City of Philadelphia · 2 days ago
Manager of OIT Operations Project and Portfolio Management
Philadelphia, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$105K/yr - $120K/yr
5+ years expThe City of Philadelphia is a best-in-class city that values inclusion, integrity, and innovation. They are seeking an IT PPM Manager responsible for managing the planning, prioritization, and execution of IT projects within the OIT Operations, fostering relationships with stakeholders and leading a team of IT project management professionals.
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Responsibilities
Works to develop employees under their supervision
Assigns projects and priorities; addresses blockers
Identifies and advocates for unit needs
Manages roadmaps for the operations project portfolio related to departmental priorities in collaboration with PMs, leadership, and operations staff, and constituent stakeholders
Coordinates the development and implementation of major project timelines where appropriate
Follows effective relationship and project management processes, including appropriate metrics and tools to report on the effectiveness of those relationships, projects, and project portfolio
Conducts regular reviews, priority-setting, and planning sessions with departmental partners. Serves as an advocate for those priorities/plans
Analyzes performance of activities within their area and documents resolutions, identifies and remediates problem areas, and devises and delivers solutions to enhance quality of area’s services
Monitors request handling and escalation policies and procedures; manages the processing of incoming requests to ensure courteous, timely, and effective response
Tracks and analyzes status and trends and generates reports for internal and external audiences
Keeps their supervisor informed of current and potential issues, activities, operational outages, and any other risks that might jeopardize project success or impact IT service delivery
Ensures excellent project documentation
Serves as Operations’ primary representative on cross-PMO planning, processes, and Gates
Maintains collaborative and consultative relationships with Operations, central IT groups, Governance PMO, and departmental IT groups
Gains an understanding of the goals, strategies, processes, and requirements of the department to which they are assigned
Reports regularly to departmental leadership and OIT Operations on projects, services, and support
Qualification
Required
Completion of a Bachelors degree program at an accredited college or university with a major course work in Computer Science, Information Technology or a closely related field
Minimum of 5-7 years' Project Management experience managing multiple, large, cross-functional teams or projects
5-8 years of applicable business experience
Any equivalent combination of education and experience is determined to be acceptable by the Office of Innovation & Technology and Human Resources
Preferred
PMP certification or Master's Certificate in Project Management
Benefits
Comprehensive health coverage for employees and their eligible dependents
Our wellness program offers eligibility into the discounted medical plan
Employees receive paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
Generous retirement savings options are available
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City of Philadelphia
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the fifth-most-populous city in the United States.
10001+ employees
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