Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities

The Senior Project Manager will oversee end-to-end software implementation and integration projects, managing scope, budget, resources, and timelines. They are responsible for stakeholder communication, financial reporting, and mentoring team members while ensuring adherence to project management best practices.

Requirements

Candidates must have over 7 years of experience in enterprise software implementations and at least 5 years in project management with external customers. Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies like Agile and Waterfall is required, along with a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Skills

• Project Management
• Software Implementation
• Integration Projects
• Stakeholder Management
• Budget Management
• Risk Management
• Resource Planning
• Agile
• Waterfall
• Consulting
• Change Management
• Financial Reporting
• MS Project
• SmartSheet
• Mentoring
• Capacity Planning

About this role

Responsibilities

* End to end management of successful client software implementation /
integration projects, including administration of contractual deliverables
and timelines for multiple, complex, projects of all sizes
* Includes planning, implementing, monitoring, and completing projects of any
size, ensuring effective management of scope, resources, time, budget,
quality, risk, and communications
* Ability to set goals, evaluate performance, and encourage collaboration
* Successfully negotiate internally and externally for Project needs, schedule,
and scope
* Constructively manage personality and client conflicts 
* Ensure the timely and budgeted completion of projects
* Ensure Project Management methods are used effectively and Project Management
artifacts are readily available 
* Ability to perform project control activities for complex projects
simultaneously, including but not limited to:
* Creating and maintaining detailed project plans
* Weekly status reports
* Financial health reports to senior leadership
* Meeting minutes
* Coordinating staffing activities using shared resource pool for any sized
project
* Reporting of project review findings so that the most important problem and
noteworthy areas are clearly identified
* Experience and ability to turn large scale, complex, troubled projects around
* Demonstrates honesty and compassion for customers’ needs
* Manages the creation, execution and analysis of Project Change Orders and
Scope of Work documents, including their estimates  
* Establish and manage customer expectations, changes, or gaps in delivery and
mitigate issues that may interfere with project success
* Challenge senior stakeholders on critical success factors
* Manages internal reporting and analysis for financial profitability across
multiple and /or complex projects
* Employs an effective, diplomatic, and influential communication style that
works across the organizational teams and regions to gain support and
implement positive and successful change initiatives to improve overall
Project Management processes and tools
* Ensures best practices, tools, and processes by following guidelines and
processes established by the Center for Project Excellence competency center
* Maintains a culture of innovation, confidence and trust, best practice
development
* Champions the promotion of integrity in all endeavors
* Assists with mentoring in both hard and soft skills required for the
successful planning, execution, delivery and support of projects and their
products
* Develops detailed staffing plans by resource for internal resource
allocation/capacity planning
* Balances the client and internal team needs to understand and ensure
proactive staffing decisions to: 
* Deliver projects in a timely fashion 
* Mitigate / reduce staffing risk
* Meet business financial objectives 

Requirements

* 5+ years of Project Management experience working with external customers
* 7+ years Project Management experience with enterprise software
implementations
* Entrepreneurial mindset required, as the role needs capability of rapidly
shifting focus and responding to ever-changing conditions
* Strong consulting experience in Project Management
* Familiarity with or background in HR, Payroll, or Workforce Management
preferred
* Knowledge of software development process and cycle
* Knowledge of Agile and Waterfall project methodologies preferred
* Associated experience in project delivery and/or Project Management
qualifications such as PMI, Prince2 or equivalent
* Proficient in Microsoft Products such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
Teams, SharePoint, etc.
* Proficient in Project Management tools such as MS Project, SmartSheet, etc.
* Additional languages beneficial
* Work flexible hours
* All other duties as assigned

Travel

* Must be able to travel up to 50%, with the potential for international travel

Education

* Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent years of experience.

Potential Career Path

* Program Manager, Delivery Director

About ADP

Human Resources Services · 10,001+ employees · headquartered in Roseland, New Jersey