IT Project Manager III (Mergers, Acquisitions, Divestitures experience is must) - 100% Remote

IT Project Manager III (Mergers, Acquisitions, Divestitures experience is must) - 100% Remote

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Job Description: Title: IT Project Manager III Location: 100% Remote Duration: 6 Months (Possibility of Temp to hire) Shift: Mon - Fri 8 to 5 End Client: Motorola Must Have: Must have Mergers & Acquisitions Integration team because this PM will work closely with the Mergers & Acquisitions Integration team.
Summary:
IT Project Manager - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures with 7+ years overall expr with at least 4+ years of Mergers & Acquisitions Integration experience.

This role includes overall project management, communications, developing and maintaining project roadmaps, schedules, maintaining processes and procedures etc.as well as facilitating the project teams' daily work and removing obstacles or impediments faced by the team.
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures is fast-paced with many mini projects, processes and procedures, and collaboration internally and externally. There are many moving parts and workstreams to keep track of and tight timelines. At any given time, there are multiple acquisition integrations in progress; this adds to the number of projects to be managed simultaneously. The Project Manager focus will be largely infrastructure oriented, covering Day1 employee on-boarding, mail & file migration, securing the current environment (PC, servers, external websites, engineering IP), network integration, compute/servers, PC & Service Desk integration projects.
Role & Duties:
Lead assigned M&A Integration projects, including security and Engineering integration
Follow up on various Mergers and Acquisitions efforts by various teams to obtain status.
Independently leads multiple small to medium sized waterfall projects simultaneously
Supports MA&D Leads in all program governance activities
Proactively works with all tech leads and project resources to resolve issues and remove roadblocks.
Confidently leads and facilitates all status meetings, recording and following up on action items, decisions, risks, and issues.
Prepare and present status updates to leadership and project stakeholders.
Develop and improve project plan workflow through full project lifecycle from discovery to closure.
Creates and logs new processes and procedures, reports, and project artifacts. Ensure electronic documentation repository is up to date for all project documentation, business/technology documents related to initiatives/projects/programs.
Coaching teams through the project workflow and ensuring resources are available and delivering on time.
Ensure overall successful project execution (on-time, on-budget, high quality, meeting business outcomes)
Collaborate with IT leadership, business representatives, MA&D teams, and external suppliers to define and prioritize initiatives.
Manage schedule, working with vendors and internal teams to ensure proper resource capacity to meet demand.
Responsible for all project communication, project budget management, action item management, risk identification and management.

Expected Skills:

• Analytical skills - ability to perceive and analyze problems, develop alternatives and recommend sound decisions
• People skills - a combination of skills including an ability to ask penetrating questions, detect unstated assumptions and resolve conflicts. Strong engagement with business stakeholders is key.
• Project management skills ability to drive & lead meetings independently, create and execute project plans, proactively manage risks/issues, maintain compliance with company project management processes. Ability to keep the project team and also the business held accountable on tasks simultaneously.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills: Identifies opportunities or problems and acts quickly and decisively to respond to the situation. Ability to drive productive conversations and team meetings. Active listening skills.
• Proficient in basic Google Applications (Sheets, Docs, Slides) and project management software.
• Experience using Waterfall methodologies on projects.
• Self motivated and able to work independently
• Very strong team player, able to foster teamwork and a positive working environment to the project team. Ability to organize and lead teams through ambiguity and develop a structure for various workstreams.
• Highly organized, strong detailed documentation and communication skills.
• Recognize and deal appropriately with confidential and sensitive information.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, demanding, and rapidly changing environment
• Strong aptitude to learn and self-motivated
• High degree of professionalism and integrity
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment with many moving parts.

Qualification and Experience:
Bachelor's degree
4+ years in IT project management
Experience in Waterfall framework
Experience with a project planning tool.
Experience leading multiple teams. & works streams
Proven ability to lead project management process development and improvement

Additional preferred certification and experience:
Project Management
Mergers, Acquisitions, Divestitures