Manager, IT Project Management

Business Title: Manager, IT Project ManagementRequisition Number: 87061 - 43Function: Business Support ServicesArea of Interest:State: MICity: Grand RapidsDescription:Known for being a great place to work and build a career, KPMG provides audit, tax and advisory services for organizations in today's most important industries. Our growth is driven by delivering real results for our clients. It's also enabled by our culture, which encourages individual development, embraces an inclusive environment, rewards innovative excellence and supports our communities. With qualities like those, it's no wonder we're consistently ranked among the best companies to work for by Fortune Magazine, Consulting Magazine, Working Mother Magazine, Diversity Inc. and others. If you're as passionate about your future as we are, join our team.KPMG is currently seeking a Manager, IT Project Management to join our Digital Nexus technology organization.Responsibilities:Collaborate with internal customers and teams to develop and maintain project and/or program artifacts, such as scope, approach, solution, plan, resources, estimates; develop, track and manage project forecasts and costs; request budget allocation and reallocations; ensure project and /or program is within budget

Facilitate team meetings, publish meeting notes and action items, ensure follow up with team members, update project documents and systems, ensure timely completion of action items; adhere and contribute to project management standards and processes, including tools and reporting

Communicate project status and be the project advocate; take responsibility for proactive risk and issue management; ensure mitigating strategies or contingencies are appropriately applied to anticipated risks and issues

Establish positive and collaborative relationships with customers and demonstrate a clear understanding of both internal and external customer requirements and success criteria; integrate and align with other departmental processes and solutions

Participate in and facilitate post project/phase reviews to cultivate a learning organization; identify, manage and control changes to scope

Work with internal customers and appropriate teams on behavioral change management plan to ensure user adoption of new systems and processes; mentor and train less experienced team members on standards, processes and tools

Qualifications:Minimum five years of project management experience that includes full lifecycle software development, IT transformation and infrastructure deployment methodologies and industry best practices experience

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; ScrumMaster credentials are preferred

Strong understanding and demonstration of experience with waterfall and agile methodologies

Knowledge of various software products including MS Office, MS Project, MS SharePoint, Service Now, MS Teams and Jira

Ability to manage three medium risk projects and/or one program of small to medium complexity projects concurrently, including multi-phase, multi-track projects with up to 30 project team members

Experience as a ScrumMaster, leading Agile ceremonies, facilitating scrum teams, measuring team velocity, reporting on team progress and removing impediments for assigned team(s) as well as coordinating a Sprint backlog in conjunction with Product Owner and team members preferred

KPMG LLP (the U.S. member firm of KPMG International) offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. KPMG is an affirmative action-equal opportunity employer. KPMG complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. The attached link ( https://assets.kpmg.com/content/dam/kpmg/us/pdf/2018/09/eeo.pdf) contains further information regarding the firm's compliance with federal, state and local recruitment and hiring laws. No phone calls or agencies please.At KPMG, any partner or employee must be fully vaccinated or test negative for COVID-19 in order to go to any KPMG office, client site or KPMG event. In some circumstances, individuals who are not fully vaccinated may also be required to have a reasonable accommodation to not be fully vaccinated for COVID-19.GL: 4GF: 15310