Senior Project Manager

Gentis Solutions is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our team. This contract-to-hire position is with one of our Fortune 50 clients interested in full-time consultants. The ideal candidates will have the required skills listed below and will be eligible and open to being hired by our client at the end of the project's duration. This position works alongside an existing team and leverages enterprise-level technologies and processes. If you would like to work at a company that has been recognized for its diversity and inclusion, its work to drive positive social change, and as an environmental leader, make sure you apply below.

Requirements

• Exceptional Project Management Skills
• Self-starter with learn and apply attitude in an intense, fast-paced environment
• Experience working with leading stakeholder groups, including technical, product, business and vendor teams
• Skilled in intergenerational ways of working and emotional intelligence
• 3rd-party partner management experience
• Excellent communication, collaboration, documentation skills
• Proven track record of program-level schedule development and delivering objectives on time and within budget against that schedule
• Ability to anticipate and manage project risks and issues with full transparency
• Confident, solution-oriented independent worker
• Must work independently with managing different sets of business, technology, and vendor stakeholders
• Proven problem solving and organizational skills
• Waterfall and agile project delivery experience
• Demonstrated ability in team motivation and delegation
• PMP certification or equivalent experience is preferred or must be working toward certification
• Local to Cincinnati region will be given preference
• Some travel to the Blue Ash Technical center may be required during cutovers

Desirable Skills

• Highly Desired: UKG Dimension implementation program experience
• Highly Desired: HR and Payroll Domain program experience

Typical Duties

• Establish and update program-level schedules with individual workstream project using actual and forecasts and manage deviations from any plans
• Ensure all project requirements and/or objectives are properly documented and vigorously pursued to deliver the final product
• Provide leadership to workstream leads and stakeholders. Apply conflict resolution skills to resolve project issues daily
• Manage project risk, develop mitigation plans, and escalate decisions and unresolved issues daily
• Weekly status reporting in addition to daily progress updates
• Work with peers to develop and drive goals, define technical specifications and detailed implementation plans for project
• Effectively apply skills to impact project decisions
• Focus on the benefits to be realized and the outcomes to be achieved
• Provide coordination of complex planning activities and optimize the use of resources (human and material)
• Provide for an integration of outcomes with on-going business operations
• Track projects contributions toward the organization's overall benefits and work to ensure the ultimate success and acceptance of the project
• Maintain continuous alignment of project scope with strategic business objectives and make recommendations to modify the project/program to enhance effectiveness toward the business result or strategic intent