Project Governance Manager Jobs in Boca Raton, FL

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Title : Enterprise Project Manager
Location : Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Duration : 12 months

I need four senior (10 years +) Enterprise Project Managers coming out of a large consulting environment like the big four. The PMP is a must and this client is very selective. They like career consultants with a good pedigree and large consulting company experience.

This position is responsible for leading large scale program(s), providing guidance and direction to teams of one or more Project Manager/Lead/Coordinator with multiple sub-projects within the program.

Key activities to be performed in this capacity include:

Governs consistent processes, tools and guidelines for the program and ensures that they are followed in support of the enterprise Project Management discipline and governance
Manages holistic resource forecasting and planning in order to ensure that both internal and external resources are available throughout the program
Manages Vendor Partnership relationships as applicable
Responsible for the ramp up and management of all consultant project managers; provides guidance and oversight in the creation of program/project management deliverables
Single point of escalation for issues and risks related to program(s)
Formulate and present recommendations and drive decision making with key stakeholders
Ensures that projects in the program(s) are being executed in accordance with established business objectives & technology road map adhering to timelines and budgets
Able to manage projects when necessary
Collaborates with the ITS leadership to manage day to day resource conflict, risks and issues related to the program
Maintains executive level issues and risk across the program. Escalates to the program executives to resolve conflict and issues
Accountable for program(s) financials
Develop and maintain integrated plans for projects in the program(s)
Maintain PMP certification
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree or higher required
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification required
Direct experience as a successful Project Manager (PM) required
Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the project and program management disciplines
Experience in vendor management, including developing and managing Statement of Works
Extensive experience managing large-scale vendor implementations and partnerships
Demonstrated success handling initiatives of high complexity and risk
Able to provide high level program estimates and program staffing models
Able to identify the interrelationship of projects across the program
Organizational agility and ability to deal with ambiguity and thrive in a fast paced, dynamic environment
Strong verbal and written skills
Able to communicate effectively across a variety of audiences
Able to think strategically with an enterprise-wide perspective
Demonstrated conflict management skills and experience
Proven listening, facilitation, negotiation and conflict resolution skills
Results-oriented individual with strong influencing and problem solving skills
Detail-oriented individual with strong planning and analytical skills
Ability to work evening and weekends based on business needs
Executive presence and communication
Must be able to clearly articulate project updates to stakeholders and members of the senior leadership team.
Must be able to tailor appropriate message to the level required based on audience
Possess strong presence with confidence and polish
Waterfall and Agile Methodology Experience
With various dependent projects potentially being executed with different methodologies, the candidate must have strong experience running waterfall, agile and hybrid programs, aligning processes and deliverables where necessary.
Must posses direct experience with agile projects, including deliverables, roles and project metrics/dashboards/reports
Vendor Management
Because a number of initiatives will be executed by external teams, the candidate is exepcted to have strong experience managing internal, external and hybrid teams
Large Program Management experience
Experience with programs composed of numerous tracks and projects
Ability to deliver updates, risks and information on dependent or independent project initiatives
Experience working with numerous project managers responsible for elements of the overall program. Ability to align goals, progress and reporting among a variety of teams and owners.

This is IMMEDIATE requirement