Sr. Manager, IT Project Management

Opentext - The Information Company
OpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.

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Your Impact
The Sr. Manager – Technical Project Management acts as Portfolio Manager supporting the CDO Ops line of business by managing the intake process of the delivery activities requested by Corporate business units (Data Management) while managing a set of project managers supporting corporate and commercial initiatives. This role is critical to lead the India PMO CoE.The role collaborates with other functional project management offices and other corporate leaders, such as Product, Sales, Marketing, Finance, IT, and HR, as well as commercial ones; ensuring high performance and promoting the alignment of initiatives toward achieving strategic results.

What The Role Offers

• Oversee the administration and risk management of the commercial services portfolio.
• Develop and implement strategies to optimize service delivery and client satisfaction.
• Monitor and report on portfolio performance, identifying trends and areas for improvement.
• Working with the business towards prioritizing demand and planning projects across a portfolio as defined within a governance model
• Assessing portfolio activities and comparing available resources and constraints
• Working closely with aligned business partners in the development and execution of defined strategies and project development, facilitating the smooth adoption of new technology-based solutions
• Organizing business reviews and managing project intake and roadmaps
• Establishing strong relationships with senior management rooted in trusted delivery and high-quality results
• Facilitating the solutioning of key business critical / priority issues and aligning the project budget accordingly (making most of the dollar being spent)
• Providing effective portfolio communication and governance plans to business partners
• Working closely with IT financial analysts to provide oversight and detailed reporting on overall portfolio financials on a regular basis
• Control, monitor and report on a consolidated set of projects, programs, and associated changes for delivery across the portfolio
• Flagging and monitoring emerging issues and recommends necessary actions and works with Project Managers to course correct
• Making trade-off decisions in terms of budget and resources where required for projects under their management, setting priorities and managing interdependencies across a portfolio
• Inspire and motivate direct and indirect Project Managers
• Attending industry conferences staying appraised of changing technological trends and potential future solutions to be considered within the various IT teams
• Work closely with other members of the PMO to create, revise and maintain PMO governance and structure by proactively aligning with best practices and trends.

What You Need To Succeed

• 10 + years of demonstrated success in managing technology projects across multiple systems, of varying degrees of complexity.
• 10 + years proven abilities related to project management with multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced working environment.
• 5 + years in a management or portfolio management position
• 5+ years in managing and growing a team of professional project managers.
• Broaden knowledge of commercial technologies such as cloud services (private, public and sovereign cloud), business networks, security compliance or infrastructure.
• Proficiency in using relevant software and tools
• Ability to manage and conduct qualitative and quantitative analysis on complex data.
• Experience working in a complex, matrix, fast paced environment.
• Attention to detail with emphasis on accuracy and quality.
• Ability to prioritize work to balance multiple projects and deadlines.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• The ability to work independently, as part of a team, and cross-functionally within the organization.

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