Infrastructure Technical Project Manager, AVP

Job Description

• Oversee the management, organization and effective delivery of IT Infrastructure projects identified to fall within the GTO portfolio
• Work as a member of a diverse team of program managers, project managers, project administrators and business analysts overseeing the execution of enterprise-wide programs
• Contribute to the building of the organization s program management culture

Job Requirements:

• Leads the end-to-end planning and execution management of medium to large infrastructure projects
• Under direct supervision, plans, organizes and controls the activities of cross-functional project teams
• Alignment to Project Management Office framework and toolsets
• Development and deliver project business cases
• Develops and maintains end-to-end project plans
• Under direction, manage end-to-end project budgets
• Drive, manage and execute projects on time and on budget
• Lead and drive the delivery of technical solution for projects
• Coordinates overall project communications, risks, and issues resolution
• Coordinates communication with sponsors and management concerning the project status and issues
• Coordinates project scope control
• Coordinate project administration, such as project tracking, time tracking, meeting minutes, and project reporting
• Management of project staff
• Management of project quality
• Integration of Production Readiness Framework (PRF) within project lifecycle
• Embedding of Lean methodologies within the project lifecycle
• Build and maintain effective working relationships between all IT Infrastructure teams and vendors
• Work with Compliance, Risk & Infrastructure Assurance teams to ensure local IT regulations and company IT policies are understood and applied
• Govern the support supplied by our vendors is adequate and up to State Street expected standards
• Identify and understand relationships between problems, issues & risks, and provide analysis when escalating

Skill Requirements:

• An understanding of standards-based program management practices, with demonstrable skills in project management tools and methodologies
• Strong project planning skills and efficiency in project management
• Capability to initiate, plan, execute, monitor, control and close on cross-organizational IT infrastructure projects
• Completes own role independently or with minimal supervision/guidance
• Ability to manage challenging stakeholders diplomatically
• Ability to influence global cross functional teams whose priorities may not always align to the assigned project
• Exceptional communication skills and relationship management capabilities
• Ability to manage and balance project delivery and risks to existing production systems
• Knowledge of IT project life cycles
• Technical knowledge and experience
• Shares own expertise with others; may co-ordinate activities of others/the team
• Interprets client needs, assessing the full requirements; identifies solutions to non-standard tasks/queries
• Interprets internal and/or external business issues and best practice in own discipline; applies to own role
• Identifies key issues and patterns in moderately complex situations; takes a broad perspective to problems and spots new, less obvious solutions
• Systematic thinking/ problem solving
• Business knowledge desired

Communication Requirements:

• Internal: Program Management Offices, Program and Project Managers, Project Administrators, IT Business Office, IT Portfolio Management, IT Demand Management, IT Vendor Management, IT Finance, Business Units, Business Analysts, Enterprise Architects, Subject Matter Experts
• External: Vendors, Consultants, or other Third Parties

Job Qualifications:

• Education:
  • Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent
  • Project Management Certification (e.g. Prince 2/CAPM/PMP/PMI-ACP) is desired
  • ITIL Certification is desired

• Experience:
  • A minimum of 6 - 8 years of relevant experience in IT program and project management, including at least 5 years of experience in a financial organization
  • Experience with APAC IT regulations. A working knowledge of India regulations and tax schemes including DoT, TRAI and STPI would be beneficial
  • Global experience is a plus

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