Senior Project Manager

ST Louis, MO, United States

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At Marcum, eligible associates receive a benefits package that includes health, dental, and vision insurance, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, and transit benefits, as well as paid time off, a 401(k) plan with an employer contribution, and a profit sharing plan.

Marcum LLP is currently looking for a Senior Project Manager to join their IT department to lead and support projects that will transform the firm. The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 7 years of leadership experience driving large, complex, and high-value new technology introduction and process improvement initiatives throughout the project lifecycle. Knowledge of generally accepted project management best practices, frameworks, and methodologies across both traditional and Agile approaches is expected, as is experience managing geographically distributed project team members and other stakeholders. Smartsheet expertise is required.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this job opportunity.

Requirements:

7+ years of project management experience.

A Bachelor's degree in business management, technology management, or computer science/engineering.

A demonstrable record delivering multiple large, high-value, complex on-premise and cloud-centric IT projects as scoped, on-time, and within budget.

Experience using a variety of PM skills across both Traditional and Agile approaches. Must be able to create and manage work breakdown structures, project schedules, project budgets, project risk registries, issue logs at an advanced level.

Must be able to lead sprint planning sessions, organize and refine backlogs, lead sprint reviews and retrospectives, and guide teams new to Agile.

Must be able to manage vendors, from contract negotiation through transition to operational support.

Experience using a variety of best practices for organizing, leading, and communicating with project teams. Must be able to lead and direct large project teams across multiple US and non-US locations through forming, storming, norming, and performing phases.

Must be able to clearly communicate, verbally and in writing, to various levels of project leadership to convey status of projects.

Must be able to negotiate and manage expectations of key senior and executive stakeholders.

Proven experience in business process improvement using information technology, and organizational change management related to new technology introduction.

Experience using Smartsheet for managing projects is required. Experience configuring and customizing Smartsheet is a preferred.

Preferred Requirements: MBA or Master's degree in business management or technology management is a plus.

PMP and/or Agile certifications, such as Certified Scrum Master, is a plus.

Professional services experience is preferred.

An understanding of accounting principles and terminology, as well as any knowledge of tax/audit or common business operations applications such as CRM and ERP, is a preferred.

Experience managing Merger & Acquisition projects focused on technology transition and integrations is a plus.

Job Responsibilities: Successfully manage and deliver large, high-value, complex projects related to tax/audit/accounting services technology transformation initiatives as scoped, on-time, and within budget.

Collaborate with project team to identify activities, deliverables, and milestones for the schedule and to estimate and assign required tasks necessary to complete the project.

Perform project risk assessment and select and implement appropriate risk strategies.

Actively identify and seek resolution of issues that are impacting progress of projects.

Provide leadership and motivation to project team members throughout the project lifecycle.

Implement and oversee project communication plans that ensure appropriate level of communication with executives, internal colleagues, and external stakeholders.

Direct and coordinate activities of all parties involved in the project to ensure that the project progresses on time and within budget.

Accurately forecast project expenses, manage actuals within an appropriate variance of project budget, and coordinate with financial teams on budget.

Prepare status reports along-side project team and modify schedules or plans as required.

Continuously benchmark project management performance to identify improvements and achieve higher capability maturity in project and portfolio management.

Work with 3rd party vendors, manage 3rd party resources, and manage 3rd party contractual and financial deliverables.

Manage multiple projects at a time, including those that may be assigned outside of the transformation program.

Travel Requirements: Ability to travel minimally.

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