Sr. Project Manager
Spectraforce
Los Angeles, California
8 days ago
Job Description
Job Title: Sr. Project Manager
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Duration: 12 months
Work Hours: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• Remote work is acceptable, with a preference for local candidates or those within Pacific or Central Time Zones. **NO EST**.
• Occasional onsite requirements may include HR orientation, equipment pickup, pre-employment health appointments, annual team events, go-lives, or other manager-assigned instances.
• Flexible travel expectations, typically requiring onsite presence 2–4 days per year for most remote team members.
• Equipment shipping available for candidates located 2+ hours driving distance from the office.
Job Description:
The Senior Project Manager (Sr. PM) is responsible for the successful analysis, initiation, planning, execution, and closeout of programs and projects as assigned by the Director, PMO or their designee. The Sr. PM will oversee the IS PMO's most complex projects, which will likely involve a diverse set of components, including healthcare processes, clinical applications & interfaces, business / administrative applications & interfaces, enabling / supporting technology and infrastructure (e.g.,hardware, devices, telecom, storage solutions). The successful Sr. PM must be proficient in managing the complexities associated with large, enterprise-wide strategic initiatives, and be able to communicate effectively with executive-level personnel, verbally and in writing. The successful Sr.PM will exhibit strong project planning abilities – and have robust prior experience justifying and planning projects, to include defining and baselining project scopes (via charters, scope statements, work breakdown structures, statements of work), schedules, budgets and resource allocations. The successful Sr. PM will also exhibit strong project execution & closeout abilities and be comfortable assuming – and course correcting – in flight projects.The Sr. PM's responsibilities will require the Sr. PM to indirectly supervise other employees, thereby making the ability to lead through influence vs. direct authority a critical skill for the Sr. PM to demonstrate. The role will also require direct oversight of contract / vendor labor in project situations where a component of the project work is outsourced to a third party.
This resource will project manage implementation of UKG Pro WFM (timekeeping and scheduling). The candidate will need to manage our system implementer, 3rd party vendors, and cross-functional IT and operational teams from kick off to go-live. Successful candidates will have experience managing large and complex enterprise projects preferably in large health systems. Strong communication and pro-active project management required.
Minimum Education:
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Information System, Information Technology, or related technical field required.
• Master’s degree in a related field preferred.
Minimum Experience:
• Minimun 5 years of project management experience leading information technology projects, including requesting / securing approval to start projects through project closeout.
• Experience with all phases of project management, with demonstrated success across a variety of project types (construction, research, infrastructure, clinical applications, business applications, products) required.
• Proficiency of both theoretical and practical aspects of project management including tools and techniques (e.g.,project planning, risk/issue management, governance, cost/benefit analysis, project change controls)
Previous Required Experience:
• Complex project implementations, working with cross-functional teams of stakeholders and technical specialists
• Managing vendors, system integrators, or system implementers as part of large-scale projects
• Presenting to executive level steering committees and governance groups
• Demonstrated ability to comprehend and summarize key discussions, decisions, and action items
• Ability to drive project outcomes and escalate within reasonable time
• Experience with Timekeeping/Scheduling implementation projects
• Ability to understand integrations between multiple IS systems within the Healthcare space
• Budget management of project financials from start to finish (budgeting, purchase order and invoice management, forecasts)
• Oversight in data integrations between different software systems and applications
• Managing projects that involve data warehousing, data analytics, and reports/dashboard build
• Business analyst knowledge in capturing data requirements and other design specifications related to integrating systems
Preferred:
• 10 years of total post-collegiate relevant professional experience.
• Program or project management experience in delivering business applications, such as HR systems, Financial systems, and Marketing systems.
• Experience with ERP projects within Healthcare Systems.
• Familiarity with HR processes and terminology.
• RFI and RFP vendor evaluations and vendor selections/
• Big 4 Consulting experience.
• Experience managing healthcare-related projects and familiarity with healthcare provider industry.
• Experience developing business cases.
• Experience working in a centralized PMO environment.
• Performance improvement experience in the areas of process / workflow modeling and root cause analysis.
• Prior experience with any of the following applications: Kronos, Lawson, Cerner.
Accountabilities:
• Ensures assigned projects are defined, managed, and communicated in a consistent, professional and effective manner. Includes but is not limited to:
• Delivering on scope, on time, within budget, and to an agreed-upon quality level• Adhering to the PMO defined processes, methodologies
• Maintaining up-to-date project documentation in the PMO departmental repository (currently Sharepoint)
• Updating centralized / co-owned reports and dashboards (e.g., ITEC presentations)
• Utilizing departmental templates as intended and instructed
• Serving as the primary liaison for assigned projects
• Fostering positive relationships with project team members and stakeholders
• Actively contributes to advancing the maturity and brand of the PMO by:
• Proactively identifying areas for improvement in the IS PMO’s project management capability
• Supporting implementation of improvement recommendations (may be in the form of policy, process, methodology, template, technical, relationship, communication improvements)
• Being an active participant in internal meetings (e.g., meetings not associated with a particular project, 1:1 meetings with PMO Director) and trainings
• Contributing to the recruitment and selection of new PMO team members (contract and employee)
Interview Process: 2–3 steps via Video/Teams
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 70.00/hr.
