IS Project Manager homedepot.com Job

Position Detail IS Project Manager homedepot.com Atlanta, GA Date: 11/04/2009
Company: The Home Depot
Category: Information Technology
Type: Full-time
Travel: None

Relocation no
POSITION DESCRIPTION

POSITION PURPOSE - We are seeking world-class talent looking to build a career with the world-s largest home improvement retailer, operating more than 2,200 store locations in the U.S, Canada and Mexico. Specifically, your role in homedepot.com will place you at the center of one of the top 40 retail websites that is experiencing an exciting growth trajectory. You will be exposed to the latest Web technologies including J2EE, Websphere, and numerous industry-leading Web technologies running at large, enterprise scale. You will work with IT teams and business partners to understand strategic initiatives as well as deliver leading-edge online capabilities that also support Home Depot?s retail business. You will apply advanced problem-solving techniques and coordinate with other core team members to resolve system issues, maintain complex business logic and identify and implement innovative solutions. - IT project manager responsible for delivering new development projects - Responsible for project governance, risk / issue management, project plan management, communication plans - Financial and resource forecasting and management

MAJOR TASKS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES - Project Control. Develops an effective plan for controlling the project scope, schedule and cost baseline, and monitors the project execution to ensure that the plan is being followed. Creates and effectively coordinates documentation to explain changes to the baseline, and ensures the approved changes are implemented. Maintains logs of all submitted changes and their status. Must be able to manager matrix resources and perform resource leveling when necessary. Project Communications. Develops an effective plan for communicatig project information to the project team and to the project stakeholders. Develops written status reports, determines project status codes, and creates and presents project review documents to senior management. Collects and documents project issues, and manages their timely resolution. Project Risk Management. Leads the definition of project risks, and the required mitigation approaches. Monitors project activities for the occurrence of risks, and takes timely action to mitigate the risk. Advises project team members and stakeholders of actions required or completed. Project Lessons Learned. At the completion of a project, captures lessons learned, and communicates those to other project managers. Effectively applies lessons learned in subsequent projects. Project Environment. Shares responsibility with the project leadership team for providing a good working environment. Ensures teams are staffed, duties and responsibilities are understood by everyone, and that an inclusive environment is maintained.

NATURE AND SCOPE - Typically reports to Manager Information Services, Sr Project Manager or Director Information Services. No associates report to this role on a permanent basis, but requires the leadership of a work group: assign and review work, train and contribute to performance appraisal (but not hiring, firing or disciplinary action).

ENVIRONMENTAL JOB REQUIREMENTS - ESSENTIAL SKILLS MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS -

EDUCATION REQUIRED - The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a high school diplomas and/or GED.

YEARS OF RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE - 5
CERTIFICATES/LICENSES -

PHYSICAL JOB REQUIREMENTS - Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS -

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - - PMI certifiied - Experience with projects >$1M - Experience managing SOWs with 3rd-party companies

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES - Project focus: Understands,anticipates, and meets business and project needs. Results orientation: consistently delivers on commitments, takes initiative, has a bias toward action, takes responsibility, shows individual accountability, has a sense of urgency, makes timely decisions. Ability to manage through influence/leverage partnerships. Ability to communicate to a wide variety of audiences, both business and technical. Experience managing techincal projects.

Nearest Major Market: Atlanta
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