Director, IT Project Delivery Services
Company Name:
Job Juncture
Director, IT Project Delivery Services
Activities of Direct Reports:
This position usually has 8-10 direct reports.
Manager, IT (4)
IT Technical Project Managers
Senior IT Project Managers
Total of approximately 60 resources, 14 of which are contractors
Necessary Contacts:
In order to effectively fulfill this position the incumbent must be in contact with:
Intercompany personnel to coordinate and establish priorities of cross organization projects.
All levels of department personnel.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, ISDS or related field required. Four years of related experience can be used in lieu of a degree.
Must have a minimum of ten years IT-related experience to include a minimum of 5 years management experience. .
High degree of competency with formal IT methodologies such as project management, quality assurance, project steering/governance, BPM and organizational development best practices needed. PMP, BPM, QA certifications preferred.
Working knowledge of standard hardware systems and software development tools.
Organizational and analytical abilities must be technologically current.
Effective interpersonal and leadership skills are necessary.
ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Directs IT staff, promotes career development opportunities, provides mentoring to the staff to encourage personal growth and advancement, aand promotes delivery of high quality customer service and team productivity. Actively pursues personal leadership development to ensure growth and the ability to demonstrate a high level of quality and productivity.
Actively participates in the development and monitoring of the organizations IT strategic and complementary tactical plans. The strategy and tactics are to be responsive to and properly aligned with the organization's mission, goals, and objectives.
Develops, manages, and builds strong relationships / partnerships with clients, vendors, peers/other teams, and staff to ensure a high level of personal and team understanding of the client's business operations, IT support needs, and IT service expectations.
Ensures quality and timeliness of business oriented solutions aimed at providing positive effects on operational results while optimizing the overall impact to the organization's performance.
Responsible for the planning, management, and protection of IT financial resources accomplished by approaching work with a focus on cost efficiencies that provide tangible cost savings and improved IT productivity through fundamentally sound implementation of solutions.
Acts as an advocate and ensures adherence to IT governance practices and methodologies.
Understands IT Departmental Goals and Objectives and delivers work products to contribute to those goals.
From incumbent's resume:
Responsible for the efficient and effective management of a team of 60
technical professionals responsible for Governance, Project Management, and Quality Assurance.
Responsible for the IT Project Office. During my tenure this group has transformed from managing IT centric projects and IT deliverables on large corporate initiatives to a strategic asset to BCBSLA capable of project and program managing both corporate level and IT initiatives.
Developed a specialized group of project managers and technical systems analysts charged with all core technology, security, and infrastructure projects. This portfolio of work includes initiatives that are critical to executing the IT Division long term strategy and maintaining core IT services such as major system upgrades, capability and performance analysis of major platforms, disaster recovery testing, and establishing/implementing new IT processes based on the COBIT and ITIL frameworks.
Responsible for IT Quality Assurance, which is charged with establishing and maintaining a culture of quality across the department. During my tenure the ITQA group has transitioned from a project focused team used solely during the SIT and UAT phases of project work to driving quality in all phases of the project lifecycle. The IT QA group has also incorporated testing of operational and support level work completed by key application and infrastructure teams.
Major Achievements :
In conjunction with the Corporate PMO, co-led an initiative to transform the Enterprise Planning process to a model that is based on balancing demand and capacity across strategic priorities and utilizing limited funds.
Collaborated on the creation of, and participated on an IT Finance Committee charged with maintaining a sustainable IT finance model for a large healthcare provider with annual IT budget of $70M.
Established and led a Problem and Incident management practice for a 350
person IT division.
Establishment of an Environment Management practice integrated across asset management, configuration management, provisioning, testing, release and deployment management.
Re-engineered the IT Planning and Governance process from a project and deliverable based approach to a capability based planning model that facilitated a more in-depth understanding of strategic objectives and anticipated ROI.
Notes From Conversation with hiring manager:
Manages the IT PMO in 4 major areas of responsibility, each having a Manager lead
Mgr, IT Project Delivery and QA
Large company-wide and strategic initiatives
Project management, program management and QA framework
HR resource demand capacity and planning framework
Works with Enterprise wide strategies
Example: Automated testing strategies and procedures
Mgr, Core Technology and Environment Management
Portfolio is in core technology and Information Security
Framework environment management
Example: Moving the datacenter to Tech Park
Mgr, Customer Facing Initiatives
Portfolio of Management Reporting
Business to Business Projects
Business to Consumer Projects
Example: Making GL, HR and Claims Processing more efficient
Mgr , IT Project Management
All other projcets that fall outside of Corporate PMO
All Business area projects, miscellaneous projects
Disciplines of Project Managers, Program Managers and QA
Example: Project management for Healthcare Reform
Company Description:
With over 1000 recruiters in over 350 locations, and thousands real, current and unique jobs, Job Juncture is the largest recruiter-driven job board in the world. Our mission is to make your job search as easy and painless as possible, by giving you the opportunity to have your qualifications reviewed by recruiters who specialize in what you do.
What makes us different? Every job that is at Job Juncture is real and verified current within the most recent 30 days. Every application is read by the real human being who is working on the job applied for, and who only gets paid when people get hired.
We have recruiters who specialize in virtually everything, including engineering, finance, software, nursing, retail, manufacturing, legal, tax, pharmaceutical, chemical, aerospace, defense, and human resources, at all salary ranges from entry level to over $600K.
