Senior IT Project Manager

Company: Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Location: Melville
Posted on: May 15, 2022

Job Description:

US-NY-Melville
Canon U.S.A., Inc.

Requisition ID: 27396
Category: Information Technology
Position Type: Full-Time

Overview

Canon USA's Information Technology Division is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager (Sr Specialist, Project Mgmt), focused primarily on B2C and B2B marketing and customer engagement applications development projects. This position is responsible for managing and monitoring the day to day activities of the project team, which is comprised of analysts, architects, subject matter experts, developers and Quality Assurance technicians, with most technical roles provided by external vendors. Projects are of varying sizes and complexities. This position monitors day to day project status and reports to Canon IT management. This position will also mentor junior project Managers and work with minimal direction from IT Management.

This position is full time and offers a hybrid work schedule requiring you to be in the office Monday and Wednesday and an option to work from home the remainder of the week (unless a specific business need arises requiring in office attendance on other days). Note that work schedules and office reporting requirements may change from time to time based on business needs.

Responsibilities

• Experience with delivery of complex projects in time and within budget
• Responsible for simultaneously working on multiple projects and delivering them successfully
• Works independently on projects with internal and external customers/vendors and report progress regularly to senior management
• Develops and tracks project plans and milestones, issues and risks, actual versus planned schedule, and quality metrics
• Prepares and maintains detailed project plans, including activities, tasks, assignments, milestones and estimates. Controls project scope and enforces strong project change management process
• Owns project issue resolution and risk management
• Provides project updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, progress, and overall project health
• Coordinates and tracks the project activities of the project team, including implementation vendors, architects, business analysts, Canon technical staff, and business stakeholders
• Ensures consistent application across projects of Canon's system development life-cycle process, including quality processes and turnover to production
• Responsible for project initiation activities, including definition of project scope & objectives, formation of project teams, development of high level requirements and solution architecture
• Conducts project post implementation reviews to evaluate whether project objectives were met, to determine how effectively the project was run, and to identify areas for future improvement
• Responsible for project planning and project portfolio management
• IT Focus may be applicable: Manages cross enterprise IT application development projects of varying size and complexity
• Should be able to mentor junior Project Managers Possesses specialized knowledge or skills in a particular functional area
• A fully qualified, seasoned professional with a full understanding of the job role who works on more complicated issues facing the department
• Receives general instruction from manager on new assignments but little to no direction in day-to-day work
  Qualifications
  
  Please note: We comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations, orders and mandates, including those we may be required to follow as a federal government contractor/subcontractor.
  
  
  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience required, plus 5 years of related experience
  • Experience with Project Management methodologies, tools and techniques (SDLC and Agile/Scrum/Waterfall)
  • Excellent Communication Skills
  • IT Focus may be applicable: 5-8 years of relevant IT or business work experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration or related field
  • PMP Certification (Preferred)
    The company will not pursue or support visa sponsorship for this position.
    
    Company Overview
    
    About our Company - Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions to the United States and to Latin America and the Caribbean markets. With approximately $30.4 billion in global revenue, its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), ranks third overall in U.S. patents granted in 2020--- and is one of Fortune Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies in 2020. Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental responsibility. To keep apprised of the latest news from Canon U.S.A., sign up for the Company's RSS news feed by visiting www.usa.canon.com/rss and follow us on Twitter @CanonUSA.
    
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    Canon U.S.A., Inc. offers a competitive compensation package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) Savings Plan, discretionary profit sharing, discretionary success sharing, educational assistance, recognition programs, vacation, and much more. A more comprehensive list of what we have to offer is available at https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/about/careers/benefits-compensation/
    
    We comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations, orders and mandates, including those we may be required to follow as a federal government contractor/subcontractor.
    
    We are an EEO/AA employer. Minority/Female/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
    
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    Workstyle Description
    
    Hybrid - This position is full time and offers a hybrid work schedule requiring you to be in the office two company designated days a week and an option to work from home the remainder of the week (unless a specific business need arises requiring in office attendance on other days). Note that work schedules and office reporting requirements may change from time to time based on business needs.
    
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