Senior Project Manager

Hitachi Solutions is a global Microsoft solutions integrator dedicated to developing and delivering industry-focused solutions that empower clients to achieve their business transformation goals. Our expertise, industry focus, and intellectual property set us apart, and we maintain a strategic partnership with Microsoft. We are consistently recognized for our achievements in teaming with clients to deliver innovative digital solutions and services.

With over 3,000 team members across 14 countries and 18 years of 100% focus on Microsoft technologies and business applications, we help clients unify, automate, and modernize their data and operations to increase efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance customer experiences.

As part of Hitachi, Ltd., we benefit from the financial strength, innovative legacy, and global presence of one of the worlds largest companies. Since 1910, Hitachi, Ltd. has been a leader in manufacturing innovative products and solutions that support industry and social infrastructure worldwide, employing over 303,000 people across 864 companies in more than 100 countries.

The Senior Project Manager plays an integral role in our delivery organization, leading the charge in building and inspiring high-performing teams while delivering cutting-edge solutions within the Microsoft Technology stack. A Project Manager should have the requisite consulting and project management acumen to serve as a trusted advisor to our clients. This role allows individuals to develop as leaders within a best-in-class Microsoft partner.

The Senior Project Manager will serve as a project leader, bringing together talent from highly skilled domains within our organization to deliver premier solutions. In this role you will be expected to provide leadership, exercise emotional intelligence, and serve as a trusted advisor while demonstrating an advanced understanding of project management.

Duties and Responsibilities

*Role is Remote - Must have authorization to work in the USA or Canada.

As a Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Managing large, complex projects that align to organizational objectives. You will be responsible for project scope, risk, quality, cost, change management and schedule.
• Working with project stakeholders to develop project communications, set direction, goals, and determine priorities.
• Facilitating risk assessment/mitigation sessions and follow-through risk management with a proactive, balanced, and business priority-driven approach.
• Leveraging a solid understanding of the project management life cycle and related principles, methodologies and best practices while fostering continuous improvement of processes and execution.
• Managing and executing project budgets of $2M - $10M+.
• Estimating, creating, and delivering Change Orders.
• Participating in Steering Committee activities and deliverables as required as part of the project delivery process.
• Provide leadership and communication to customers and internal Hitachi Solutions stakeholders on project progressions, challenges, threats, etc.
• Participating in ongoing process improvement within Hitachi Solutions around delivery, methodology, etc.
• Provide first-line escalation point to your team on project and professional matters, able to coach and resolve conflicts.
• Lead teams in the face of ambiguity; drive decision-making while balancing competing priorities.

• Minimum of 10 years experience in professional services Project Management role.
• Proven Project Management experience implementing ERP, CRM, or Cloud solutions (preference for Dynamics 365 and Azure).
• Proven experience managing multi-platform projects.
• Ability to communicate effectively with Senior Management (including business and IT C-level staff) and customers/vendors.
• Balance of business knowledge and people management skills.
• Applied experience with Project Management principles, practices, and methodologies such as AGILE, SCRUM, SAFe, CMM, CPM, Waterfall, etc.
• Proven success in Project Management, ideally within a consulting environment.
• Proven success leading projects with teams of up to 20 plus consultants in multiple time zones, including offshore.

Preferred Skills

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, CIS, Business Management, or related field.
• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP).
• Experience with Azure DevOps or similar tools.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability.

Base Salary Pay Range*: $115k - 200k base
*The current applicable Base Salary Pay Range for this role is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills relevant to the role, internal equity, alignment with market data, or other law.

Other Compensation / Benefit Overview
In addition to Base Salary, the successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the following plans / programs, upon satisfying all hiring requirements:
Bonus Plan
Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
Life Insurance and Disability Programs
Retirement Savings with Company Match
Paid Time Off
Flexible Work Arrangements including Remote Work