AVP PMO

Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values – Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy – and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.

Job Description

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS AND ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• Primarily responsible for execution and management of a portfolio of projects, which may include one or larger projects, as well as smaller enhancements.
• Responsible for scope control with internal & external stakeholders, task execution with the development team and relevant upward communication to managers.
• Helps define process improvements and feedback for large, multi-part projects that need creative project management strategies required for timely execution.
• Identify and resolve lack of clarity across teams on project components, questions, and anything that hinders the forward progress of projects.
• Provide necessary feedback to project stakeholders that could include specification feedback, escalating issues to managers, and managing scope changes and/or clarifications to project resources.
• Provide continuous visibility into gaps, issues, risks, and opportunities across teams, solving and where needed escalating impediments via meetings, emails, and documentation.
• Manage handoffs at each stage in the project life cycle according to guidelines specified in the department's development protocol.
• Partner with multiple Agile teams, including managing milestones, identifying and tracking issues and risks, as well as driving the team to meet project goals.
• Train, coach and evangelize the Agile mindset, frameworks, and practices.
• Consult with internal IT customers on net new and cloud migration initiatives.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
Required
• BA or BS Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent experience
Preferred
• PMP and/or CSM Certification
• Lean Six Sigma Certification
• ITIL Foundation v3 or v4
Skills:
Required
• Past experience in projects related to core infrastructure (data center, network, Azure/cloud migration) or end user productivity / collaboration technology rollout or projects driving IT operational excellence (related to Identity & Access management, Asset Management, End User operations)
• Ability to manage vendor relationships and collaborate with internal technical and business-oriented teams
• Expert knowledge using Agile work management tools (Jira, Confluence, etc.)
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with both technical and nontechnical individuals
• Must have good verbal, written, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• Must be able to work constructively in a team environment
• Ability to solve practical problems and carry out responsibilities under general supervision
• Strong customer and results orientation mindset
• Ability to interact effectively at all levels with sensitivity to cultural diversity
• Ability to function as an effective team member
Experience:
Required
• 5+ years IT project management experience with ability to balance multiple priorities and excel in a dynamic and fast paced environment.
• Experience with Project Management and Agile Software Development toolsets: JIRA, Confluence, Smartsheets, Windows Suite (MPP, Excel).

Reporting Relationships

Architect, Application Development

There is no set deadline to apply for this job opportunity. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.