Education: Bachelor's degree or related field
Experience: 7+ years
- Leads the planning, execution, and delivery of large, complex IT projects or programs , ensuring alignment to scope, budget, timeline, and strategic priorities , while a pplying project management best practices and adapting project management methods and tools suited to the project's needs . 40 %
- Facilitates cross-functional collaboration with IT, business leadership & stakeholders, and vendors to define requirements, manage dependencies, and resolve issues. 15 %
- Partners with executives, business sponsors, and IT leadership to define scope, prioritize work and manage program or cross project dependencies . 1 0 %
- Develops and maintains project artifacts (charters, schedules, risk logs, status reports , change requests ) to support governance and stakeholder communication. 1 0 %
- Manages project resources, assignments, and capacity to ensure effective utilization and alignment with priorities . 10%
- Identifies and escalates risks, issues, and changes to project leadership and governance bodies. 10 %
- P rovides leadership, guidance, and mentoring to project managers and cross-functional teams to strengthen ACS project management capabilities. 5%
- Minimum Degree Required: Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, or related field.
- Preferred Degree: Master's Degree in relevant discipline
- Certificate(s) or License(s): PMP required ; Agile /Scrum certification a plus .
- Years of experience : 7 -10 years of technology project management expertise
- Expertise in enterprise project/program management and governance practices.
- Strong leadership and executive pre sence, with the ability to influence across all levels of the organization.
- Advanced k nowledge of project management frameworks (Waterfall, Agile, hybrid).
- Advanced skills in stakeholder management and communication, robust risk management, and chan ge management.
- Ability to manage multiple project programs or initiatives in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficiency with project management tools (Planview, MS Project, Jira, ADO, or equivalent).
- Advanced problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
- Demonstrated a bility to manage multimillion-dollar budgets ( forecasting, cost-tracking, and variance analysis) and vendor contracts.
- Ability to coach, mentor, and elevate project management capabilities across teams.
- Proven ability to foster trusting , collaborative relationships with business and IT leaders while holding teams accountable for commitments and outcomes.
- Occasional travel- 10 - 15 % - may be required for department or program/project meetings, vendor management , or enterprise workshops .
- Frequent sitting and use of computer equipment
- Occasional standing, walking, bending, and lifting materials up to 10 lbs.
- Availability and ability to work after hours, weekends, holidays, etc. as needed, to be on call and/or to fulfill job responsibilities and requirements.
The starting rate is $100,000 to $110,000. The final candidate's relevant experience/skills will be considered before an offer is extended. Actual starting pay will vary based on non-discriminatory factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, experience, skills, specialty, and education.
ACS provides staff a generous paid time off policy; medical, dental, retirement benefits, wellness programs, and professional development programs to enhance staff skills. Further details on our benefits can be found on our careers site at: jobs.cancer.org/benefits. We are a proud equal opportunity employer.
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