Every day, Global Payments makes it possible for millions of people to move money between buyers and sellers using our payments solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and merchant services.  Our worldwide team helps over 3 million companies, more than 1,300 financial institutions and over 600 million cardholders grow with confidence and achieve amazing results.  We are driven by our passion for success and we are proud to deliver best-in-class payment technology and software solutions.  Join our dynamic team and make your mark on the payments technology landscape of tomorrow. 

Summary of This Role

Senior project managers manage and lead enterprise-wide, cross-functional strategic initiatives and are typically assigned to large-scale, high impact projects with moderate to high risk and complexity. Senior project managers direct the daily activities of team members on multiple projects to ensure they provide high quality and cost-effective services. Senior project managers also design and develop new approaches to project management. 

What Part Will You Play?

Direct large-scale, complex projects that may involve multiple internal and external stakeholders

Develop the project charter, integrated project plan, resource plan, contingency plan, and related project management artifacts

Evaluate trade-offs between project size and complexity, cost, urgency, risk, and stakeholder value

Validate financial forecasts and provide on-going reconciliation of resources and other related project expenditures

Partner with business sponsors to define success metrics and criteria

Build, lead, and coach multiple project teams throughout project life cycles

Facilitate all operational checkpoint activities throughout the lifecycle of projects

Assess and resolve all high priority project risks as they are encountered

Ensure all projects adhere to project methodology compliance standards set by the company

Continually update relevant business stakeholders of project status and periodically publish project status reports

Serve as a subject matter expert in routinely briefing key stakeholders on different aspects of assigned initiatives

Represent the project in various project governance and inter-department forums

Define and track project milestones while developing, maintaining, and reporting on an overall and integrated delivery plan

Ensure all projects meet success parameters and ROI targets stated in the business case

Ensure end results are of the highest caliber with a clearly articulated scope and quantifiable business benefit

Assist, share learning, and mentor others within the PMO regarding standards, organizational understanding, and relationship building to promote the successful delivery of projects

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Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree 

5+ years of project manage experience in managing projects and/or small programs in a large operating environment

PMP/PMI Certification preferred but not required

Demonstrated, applied experience establishing and delivering complex projects

Extensive knowledge and expertise in the use of project management methodologies and tools 

Experienced in working with stakeholder to manage their expectations and engaging them to address project issues

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Preferred Qualifications

Two to four years of supervisory experience (preferred)

Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

High volume payment transaction processing environments and products

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Desired Skills & Capabilities:

Strong project management skills, including the ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines

Strong planning, organizational, and leadership skills, including the ability to mobilize and motivate teams, set direction and approach, resolve conflict, deliver tough messages with grace, and execute with limited information and ambiguity

Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, including the ability to remove barriers and enable teams to complete their objectives

Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate at all levels with clarity and precision

Strong influencing and negotiation skills, including the ability to navigate in a highly matrixed organization effectively

Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to make effective presentations, and proven ability to quickly earn the trust of sponsors and key stakeholders

Focused and versatile team player who is comfortable under pressure, ambiguity, frequent change, or unpredictability

Ability to quickly build rapport and strong relationships with others

Ability to establish a wide and effective peer network across the organization

Sound business and technical acumen

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Global Payments offers a comprehensive benefits package to all of our team members, including medical, dental and vision care, EAP programs, paid time off, recognition programs, retirement and investment options, charitable gift matching programs, and worldwide days of service. To learn more, review our Benefits page at: https://jobs.globalpayments.com/en/why-global-payments/benefits/

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