Special Project Manager Job Description
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Special Project Manager Job Description
- Able to demonstrate examples of previous successful projects delivered
- Able to estimate project time-lines to within hours of actual work
- Comfortable thinking on your feet and enjoy operating in a fast-paced development environment
- Comfortable directing Developers, working with Architects and leading by example
- A leader familiar with modern IT industry research and trends, expected to input into the DataLab roadmap and technology agenda
- Able to create an innovative and driven culture, challenge the norm and show results quickly
- Certified with Scrum (beneficial)
- Certified with PMI / Prince II (beneficial)
- Manage implementations of precision marketing technological projects
- Plan, budget, and manage digital projects
- Provide and monitor customer service/satisfaction
- Work with rest of the Workplace team to make sure that our global teams feel connected and part of the same company
- Interface with, and consolidate contributions from internal stakeholders all external partners, engineering development partners, manufacturing partners, component manufacturers and body builders
- Develop and share acquired competence and provide advice
- Producing quality senior level presentations for Firm wide steering committees, Firm Wide operating committees, and LOB steering committees and coordinating all associated logistics
- Assist in defining business impact, product solutions, operating model and implementation plan
Special Project Manager Job Description
- Assess pricing changes and impact for clients, advisors and firm
- Partner with field and analytics teams to analyze current-state operations and identify both tactical and strategic opportunities to improve operational performance
- Design innovative solutions through the use of quality tools
- Manage all phases of the project life cycle, from project initiation through implementation
- Ensure stakeholder management to align initiative vision and decision making
- Deliver project results through collaboration with IT, systems and business partners
- Improve the capabilities of our field operations through developing foundational capabilities and providing coaching on quality tools/methods
- Identify and implement risk mitigation strategies using a variety of root cause and problem solving techniques
- Provide in-depth and accurate analysis of key data in support of work efforts
- Autonomous management of highly complex projects for Productivity, Supply security, Quality or Capability (PSQC) in cross cultural, multifunctional environment (set-up and lead project team with appropriate specialists, make sure right decisions are taken, drive motivation and commitment of the team)
- Delivery of 2+ large business impacting projects
- Significant experience with data analysis and presentation
- The work schedule will need to be flexible to occasionally work off hours events
- When assigning staff to work events on weekends, this position will need to be available by phone to supervise as necessary
- Holder of position must be able to perform manual labor, including climbing ladders and lifting equipment
- Delivering the project in time, within budget and agreed specifications, monitoring the agreed timelines and accountable for excellent quality of overall project management
Special Project Manager Job Description
- Organizing project management training with AMN colleagues and training new team members
- May act as a lead providing direction and guidance to employees working on assigned project
- Execute on key operational projects to ensure Star rating improvement
- Represent Stars as a subject matter expert for Enterprise-wide projects/initiatives
- Serves as a Stars and Quality single point of contact routinely briefing key stakeholders on different aspects of assigned initiatives
- Motivate and develop teams through ongoing organizational and industry change – developing and aligning with strategies of the future
- Understand and implement business controls across functions to ensure that there is clear understanding and ownership of key scorecard measurements driving continuous improvement over time
- Understand and implement best practices related to Stars as it relates to CMS requirements, contracting, network operations and working with Stars and Quality business owners
- Manage vendors related to Stars improvement and ensure SLA’s are met
- Engaging business owners and partners to understand impacts, requirements and process changes
- Go-getter and motivated leader who is able to get things done
- Bachelors’ Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, or a discipline that involves heavy use of Statistics (e.g., Finance, Economics, Psychology)
- Masters’ Degree in Business, Statistics, Advanced Analytics/Data Science, Mathematics, Psychology, Computer Science, Finance/Economics or related field preferred
- Strong analytical and oral communication skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with non-technical business partners to help them understand implications of data analysis on the business
- Strong planning and organizational skills - Formal project management is a plus
Special Project Manager Job Description
- Attend to the acquisition of demographic data for the IECAM database
- Respond to data requests, and other questions, from IECAM users
- Work with and/or supervise additional work of the GIS and SQL programmers
- Work with and/or supervise additional work of the data staff
- Examine data needs, as appropriate, with staff at state agencies and other organizations
- Serve as liaison with project funders and data providers
- Work with College of Education IT staff on tasks related to IECAM servers
- Assist the IECAM project coordinator in working with the IECAM webmaster
- Prepare training materials, and other pages, for the IECAM Web site
- Provide IECAM training sessions and conference presentations
- Flexibility to adjust priorities based upon rapidly changing business needs
- Ability to facilitate communication both internally and externally
- Ability to educate cross-functional internal and external team on project processes
- Graphic development and/or processing a plus
- Packaging and/or product development a plus
- 3-5 years related experience involving cross-functional activities
Special Project Manager Job Description
- Prepare, and assist the IECAM Project Coordinator to prepare, data reports, technical reports, and other publications
- Leading highly complex projects for Productivity, Supply security, Quality or Capability (PSQC) in cross cultural, multifunctional environment (set-up and lead project team with appropriate specialists, make sure right decisions are taken, drive motivation and commitment of the team)
- Delivering the project in time, within budget and agreed specifications, monitoring the agreed timelines and accountable for excellent quality of overall delivery of the projects
- Faculty recruiting logistics
- Emory space planning and cost recovery analysis and reporting Ad hoc analyses of data and reports
- Develop and prep for meetings
- Draft executive summaries for meetings
- Assist with faculty effort distribution and compensation faculty data summary reports
- Approved, open and recruiting position status reports and follow-up
- Participate in MD/APP FTE review meetings/conference calls HemOnc Division and DOP Leadership meetings and quarterly budget meetings
- Must possess good interpersonal skills and work well in a team setting independently
- Experience creating and analyzing schedules, budgets, cost reports, cash flow, and revenue projections is desired
- Experience with SAP and Earned Value is desired
- Experience preparing, managing, and supporting complex proposals and sub-contractor SOWs is desired
- Prior line production or project development management experience would provide the candidate the necessary skill set to join this fast paced business area with fewer challenges
- Ability to obtain at SECRET clearance allows business area leadership more flexibility on project assignments