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*This position can be performed remotely for candidates who reside in the Des Moines, Iowa metro area**
The Senior Project Management Specialist leads projects with varying complexity and organizational impact. This role develops integrated project plans, manages scope, schedules, budgets, risks, issues, and change impacts, and partners across business, product, technology, delivery, process, and change management teams to align execution with business objectives. Builds stakeholder and leadership alignment, provides executive-ready updates, drives issue resolution, and promotes consistent project delivery practices through guidance, governance, and continuous improvement.
Essential Functions:
Leads projects to successful completion:
Leads projects with varying complexity organizational impact, risk, and visibility Develops and manages comprehensive project plans, schedules, budgets, resource requirements, and implementation strategies Directly manages projects within larger programs, including projects that require integrated planning across business, product, technology, delivery, and process teams Establishes integrated project plans that align scope, timelines, dependencies, delivery commitments, process impacts, and operational readiness
Builds alignment among stakeholders and leaders:
Establishes strong partnerships with business leaders, technical teams, vendors, and key stakeholders
Partners with Program Management, Digital Product Management, Agile Delivery, Business Process Management, and Change Management to coordinate execution across initiatives and align business objectives, product priorities, delivery commitments, process changes, and operational outcomes
Facilitates resolution of dependencies and competing priorities across business, product, delivery, process management, and technology functions
Provides executive-ready updates on progress, risks, issues, trade-offs, and outcomes to senior leaders and key stakeholder
Manages project complexity, risk, and organizational impact:
Identifies, evaluates, manages, and escalates project risks, issues, dependencies, assumptions, trade-offs, and change impacts
Ensures appropriate change management, communication, stakeholder engagement, process readiness, and adoption activities are incorporated into project plans
Develops mitigation strategies and drives resolution of issues that may affect project outcomes
Develops and delivers executive-ready project status updates that communicate progress, risks, issues, trade-offs, dependencies, delivery confidence, and decision needs to sponsors, stakeholders, and leadership teams
Promotes effective project delivery practices:
Provides guidance and informal mentoring to project teams
Supports consistency in project management methodologies, tools, reporting, governance practices, and cross-functional delivery partnership
Champions continuous improvement in project management practices, governance, reporting, delivery partnership, and process alignment
Education & Experience:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant work experience
Five years of experience in project management or a related field
Program or project management certifications such as PMP, PgMP, PMI-ACP, or related credentials preferred
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities :
Excellent knowledge of project management methodologies, governance practices, and delivery management principles
Ability to lead several concurrent projects and drive alignment across multiple teams and stakeholders
Strong communication, facilitation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to influence decisions and resolve conflicts
Strong ability to manage project scope, schedules, budgets, risks, dependencies, process changes, and organizational impacts
Working knowledge of Agile, hybrid, and traditional delivery approaches and the ability to apply appropriate practices based on project needs
The hiring salary range for this position will vary based on geographic location, falling within either of the following:
$85,799 - $118,545 or $94,826 - $130,394 A hiring range represents a subset of the full salary range. The actual salary will depend on several factors, including relevant education, skills, and experience of an applicant, geographic location, and business needs.
For information relating to the benefits EMC Team Members receive as part of a comprehensive rewards package, please visit www.emcins.com/careers .
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