Enterprise project manager job description

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The Enterprise Applications Manager is a new role within our Business Technology team, with a primary focus on leading technical operations and managing the high-availability, scalability and resiliency of business applications. You will drive technical excellence at all levels, working with cross functional teams to support execution of the organization's vision through innovation and leadership.

You will oversee the adherence to deployment windows and release processes and facilitate the appropriate communication channels across teams and with stakeholders.

You will work closely with all IT teams and the project management office, understand technology deeply at both the infrastructure level and at the application development level, understand where the gaps often are between these two, fill those gaps and take proactive steps to prevent application emergencies from ever happening.

You should have technical expertise in software build and deployment methodologies. You will oversee and manage continuous integration & deployment (CI/CD) across all technology solutions and work with dev leads, program owners and testers to implement governance and controls to enforce quality standards across the software delivery pipeline and continuously improve release management practices.

Delta Dental of New Jersey, Inc., has great things to offer our employees. In addition to medical, dental, Rx and vision, you'll also enjoy life insurance, 401k + company match, tuition reimbursement and ample time to take a break and achieve the work-life balance that you need. Like giving back to the community? We pay you to do that too!
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More details on the role:

Essential Functions & Responsibilities
Lead the Application Services Team in ensuring business continuity, supervising enterprise integrations, workload automation and remediation of issues. Collaborate with business and IT partners to ensure smooth and reliable delivery of software and systems, in an agile setting, to fulfill business objectives and support business processes. Act as the Product Owner of the DevOps product backlog Using Agile Methodologies coordinate the design and delivery of new applications and improvements to existing applications across your team. Proactively plan and work with Product Managers on release windows across projects and portfolios and assist in handling interdependencies to ensure achievement are realized and the integrity of the release can be measured Manage risks and issues that may affect release scope and schedule Participate in release readiness reviews, achievement reviews, and business go/no-go reviews. Co-ordinate launch activities including the execution of deployment plans and checklists. Champion continuous improvement initiatives to reduce enterprise complexity and improve application resiliency and stability. Champion DEVOPS practices, and tools that increases the organization's ability to deliver applications and services at high velocity Be responsible for the Enterprise APM and Logging solutions, delivering an alerting solution to engage teams responsible for issues across enterprise applications. Develop and maintain metrics to reflect availability and operability of software, systems, and products across the enterprise. Work with development teams on appropriate solutions for source code branching, merging and versioning strategies.
Essential Qualifications


DDNJ Competencies:
Collaboration
Relationship Building
Communication-Listening Skills
Negotiation Skills
Conflict Resolution
Consulting Skills
Problem Solving-Analysis
Attention to Detail
Ability to Maintain Composure
Dependability
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Technical and Functional
Very proficient in all areas of Software Development and Agile Methodologies. Strong knowledge and demonstrated understanding of technical quality control processes, artifacts and tools Strong knowledge and demonstrated understanding of enterprise-class business applications with low-latency, high performance. Experience using tools to integrate best practices like static code analysis, automated unit tests and integration tests, code coverage analyzers, creation of sand‐box systems, etc. Ability to automate and speed up build and release process.
Required Physical Abilities
The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Ability to sit and perform extensive close keyboard and PC work. Ability to walk, talk or hear. Occasionally required to stand and reach with hands and arms.
Working Environment
Ability to meet deadlines and attendance standards. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. This classification will be required to sign a confidentiality agreement.
Experience, Education, and Certifications Required
Experience Required
7+ years of experience of IT experience 2+ years of DevOps or Release Management leadership experience 2+ years of hands-on working experience to build CI/CD processes using Microsoft .NET technologies using C# along with build and setup tools specific to MS.NET 1+ years of hands-on working experience to build CI/CD processes using Salesforce DevOps tools 1+ years of hands-on working experience with managing source code repositories like Azure DevOps, TFS and GIT and automation of configuration management tasks.
Required Educational Level
BA/BS Degree in Computer Science or MIS and relevant field of study is preferred.
Preferred Certifications:
Microsoft Certified DevOps Engineer Expert PMI-ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner) Scrum Alliance – Certified Scrum Professional

• Bachelor's degree preferably in Business, Computer Science or related field
• 5+ years in a project management role
• Working knowledge of project management tool(s)
• com or similar CRM database experience
• Proficiency in MS Windows, and MS Office software suite
• Good written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to travel and/or adjust working hours occasionally to accommodate a variety of time zones
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to work and learn independently
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, global team environment

We Support Who You Are….

