Project Manager of Cloud Foundation
What We'll Bring
At TransUnion, we have a welcoming and energetic environment that encourages collaboration and innovation. We are consistently exploring new technologies and tools to be agile. This environment gives our people the opportunity to hone current skills and build new capabilities, while discovering their genius.
Come be a part of our team – you’ll work with great people, pioneering products and cutting-edge technology. We are seeking a Project Manager to plan, manage and support the delivery of new product solutions and technology solutions in support of our business objectives. The individual in this role will apply proven communication, analytical and problem solving skills to help identify, communicate, organize and manage projects to maximize the benefits of the Business Unit investments at TransUnion.
This is a very visible and hands-on project management role and the incumbent will have the opportunity to be the spokesperson for the capabilities we are building across a variety of audiences, as well lead cross-functional teams to define scope, plan, execute and deliver exceptional business value on time and within budget.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability status, veteran status, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.
What You'll Bring
A Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of hands on experience (infrastructure) project management coordination / PMO team experience, relevant functional experience, or a combination of education and experience.
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Attention to detail and accuracy is a must
Strong meeting facilitation, organization and presentation skills
Outstanding interpersonal and influencing skills.
Proven experience of effective cross team collaboration and quality documentation
Knowledge of working in an agile project development lifecycle and knowledge of agile/scrum methodologies coupled with previous experience working in an agile environment
Proficiency with Microsoft (MS) office, including strong MS excel macro and MS PowerPoint skills
Experience with project management tools (e.g. Rally, Confluence, Clarity).
Proven ability to collaborate with technical teams
A strategic outlook coupled with the ability to work on multiple concurrent projects
We’d Love to See:
Experience with Cloud Technology transformation projects.
Agile and SAFe certification is a plus.
Impact You'll Make
Define and develop the overall scope and activities with team members. Estimate effort, resource requirements, and completion dates.
Create project schedules and secures required resources and resolves conflicts. In a matrixed organization, coordinate and support the activities of project sponsors, business and technical resources, external partners, and external service providers to achieve project goals on time and on budget.
Utilize and contribute to various project management-related tools, including project planning and scheduling tools, scope prioritization and management tools.
Contribute to TransUnion’s Technology Transformation program by supporting the Project Management office from a financial, resourcing, communication perspective
Contribute to the flow of communication within the cross-functional teams
Leverage project management methodologies and techniques, particularly agile methodologies.
Provide strong leadership, the ability to work and communicate with executive management, and the ability to manage multiple, independents cross-functional projects and milestones simultaneously or as one cohesive program.
Leverage your excellent planning, communication, negotiating, and collaboration skills.
Identify and manage project issues and risks and work to close or mitigate as appropriate
Specific area to focus as part of your Core responsibilities include:
Program CommunicationPrepare executive reports and presentations.
Gather program updates and socialize with the teams/presenters for various forums including leadership and steering committee meetings, program wide updates, Monthly Newsletter report etc.
Develop and maintain management dashboards and reports to capture progress
Budget planning and monitoringManage finance CapEx and OpEx to keep the project budget and spending on track
Collaborate with Finance for reviews to check labor and non-labor allocations, update resources, $, dates, etc.
Provide weekly updates of procurement tracker for non-labor items, and for labor for different vendors.
Monitoring of IDS hours for different Rise Clarity IDS
Resource Capitalization and EnablementOpen new PI in Clarity - Set up tasks and resources
Close Previous PI in Clarity
Create and Submit IDS AFE for Program funded resources
Plan resources needs with leadership and Finance
Resource Vendor Management - Working with vendors, and Business work streams in foundation to source resources
Change orders with vendors
AFEs for contracting
Manage contractor onboarding and off-boarding - Get resumes for candidates and coordinate with leaders/managers in respective areas
ProcurementMonitor all Foundation non labor purchasing
Work with the stakeholders to get updates on purchases
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