IT Project Manager

What IT Program & Project Management contributes to Cardinal Health

Technology, Strategy and Execution enables the organization to drive complex and transformational programs through disciplined project/program management and change management strategies.

IT Program & Project Management applies Information Technology knowledge and experience to plan, organize, and control resources, procedures, and timing for complex projects within the Information Technology function. This family organizes project teams, establishes project schedules and individual responsibilities, and determines resource requirements. This job family manages project budgets and reports on the status of project cost, timing and staffing.

IT Program & Project Management also ensures adherence to internal external quality standards and integrates vendor tasks and deliverables into project plans.

Accountabilities

• Demonstrates knowledge of project management initiating, planning, executing, monitoring/controlling and closing processes.
• Monitors performance and recommends scope, schedule, budget or resource adjustments, connects short-term demands to long-term implications, in alignment with the supporting business case.
• Prioritizes multiple tasks while meeting deadlines; communicates project status (health, forecast, issues, risks, etc.) to stakeholders.
• Effectively balances competing project constraints including but not limited to scope, quality,schedule, funding, budget, resources, and risk, to manage project success.
• Connects project objectives to broader organizational goals.
• Establish, build and maintain key relationships, including cross functional teams
• Negotiates with stakeholders to obtain the resources necessary for successful project
• Develops and maintains integrated deployment plan, spanning multiple workstreams
• Coordinates among cross-functional tower owners to ensure cohesive alignment to overall program timeline and objectives
• Triages any implementation issues, develop risk & issue log and create mitigation plan(s)
• Prepares detailed implementation / deployment plans and implements various transition management tools (e.g. program status updates, templates to track key milestones, etc.)
• Leads go-live support to identify, track, and drive resolution of risks and issues

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in related field or equivalent work experience
• 4 - 8  years experience in related field preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products required (Word, Excel, PPT)
• Intermediate knowledge in using MS Project preferred
• Have financial acumen and experience in managing/controlling project budgets up to USD 5M preferred
• Presentation skills required; must demonstrate clear, concise articulation of proposed plans
• Must have strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proven ability to effectively prioritize; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and conclude a project
• Willing to work US hours in a hybrid set up (BGC)

** Internal candidates have to be in a P2/P3/M1 role for a minimum of 1 year to be eligible to apply for this position. Skill requirements apply.

What is expected of you and others at this level
 

• Applies comprehensive knowledge and a thorough understanding of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to perform varied tasks and project

• May contribute to the development of policies and procedures

• Works on complex projects of large scope

• Develops technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems

• Solutions are innovative and consistent with organization objectives

• Completes work; independently receives general guidance on new projects

• Work reviewed for purpose of meeting objectives

• May act as a mentor to less experienced colleagues

Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.