As a global company, we strive to create an inclusive environment where diverse perspectives spark innovation and meet the challenges of an evolving world. Whether you're launching a new career or expanding your current one, IDeaS is a company where you can balance great work with all other aspects of your life.

At IDeaS, we also aspire to live our values each day by being Accountable, Curious, Passionate and Authentic. And we continue our quest to build a more inclusive environment that attracts, represents and provides a place for diverse ideas, unique perspectives, and authentic voices.

Additional Information:
To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status.

SAS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Read more: Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law. Also view the supplement EEO is the Law, and the notice Pay Transparency

Equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant experience may be considered in place of the education requirement stated above.

The level of this position will be determined based on the applicant's education, skills and experience.

Resumes may be considered in the order they are received.

IDeaS/SAS employees performing certain job functions may require access to technology or software subject to export or import regulations. To comply with these regulations, IDeaS/SAS may obtain nationality or citizenship information from applicants for employment. IDeaS/SAS collects this information solely for trade law compliance purposes and does not use it to discriminate unfairly in the hiring process.

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The Senior Enterprise Project Manager creates a consultative partnership with the business owner to define, plan, and execute on deliverables throughout the project life cycle to meet agreed acceptance criteria. This position leads projects of high complexity and may lead multiple projects concurrently in accordance with industry best practices. Projects managed in this role have enterprise-level impacts involving multiple vendors, delivery partners and business areas. Types of projects vary widely: launches of new products or services; large-scale application development; migration to new business applications; outsourcing of business or system capabilities; infrastructure upgrades, and more. Project team structure includes matrixed resources from across the company. Delivery methods include both Agile and Waterfall.
General Project Management and Facilitation
Engages delivery partners within information technology, architecture, analytics and enterprise security areas for software development projects according to industry best practices.Accountable for ensuring that deliverables from business and technology partners are produced and approved according to multiple project schedules. This includes requirement documents, functional and technical design documents, test plans, etc. Proactively identifies and manages project risks and dependencies and raises awareness around projects across the portfolio.Accountable for the development of business processes to ensure business readiness at project completion.Responsible for ensuring timely, accurate, and clear communication is provided to our customers and members.Accountable for and leads other project managers on highly complex projects.

Financial Management
Responsible for developing, refining, and monitoring the project budgets throughout the project life cycles.Manages budgets to hours and dollar allocations to the approved amounts in accordance with financial processes.

Delivery Implementation
Proactively manages the change request process for project level scope, schedule and budget changes throughout the project life cycle.Accountable for ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements and mandates which includes all internal and external audit requirements.Accountable for monitoring and effectively representing project as well as works with the project team to develop mitigation strategies for any risks and dependencies across the portfolio.Coordination of project team and vendor training to ensure accuracy on requirements and design on new software.

Stakeholder Management
Accountable for stakeholder identification and engagement throughout the project life cycle to ensure business readiness and proactive identification of risks and dependencies.Represents projects in executive level presentations in various project governance and inter-departmental forums.Accountable for ensuring all business readiness including any necessary training and updates to business processes.

Vendor Management
Accountable for driving project deliverables and compliance through the vendor contracting process for multiple vendors at a time.Manages the execution of contracted work to ensure contract compliance as well as timely receipt of deliverables and funds.Frequently participates in the process of new vendor/product selection.Works closely with vendors to drive multiple parallel timelines.

Resource Management
Assembles, mobilizes, and motivates teams to set direction, approach, identify skill gaps, and resolve conflict in a highly matrixed environment to lead projects to conclusion.Accountable for managing allocated resources from multiple delivery partners while working within approved hours and scope.Mentors and provides feedback to team members to create a highly functioning team in a heavily matrixed environment.

Hiring Requirements

Bachelor's degree and five years project management or equivalent experience to include enterprise-wide and multiple concurrent projects of increasing complexity.In lieu of a bachelor's degree, seven years project management experience to include enterprise-wide and multiple concurrent projects of increasing complexity may be considered.Knowledge of project planning techniques and automated project planning tools.Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle including: development tools/technologies, release/version control, testing methodologies and deployment management Understanding of project management methodology.Experience leading change at the project or program level.