Business Process Project Manager

Bee Data Technology is a Global Leader in Enterprise Application Development. We undertake both Product Development and also enable our clients in several countries. With the backing of stable governance and defined processes, we excel in reaching our Goals effectively. We have 3 branches in the USA and deal with several market trending technologies with renowned clients:

Position: Business Process Project Manager

Location: Chicago IL

Duration: 12-24 months  

Must Haves / Notes from Manger:

• Senior Project Manager who is wanting to be a hands-on delivery contributor on a $20M+ transformational program that is directly impacting the bottom line of a $10B+ company. 
• Hands-on technical project execution experience where they demonstrated a passion for driving requirements and solution design, managing development, contributing to test execution and quality assessments, and building detailed deployment and backout plans. 
• Experienced professional who is comfortable presenting to the “C suite” and working with all levels of the program from 3^rd party vendors to architects/engineers and from business analysts to business subject matter experts/product owners.
• Experienced PM in large scale ERP implementation
• Day-in, day-out mentality getting things done and strong collaboration (this is a project work within a larger program, heavy dependencies, and integration points).
• Has experience in Accounting, Account Payables, Journal Entries, Month End, and Reconciliations

Day to Day:

Conduct project management

• Direct ERP Process projects
• Understand the business objectives for all associated projects; continually reassess and adjust project outcomes to align with strategic objectives
• Work with BAs and Product Owners to prioritize work based on due dates, dependences, and business priorities.
• Coordinate interactions between product and functional teams. Facilitate coordination using dashboards, reports and meetings as needed.
• Manage the functional and technical dependencies between the work being performed by various product and functional teams.
• Serve as escalation point for product and project teams dealing with conflicts, risks, and impediments. Work with business and IT leadership, as needed, to drive resolution.
• Lead cross team business requirement workshops and gap analysis activities.
• Define project charters and project timelines. Track milestones and deliverables to meet defined timelines. Lay out course to get project over the finish line (not just monthly or quarterly objectives).
• Review SOW and accountable to commitments with vendors for overall project plans
• Practice RAID log-based methodologies 
• Engage cross team resources timely to ensure planning is done well in advanced for all effected development teams as some utilize Agile methodologies
• Work jointly with QA resources to plan based on product testing timelines
• Participate and align with deployment readiness team around training and change management for successful deployments
• Foster effective Hypercare support and hand off to operational and business support teams
• Understand technologies and underlying architecture for scalability
• Recognize business continuity disaster recovery plans
• Own from inception to support

Key competencies

• Demonstrated track record in delivering multiple large, complex ERP projects and/or programs 
• Ability to communicate effectively with IT and business management and executives across many mediums including email, report, verbal, and presentation formats
• Excellent overall written/verbal communication and facilitation skills for communicating at all levels; including strong presentation skills
• Knowledge of Waterfall and Agile methodologies
• Knowledge of both theoretical and practical aspects of project management
• Solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications:  Project, Visio, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
• Ability to learn, understand and apply new technologies
• Ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Strong organizational, analytical, communication, planning, presentation, and customer service skills
• Ability to effectively work independently and across teams, functions, and departments.
• Ability to work on multiple projects and programs simultaneously
• Business Acumen, Conflict Resolution and Critical Thinking
• Accountable for delivery of large enterprise-wide projects
• Understanding of master data and processes

Certificates and experience

• Project Management Institute (PMI) Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) is preferred, but not required.
• Minimum of 7-10 years of direct work experience in an ERP Process project and/or program management capacity, including all aspects of system development life cycle
• Experience using JIRA, Confluence, Microsoft Teams, and Zoom is desirable, but not required