PS Project Manager at NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR)

Job Description

• Models staffing requirements
• Develops project plan
• Defines goals and objectives
• Identifies client requirements
• Identifies resource requirements
• Develops project budget
• Translates client business requirements into specific deliverables
• Manages large high paced projects or portfolios of smaller projects
• Conducts project kick-off meeting
• Communicates project status
• Obtains sign-off/authority
• Produces project documentation
• Conducts project planning workshop
• Assists with contract negotiation process
• Administers contract with client
• Establishes and maintains project information system
• Validates and enters High Impact Project (HIP) data, when applicable
• Leads and manages a large team of internal team/project members
• Manages all aspects of post-sale implementation of project (on-time, within budget, within expectations)
• Develops Project Binder, which includes Customer Contract, PM Letter of Assignment and Project Charter, Project Qualification Report, and Project Plan
• Monitors and controls project
• Manages the work of NCR resources, subcontractor personnel, and clients
• Manages cost/schedule/resource variances
• Performs project status reviews
• Maintains/expands client relationship
• Ensures client expectations are met/exceeded
• Establishes client follow-up/monitor process
• Conducts final project team review/critique

Work Environment

• Team Focus
• Works within a project team environment where results will be based on cooperation with and/or influence of others.
• Projects are normally within the context of a solution team, internal team, or other NCR business units.
• Results Orientation
• Focuses on results and success, conveying a sense of urgency and driving issues to closure
• Meets deadlines and produce high quality work
• Optimizes use of available resources
• Relationship Building
• Relates to people in an open, friendly, accepting manner
• Shows sincere interest in others and their concerns
• Initiates and develops relationships with others
• Travels as necessary to meet project requirements.

Requirement/Skills

• Project Management experience with preference placed on managing deployment projects
• Project Management Rollout Deployment experience - Financial Industry highly preferred
• Ability to lead/coordinate a cross-functional team, ensuring that projects meet defined scope, time, cost and quality constraints. Ability to deal with organizational influences, ambiguity and continuous change.
• Bachelor Degree, MS or MBA in Business, Technical, or Project Management discipline or equivalent preferred but may be replaced with successful career progression
• Financial Industry knowledge
• Preferred Professional Certification: University / ESI Project
• Management Masters Certificate, PMI - Project Manager Professional (PMP) Certification, NCR Internal Project Management Certification
• Excellent written and verbal communication AND presentation skills
• Experience working in a consultative nature with customers and teammates