Senior Project Manager, IT

Job Description

Hiring near our Irving, TX Center of Excellence, with a flexible environment.Gartner offers a hybrid, flexible environment, with remote work that allows associates great flexibility to work from home, and opportunities to connect with colleagues for moments that matter on-site. Candidates that apply should be located within a reasonable proximity to one of Gartner’s Centers of Excellence office locations.About Gartner IT :Join a world-class team of skilled engineers who build creative digital solutions to support our colleagues and clients. We make a broad organizational impact by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions that power Gartner. Gartner IT values its culture of nonstop innovation, an outcome-driven approach to success, and the notion that great ideas can come from anyone on the team.

About the role:
Garter is looking for a Sr Project Manager who will direct a multi-disciplinary team in an Agile/Scrum environment to develop and implement significant improvements to Gartner systems and business processes in support of the company’s/divisions profit, growth, and customer satisfaction goals. We are looking for a candidate with experience managing complex web applications from a functional program management standpoint.What you’ll do:

• Ensure Agile/Scrum process is implemented effectively and provide coaching at the team level to maximize its benefits.
• Exhibit desire to continuously learn new tools, techniques, and methodologies.
• Run projects using the Agile Scrum methodologies.
• Effectively communicate with cross functional teams.
• Interact seamlessly with both business and project teams.
• Facilitate discussions that lead to the resolution of project issues and development impediments.
• Report project progress to management and executive level stakeholders.
• Communicate the release plan with key stakeholders and end users.
• Proactively help the product owner manage the backlog.
• Exhibit a desire to continuously improve and show a track record of improvement.
• Collaborate well with both IT associates and business partners in resolving operational issues.
• Develop processes to manage operational issues in a timely and efficient manner.
• Identify systemic operational issues, resolve them as well as identifying root causes and process improvements to present similar issues.

What you’ll need:

• 4-year degree (Computer Science, Information Systems or relational functional field) and/or equivalent combination of education preferred or work experience.
• 4+ years of experience working in an Agile Scrum environment; working knowledge and understanding of Agile Software Development Methodology and incremental delivery.
• Strong experience with the full software development lifecycle and software development methodologies (Agile).
• Ability to influence the scope and direction of initiatives across multiple levels of management and all organizational boundaries.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively in a matrixed organization.
• Self-starter, with a demonstrated ability to learn beyond formal training with a strong aptitude for delivering quality products.
• Experience working with a distributed team.
• Strong knowledge of product development. SFDC knowledge a plus.
• The ability to establish credibility quickly with Business Units as well as IT partners as a passionate change agent.
• Drive projects to successful completion, within budget and on-time.
• Must be familiar with the systems scope and projects objectives, as well as the role and function of each team member, in order to effectively coordinate the activities of the team.
• Understand the strategic direction of the business to ensure that new features and functions are implemented to conform to stated strategies and business needs.
• Ability to influence and manage the expectations of clients, team members, management and external groups.
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Knowledge of project tracking software like Jira.

What you will get:

• Competitive compensation.
• Limitless growth and learning opportunities.
• Ongoing mentorship and apprenticeship; Leadership courses, development programs, technical courses, certification opportunities and more!
• A collaborative and positive culture – join a diverse team of professionals that are as smart and driven as you.
• A chance to make an impact – your work will contribute directly to our strategy.

• A flexible work environment—enjoy the flexibility of working from home and the energy of collaborating with peers in our dynamic offices.

• 20+ PTO days plus holidays and floating holidays in your first year.
• Extensive medical, dental insurance and vision plan.
• 401K with corporate match, immediate vesting.
• Health-and-wellness-related allowance programs.
• Parental leave.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Gartner Gives Charity Match.

And much more!