Manager Project Management

IHG; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Room discounts

Recharge days

Volunteering days

Wellbeing program

Inclusive culture

Job summary

IHG Hotels & Resorts in Atlanta seeks an Agile Project Manager to drive the successful implementation of new processes, programs, and systems on large, complex initiatives. You will lead cross-functional teams, balance scope, time, cost and quality, and navigate a large organization to influence priorities.

This hybrid role requires 6–8 years of IT project experience, strong communication, and hands-on work across mainframe and client-server environments, coordinating with development, networks,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in a relevant field or equivalent education/experience.
• 6-8 years progressive IT project experience with 2+ years coordinating IT projects and/or team lead experience.
• Experience managing small to mid-scale projects through full lifecycle.
• Strong verbal and written communication to explain project status to clients and management.
• Experience with mainframe hardware/software, client-server hardware/software, deployment, application development, change management, disaster recovery, and production support.
• Knowledge of lifecycle management, process creation and implementation, and quality management.

Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor enterprise systems and business applications projects; prepare internal reports and project plans.
• Interface with development, networks, telecommunications, account management, IT organizations, and external vendors for planning and provisioning and project closure.
• Ensure SDLC activities align with standards and improve processes for quality systems.
• Project manage the design, enhancement and maintenance of corporate systems and ensure availability and recoverability.

Skills

Agile project management

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

IT project coordination

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in a relevant field

Tools

Mainframe / client-server systems

Change Management

Job description

Role Purpose

The Agile Project Manager ensures the successful implementation of new processes, programs, and/or systems for the large complex projects. This individual is responsible for leading various project teams and utilizing Agile project management discipline to implement major initiatives, which involves balancing competing demands among scope, time, cost, and quality, stakeholders with differing needs and expectations, identifying requirements (needs) and unidentified requirements (expectations) and working concurrently with multiple departments as project plans are developed and executed. Must be able to navigate large organizations to identify key stakeholders and influence and prioritize work effectively.

Your Day to Day

• Manage and monitor enterprise systems and business applications projects. Prepare internal management reports recapping the utilization of resources, prepare project plans and review performance against committed schedules and budgets.

• Interface with application development, global networks, telecommunications, account management, other IT organizations, and external vendors to prepare project requirements, planning and provisioning activities, implementation and closure of project initiatives.

• Ensure the system development activities are consistent with established standards, follow departmental development processes and meet user and business objectives. Define and refine departmental standards, methodologies, and processes to ensure the efficient development and implementation of quality systems.

• Project manage the design, enhancement and maintenance of corporate systems; and ensure the continuous availability and recoverability (ongoing lifecycle) of critical business systems for all supported clients.

What We Need From You

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in a relevant field of work or an equivalent combination of education and work related experience.

• 6-8 years progressive work related experience with demonstrated proficiency in multiple disciplines/processes related to the position including 2+ years coordinating and managing IT projects and/or team lead experience w/ a technical staff.

• Demonstrated project management experience in organizing, planning and executing small to mid-scale projects through the project life cycle

• Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication skills for the purpose of providing and explaining project information and status to clients, vendors, management and staff.

• Experience should include as many of the following areas as possible:, Mainframe hardware / software, Client server hardware / software, Hardware / Software deployment, , Application Development, Change Management, Disaster Recovery, Production Support

• Demonstrated knowledge of life cycle management, process creation and implementation, and quality management.

Travel - 10%

Location - Our hybrid work structure is an exception of three (3) days in the ATLANTA office. This expectation may be adjusted to evolve with the changing needs of the business.

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we work together to deliver True Hospitality for Good on a global scale. With corporate offices and over 6,000 hotel destinations worldwide, a career at IHG is the perfect way to broaden your horizons. You'll experience our unique culture and brilliant colleagues who will support and inspire you. With a host of corporate opportunities to choose from, wherever you are on your career journey, and whatever you want to achieve there's Room for You at IHG.

Over recent years, we've transformed our company. We have bold ambitions to drive performance and maintain our relentless focus on growth in order to be the hotel company of choice that guests & owners love.

We are a hospitality business at our core and value connections and being together helps us foster a unique sense of belonging that also supports productivity. That's why here at IHG, we give our colleagues flexibility and balance -- working in a hybrid way, blending office and remote working collectively. We recognise that every role is different, that's why leaders work with teams to determine how and when they collaborate.

We provide a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life. These include impressive room discounts across our many properties, recharge days and volunteering days throughout the year. Through our myWellbeing framework, we are committed to supporting wellbeing in your health, lifestyle, and workplace. We offer a unique and inclusive culture, where there is always Room for You to belong, grow and make a difference.

Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams where we celebrate difference and encourage colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other category protected by applicable laws. We promote a culture of trust, support, and acceptance. Always welcoming different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

Important information :

• The salary range listed is the lowest to highest pay scale we, in good faith, believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee's pay position within the pay range will be based on several factors, including relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs.

• No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until it is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or other form of compensation allocable to a particular employee remain in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.

• For roles or applicants in San Francisco only: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We firmly believe that all our colleagues deserve to be treated equally and have the same opportunities to develop and grow their skills within our business and provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and colleagues without regard to an individual's, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.