What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager position at Vertisystem?
- 7 years’ experience working in professional environment.
- 7-10 years Project Management Office experience.
- Proven proficiency in Atlassian Suite of tools for project management, specifically Jira and Confluence.
- Excellent organization skills and ability to multi-task while working with multiple stakeholders.
- Experience working in an Agile environment.
- Proficiency with MS Office tools: PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams.
Description:
- Responsible for Jira plan maintenance, Jira hygiene, ticket updates, setting and managing dependencies (e.g. blockers), and GRID resolution.
- Supports Workstream lead to complete capacity planning and work prioritization using established, Workstream-specific processes.
- Drives cross-Workstream alignment to unblock issues and drive progress forward.
- Responsible for Workstream adherence with project governance standards and processes.
- Supports the Initiative Management Office (IMO) with integrated project plan requests and inputs.
- Leverages Jira to manage day-to-day Workstream delivery.
- Works with the Workstream Lead to develop and manage Workstream-level status reporting.
- Responsible for the Change Request (CR) preparation and presentation for approval by Leadership.
- Tracks progress against Workstream milestones and tasks, and escalates if the Workstream progress is off-track.
- Actively brings together cross-initiative stakeholders for alignment on priorities (GRIDs, change requests) and key dependencies to support .
- Document dependencies in a consistent manner promoting transparency and awareness across all dependent Workstreams.
- Escalates issues with Cross-Workstream dependencies to the Workstream Lead and Program Manager.
- Drives GRID (Gaps / Risks / Issues / Decisions) process (e.g., the raising and/or driving toward GRID resolution), facilitates escalation of critical Wokstream-level risks and issues, and changes/defects, which require program-level coordination.
- Coordinates meetings ensuring availability of rooms, participants, equipment and resources as needed for initiative activities. Coordinate with Sub-Product Owners and Workstream Leads to mitigate conflicting meetings and activities.
- Regularly meets with Workstream Lead and Program Manager to enable communication and collaboration cross-functionally.
