Lead IT Project Manager

Job Responsibility:

OPENTEXT - THE INFORMATION COMPANY As the Information Company, our mission at OpenText is to create software solutions and deliver services that redefine the future of digital. Be part of a winning team that leads the way in Enterprise Information Management.

The Opportunity:

As the Information Company, our mission at OpenText is to create software solutions and deliver services that redefine the future of digital. Be part of a winning team that leads the way in Enterprise Information Management.

At OpenText, we know that Project Managers do more than just delivering projects on time and on budget. They are key to building productive relationships and ensuring that the teams have what they need to be successful. They are detailed oriented and motivated self-starters who will bring not only strong PM skills and experience, but also a positive energy and new ideas

You Are Great At:

As a Lead IT Project Manager within the IT PMO, you will provide high impact leadership on strategic, digital transformation, application development and Infrastructure, security and risk projects and programs. You will be responsible for the execution of project and program management activities (including, building the project plan, project governance structure, analysis of deliverables, cross-organization engagement of stakeholders, and delivery of work-streams including requirement capture, design, custom solution development, and deployment), Risk Mitigation, Change Control, Communication and Financial tracking on assigned projects and programs.

What success looks like

Results-Oriented

• You thrive when you're empowered to take the lead, go above and beyond, and deliver results.
• You understand communication is at the heart of creating a positive client experience and can maneuver through challenging situations with ease.
• You engage the right stakeholders at the right time to drive analyses and decision making.

Good Facilitator

• Ability to align and communicate how the objectives of the program/project align with OpenText's strategy.
• Ability to provide the Leadership team and the Steering Committee with relevant contextual information/data points and analytics to facilitate the decision-making process.
• Facilitate discussions around key decision points and help bring about a consensus.
• Assist in prioritizing competing objectives through detailed cost-benefit analyses

Team Building

• You are professional and poised, whether you're brainstorming with the team, running meetings, or making client presentations.
• You thrive on building productive relationships and ensuring that internal teams have what they need to be successful.

Creative

• You seek out innovative solutions and can easily adapt to new tools and trends.

Stakeholder Management

• Adept at interacting and managing various levels of leadership in a cross functional matrix structure.
• Bridge the gap between the working group and the steering committees in terms of perspective and execution through the project.
• Proficient in translating key leadership decisions to the various stakeholder groups and aligning all groups towards delivering the program/project objective.

Critical Thinking/ Problem Solving

• You understand that success is in the details. You notice things that others don't and are always thinking two-steps ahead to avoid problems before they happen. Your critical thinking skills help to inform your decision making.
• Your experience as a Project Manager enables you to get to the root cause of issues and provide recommendations to get projects back to green health.
• Strong problem solving, issue and risk management skills and ability to recommend solutions to management.

What It Takes:

• 8+ years of demonstrated success in managing multiple IT projects simultaneously with varying degrees of complexity and maintaining a consistent high level of quality.
• 8+ years managing projects in a cross-functional, matrixed organization comprised of geographically dispersed and virtual teams.
• Experience with Project Management Methodologies such as Waterfall, Agile, Prince 2, ITIL etc.
• 8+ years of experience working on Infrastructure, Network Operations, Network Security, IT Security and Risk, Security Architecture, Data Protection & Information, Data Center Operations, Digital Transformation or Application Development projects
• PMP certification

What is in it for you

• Being part of our journey in developing the next greatest digital experience.
• Flexible Benefits to meet the needs of you and your family.
• Pension and stock savings programs to help build and enhance your future financial security.
• Ongoing learning opportunities.
• Professional development in Project Management

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