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Duration: 12 months
Work Hours: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• Remote work is acceptable, with a preference for local candidates or those within Pacific or Central Time Zones. **NO EST**.
• Occasional onsite requirements may include HR orientation, equipment pickup, pre-employment health appointments, annual team events, go-lives, or other manager-assigned instances.
• Flexible travel expectations, typically requiring onsite presence 2–4 days per year for most remote team members.
• Equipment shipping available for candidates located 2+ hours driving distance from the office.
Job Description:
The Senior Project Manager (Sr. PM) is responsible for the successful analysis, initiation, planning, execution, and closeout of programs and projects as assigned by the Director, PMO or their designee. The Sr. PM will oversee the IS PMO's most complex projects, which will likely involve a diverse set of components, including healthcare processes, clinical applications & interfaces, business / administrative applications & interfaces, enabling / supporting technology and infrastructure (e.g.,hardware, devices, telecom, storage solutions). The successful Sr. PM must be proficient in managing the complexities associated with large, enterprise-wide strategic initiatives, and be able to communicate effectively with executive-level personnel, verbally and in writing. The successful Sr.PM will exhibit strong project planning abilities – and have robust prior experience justifying and planning projects, to include defining and baselining project scopes (via charters, scope statements, work breakdown structures, statements of work), schedules, budgets and resource allocations. The successful Sr. PM will also exhibit strong project execution & closeout abilities and be comfortable assuming – and course correcting – in flight projects.The Sr. PM's responsibilities will require the Sr. PM to indirectly supervise other employees, thereby making the ability to lead through influence vs. direct authority a critical skill for the Sr. PM to demonstrate. The role will also require direct oversight of contract / vendor labor in project situations where a component of the project work is outsourced to a third party.
This resource will project manage implementation of UKG Pro WFM (timekeeping and scheduling). The candidate will need to manage our system implementer, 3rd party vendors, and cross-functional IT and operational teams from kick off to go-live. Successful candidates will have experience managing large and complex enterprise projects preferably in large health systems. Strong communication and pro-active project management required.
Minimum Education:
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Information System, Information Technology, or related technical field required.
• Master’s degree in a related field preferred.
Minimum Experience:
• Minimun 5 years of project management experience leading information technology projects, including requesting / securing approval to start projects through project closeout.
• Experience with all phases of project management, with demonstrated success across a variety of project types (construction, research, infrastructure, clinical applications, business applications, products) required.
• Proficiency of both theoretical and practical aspects of project management including tools and techniques (e.g.,project planning, risk/issue management, governance, cost/benefit analysis, project change controls)
Previous Required Experience:
• Complex project implementations, working with cross-functional teams of stakeholders and technical specialists
• Managing vendors, system integrators, or system implementers as part of large-scale projects
• Presenting to executive level steering committees and governance groups
• Demonstrated ability to comprehend and summarize key discussions, decisions, and action items
• Ability to drive project outcomes and escalate within reasonable time
• Experience with Timekeeping/Scheduling implementation projects
• Ability to understand integrations between multiple IS systems within the Healthcare space
• Budget management of project financials from start to finish (budgeting, purchase order and invoice management, forecasts)
• Oversight in data integrations between different software systems and applications
• Managing projects that involve data warehousing, data analytics, and reports/dashboard build
• Business analyst knowledge in capturing data requirements and other design specifications related to integrating systems
Preferred:
• 10 years of total post-collegiate relevant professional experience.
• Program or project management experience in delivering business applications, such as HR systems, Financial systems, and Marketing systems.
• Experience with ERP projects within Healthcare Systems.
• Familiarity with HR processes and terminology.
• RFI and RFP vendor evaluations and vendor selections/
• Big 4 Consulting experience.
• Experience managing healthcare-related projects and familiarity with healthcare provider industry.
• Experience developing business cases.
• Experience working in a centralized PMO environment.
• Performance improvement experience in the areas of process / workflow modeling and root cause analysis.
• Prior experience with any of the following applications: Kronos, Lawson, Cerner.
Accountabilities:
• Ensures assigned projects are defined, managed, and communicated in a consistent, professional and effective manner. Includes but is not limited to:
• Delivering on scope, on time, within budget, and to an agreed-upon quality level• Adhering to the PMO defined processes, methodologies
• Maintaining up-to-date project documentation in the PMO departmental repository (currently Sharepoint)
• Updating centralized / co-owned reports and dashboards (e.g., ITEC presentations)
• Utilizing departmental templates as intended and instructed
• Serving as the primary liaison for assigned projects
• Fostering positive relationships with project team members and stakeholders
• Actively contributes to advancing the maturity and brand of the PMO by:
• Proactively identifying areas for improvement in the IS PMO’s project management capability
• Supporting implementation of improvement recommendations (may be in the form of policy, process, methodology, template, technical, relationship, communication improvements)
• Being an active participant in internal meetings (e.g., meetings not associated with a particular project, 1:1 meetings with PMO Director) and trainings
• Contributing to the recruitment and selection of new PMO team members (contract and employee)
Interview Process: 2–3 steps via Video/Teams
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At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 70.00/hr.