why you are the ideal candidate for this role, providing specific examples and experiences as proof points.

-Resumes must be accompanied by a cover letter with salary expectations to be considered.

Please note:

This position is based in Rosemont, Illinois and is open to applicants who are able to commute to this office.

AAOS requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. An applicant(i) who is disabled or who has a qualifying medical condition that contraindicates a COVID-19 vaccination, or (ii) who objects to being vaccinated on the basis of a sincerely held religious belief, observance or practice may request a reasonable accommodation. This determination will be made on a case-by-case basis and in accordance with applicable law and public health guidance. Any medical information concerning an applicant's disability will be treated as a confidential medical record in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Exemptions from the vaccine policy may also be provided to fully remote positions that do not involve any business travel or in-person work activities.

JOB CODE: HR/MPM22