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Facilitate and coordinate the efforts of senior leadership toward the establishment of the project portfolio definition, its structure and processes, from demand management and strategic alignment of projects and programs to portfolio categories and criteria, through evaluation, selection and prioritization; to execution, tracking and measuring the achieved results.Engage with and conduct quarterly (or at other intervals as specified) reviews with senior business, IT, executives, stakeholder committees, the IT steering committee and other relevant bodies to validate and assess the project portfolio, execute change, and re-prioritize to meet business needs as required.Ensure the oversight and coordination of dependencies across the projects and programs in the portfolio, and resolve or escalate conflicts.Manage the capital planning process for respective business line(s).Drive vendor evaluation and selection for new solutions.Support and advice executives on actions required to balance the portfolio of existing assets and services.Lead reviews of any significant initiatives, projects or programs that are challenged and provide recommendations as to whether it should continue, be significantly changed, placed on hold or discontinued.Direct the development and maintenance of communications and reporting around the IT project portfolios, their contents and the individual performance of initiatives to stakeholders, the IT steering committee, and senior executives.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Partner with customers to understand the objectives associated to a project and to ensure requirements are properly defined and documented.Take ownership and actively manage the project throughout its entire lifecycle following the standard project management processes and methodologies from IT.Engage all different teams involved (regionally and globally) to ensure the best solution is put forward and appropriate resources are assigned.Communicate status of projects to key stakeholders on a regular basisMake sure risks are proactively identified, documented and mitigated throughout the life of the project.Contribute, in cooperation with other members of the IT PMO Organization, to the continuous improvement of standard project management processes and tools

New York City Metropolitan Area

Managed all aspects of project implementation from charter to launchGathering requirements with BA team and set the expectations with IT TeamCreated and manage project plans, schedule, budget and resource allocationWorked with stakeholders to prioritize project needsWorked with the IT Ops team to ensure that the projects proceed on schedule and within budgetManage communicating issues and decisions to stakeholdersCoordinate integration and user acceptance testingProduce accurate and timely reporting of project status throughout their life cycleFacilitate risk identification and managementEnsure that all project tasks are completed and meet the success criteriaFoster a team atmosphere and encourage team members to contribute to innovative solutions

New York City Metropolitan Area

Developing system impact assessments and reporting statusParticipate and may facilitate meetings surrounding a quarterly process for the Plan of Action and Milestones team (POAM).coordinated and collaborated with vendors to execute operational activitiesReviews Statements of Work for proper signature execution and for system set up to manage and track projects.Coordinates tasks with customers, service partners, and project teams through instant messaging, email and phone. Includes issue recording, troubleshooting, and escalation.Directly engages, schedules and follows up with service partners for smaller project work and obtains partner invoices for billing.