Today is the first day of the rest of your grow with us.Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Job Juncture
Director, IT Project Delivery Services
Activities of Direct Reports:
This position usually has 8-10 direct reports.
Manager, IT (4)
IT Technical Project Managers
Senior IT Project Managers
Total of approximately 60 resources, 14 of which are contractors
Necessary Contacts:
In order to effectively fulfill this position the incumbent must be in contact with:
Intercompany personnel to coordinate and establish priorities of cross organization projects.
All levels of department personnel.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, ISDS or related field required. Four years of related experience can be used in lieu of a degree.
Must have a minimum of ten years IT-related experience to include a minimum of 5 years management experience. .
High degree of competency with formal IT methodologies such as project management, quality assurance, project steering/governance, BPM and organizational development best practices needed. PMP, BPM, QA certifications preferred.
Working knowledge of standard hardware systems and software development tools.
Organizational and analytical abilities must be technologically current.
Effective interpersonal and leadership skills are necessary.
ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Directs IT staff, promotes career development opportunities, provides mentoring to the staff to encourage personal growth and advancement, aand promotes delivery of high quality customer service and team productivity. Actively pursues personal leadership development to ensure growth and the ability to demonstrate a high level of quality and productivity.
Actively participates in the development and monitoring of the organizations IT strategic and complementary tactical plans. The strategy and tactics are to be responsive to and properly aligned with the organization's mission, goals, and objectives.
Develops, manages, and builds strong relationships / partnerships with clients, vendors, peers/other teams, and staff to ensure a high level of personal and team understanding of the client's business operations, IT support needs, and IT service expectations.
Ensures quality and timeliness of business oriented solutions aimed at providing positive effects on operational results while optimizing the overall impact to the organization's performance.
Responsible for the planning, management, and protection of IT financial resources accomplished by approaching work with a focus on cost efficiencies that provide tangible cost savings and improved IT productivity through fundamentally sound implementation of solutions.
Acts as an advocate and ensures adherence to IT governance practices and methodologies.
Understands IT Departmental Goals and Objectives and delivers work products to contribute to those goals.
From incumbent's resume:
Responsible for the efficient and effective management of a team of 60
technical professionals responsible for Governance, Project Management, and Quality Assurance.
Responsible for the IT Project Office. During my tenure this group has transformed from managing IT centric projects and IT deliverables on large corporate initiatives to a strategic asset to BCBSLA capable of project and program managing both corporate level and IT initiatives.
Developed a specialized group of project managers and technical systems analysts charged with all core technology, security, and infrastructure projects. This portfolio of work includes initiatives that are critical to executing the IT Division long term strategy and maintaining core IT services such as major system upgrades, capability and performance analysis of major platforms, disaster recovery testing, and establishing/implementing new IT processes based on the COBIT and ITIL frameworks.
Responsible for IT Quality Assurance, which is charged with establishing and maintaining a culture of quality across the department. During my tenure the ITQA group has transitioned from a project focused team used solely during the SIT and UAT phases of project work to driving quality in all phases of the project lifecycle. The IT QA group has also incorporated testing of operational and support level work completed by key application and infrastructure teams.
Major Achievements :
In conjunction with the Corporate PMO, co-led an initiative to transform the Enterprise Planning process to a model that is based on balancing demand and capacity across strategic priorities and utilizing limited funds.
Collaborated on the creation of, and participated on an IT Finance Committee charged with maintaining a sustainable IT finance model for a large healthcare provider with annual IT budget of $70M.
Established and led a Problem and Incident management practice for a 350
person IT division.
Establishment of an Environment Management practice integrated across asset management, configuration management, provisioning, testing, release and deployment management.
Re-engineered the IT Planning and Governance process from a project and deliverable based approach to a capability based planning model that facilitated a more in-depth understanding of strategic objectives and anticipated ROI.
Notes From Conversation with hiring manager:
Manages the IT PMO in 4 major areas of responsibility, each having a Manager lead
Mgr, IT Project Delivery and QA
Large company-wide and strategic initiatives
Project management, program management and QA framework
HR resource demand capacity and planning framework
Works with Enterprise wide strategies
Example: Automated testing strategies and procedures
Mgr, Core Technology and Environment Management
Portfolio is in core technology and Information Security
Framework environment management
Example: Moving the datacenter to Tech Park
Mgr, Customer Facing Initiatives
Portfolio of Management Reporting
Business to Business Projects
Business to Consumer Projects
Example: Making GL, HR and Claims Processing more efficient
Mgr , IT Project Management
All other projcets that fall outside of Corporate PMO
All Business area projects, miscellaneous projects
Disciplines of Project Managers, Program Managers and QA
Example: Project management for Healthcare Reform
Company Description:
With over 1000 recruiters in over 350 locations, and thousands real, current and unique jobs, Job Juncture is the largest recruiter-driven job board in the world. Our mission is to make your job search as easy and painless as possible, by giving you the opportunity to have your qualifications reviewed by recruiters who specialize in what you do.
What makes us different? Every job that is at Job Juncture is real and verified current within the most recent 30 days. Every application is read by the real human being who is working on the job applied for, and who only gets paid when people get hired.
We have recruiters who specialize in virtually everything, including engineering, finance, software, nursing, retail, manufacturing, legal, tax, pharmaceutical, chemical, aerospace, defense, and human resources, at all salary ranges from entry level to over $600K.
Today is the first day of the rest of your grow with us.Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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