Project Manager-Senior

Founded 26 years ago, Talent remains unique in the Twin Cities market by being one of the few consulting firms not to change ownership or focus. The team you trust today is largely the same team that local companies have always trusted to achieve their business objectives. Over two decades, we have seen many major shifts in technology and the business community that have caused both growth and rebalancing of professional service firms like ours.

* Manage all aspects of Program/Project life cycle to facilitate the successful delivery, as well as the metrics for reporting to the executive team. * Proactively identify, analyze and recommend solutions to management that have broad business impact. * Establish detailed project plans and metrics, work plans, schedules, resource plans and status reports. Identity project risks/gaps and create risk mitigation plans. * Assemble cross-functional teams and assign individual responsibilities. Provide project leadership, work direction, and feedback. Influence the work of others outside of direct authority to ensure project milestones and deliverables are met, and issues and risks are communicated. * Communicate and report status to executives, global business partners and all other key stakeholders e.g., Status Reports, Executive Briefings, etc. * Deliver formal presentations and executive summaries to senior management to provide recommendations and status updates. * Other duties/projects as required based on situational requirements and needs of the business. * Establish best practices including standards and process. * Mentor project managers * Execute broader departmental initiatives and programs

* Bachelor degree required in Business, Technology, or Operations Management or similar field. * Ten-plus years related experience, including at least 5 years of project or program management experience with implementation of large scale, cross-functional projects in a technology environment and 5 years of development and/or infrastructure and operations experience * Demonstrated achievements in planning, directing and implementing complex projects on time, within budget and with desired functionality * Ability to be broadly focused and manage multiple efforts concurrently * Ability to allow sufficient independence while maintaining alignment and overall direction * Ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization; including staff, business stakeholders, and all levels of management * Strong written and verbal communication skills, including with Executive audiences * Strong conflict resolution, negotiating and influencing skills * Ability to learn quickly and immediately apply new knowledge * Ability to work in fast-paced, changing, and ambiguous environments **Preferred or Desired Qualifications:** * Knowledge and/or experience in information security topics, tools and applications. * Familiarity with work/requirements tracking software such as Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS) * Masters or advanced degree desired in computer science, business, or related field * PMP certification preferred or thorough knowledge and demonstrated execution of project management methodology including documentation. **Skills - Provide years of experience:** - Overall years of experience - MS Excel - MS PowerPoint - MS Project - Visio - 5 years