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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.

YOUR IMPACT:

As a Lead IT Project Manager within the IT PMO, you will provide high impact leadership on strategic, digital transformation, application development and Infrastructure, security and risk projects and programs. You will be responsible for the execution of project and program management activities (including, building the project plan, project governance structure, analysis of deliverables, cross-organization engagement of stakeholders, and delivery of work-streams including requirement capture, design, custom solution development, and deployment), Risk Mitigation, Change Control, Communication and Financial tracking on assigned projects and programs.

WHAT THE ROLE OFFERS:

Results-Oriented

• You thrive when you're empowered to take the lead, go above and beyond, and deliver results.
• You understand communication is at the heart of creating a positive client experience and can maneuver through challenging situations with ease.
• You engage the right stakeholders at the right time to drive analyses and decision making.

Good Facilitator

• Ability to align and communicate how the objectives of the program/project align with OpenText's strategy.
• Ability to provide the Leadership team and the Steering Committee with relevant contextual information/data points and analytics to facilitate the decision-making process.
• Facilitate discussions around key decision points and help bring about a consensus.
• Assist in prioritizing competing objectives through detailed cost-benefit analyses

Team Building

• You are professional and poised, whether you're brainstorming with the team, running meetings, or making client presentations.
• You thrive on building productive relationships and ensuring that internal teams have what they need to be successful.
• You manage allocated project resources across multiple teams to maximize project efficiency and effectiveness.

Creative

• You seek out innovative solutions and can easily adapt to new tools and trends.
• You act in a way that helps others generate new ideas, fresh perspectives and ways of doing things.

Stakeholder Management

• Adept at interacting and managing various levels of leadership in a cross functional matrix structure.
• Bridge the gap between the working group and the steering committees in terms of perspective and execution through the project.
• Proficient in translating key leadership decisions to the various stakeholder groups and aligning all groups towards delivering the program/project objective.
• You manage relationships with key stakeholders, business unit leaders and executives, ensuring their needs and expectations are met.

Critical Thinking/Problem Solving

• You understand that success is in the details. You notice things that others don't and are always thinking two-steps ahead to avoid problems before they happen. Your critical thinking skills help to inform your decision making.
• Your experience as a Project Manager enables you to get to the root cause of issues and provide recommendations to get projects back to green health.
• Strong problem solving, issue and risk management skills and ability to recommend solutions to management.
  

Project Management methodologies and approaches

• A Lead Project Manager plays a crucial role in ensuring the successful delivery of projects by effectively navigating various project management methodologies and approaches

• Having a strong background in Agile methodologies is essential. This includes the ability to adapt and apply Agile principles in diverse scenarios, ensuring that the project can benefit from the flexibility and iterative nature of Agile practices.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:

• 8+ years of demonstrated success in managing multiple IT projects simultaneously with varying degrees of complexity and maintaining a consistent high level of quality.
• 8+ years managing projects in a cross-functional, matrixed organization, working with geographically dispersed and virtual teams.
• Proficiency in various Project Management Methodologies such as Waterfall, Agile, Prince 2, and ITIL, allowing you to recommend the best approach for each project.
• Educational background in Agile methodologies, including SAFe, Scrum, and Kanban, enabling you to adapt and apply these principles effectively.8+ years of experience working on Infrastructure, Network Operations, Network Security, IT Security and Risk, Security Architecture, Data Protection & Information, Data Center Operations, Digital Transformation or Application Development projects
• PMP certification. Holding a PMP certification, which demonstrates your commitment to the profession and your expertise in project management best practices.

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