Project Management Analyst

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About the Job 

We are seeking a dynamic and results driven Project management Analyst to join the Enterprise Technology Central PMO Team and contribute to our growing portfolio of projects. Reporting directly to the Central PMO Lead, the Project Management Analyst will be responsible for supporting the Central PMO Lead in the day-to-day operations of the Central PMO and monitoring adherence to portfolio and project management standards.

Portfolio Management

• Status Reporting - Manage the status reporting process to ensure all projects submit a weekly status and at-risk projects identify key issues and a path to green
• Deliverable Management - Monitor approval of project deliverables and follow up on late deliverable completion or delays in approving deliverables
• Schedule Management – Monitor project schedules to ensure all projects have dates for key milestones, deliverables, and Go-Live
• Monitor that Project Managers are creating Good Receipts per Financial Calendar
• Monthly Financial Reporting against FCST and Actuals in SAP

Vendor Management

• Manage SOW Tracking sheet
• Enter contracts in the Contract Lifecyle Management Tool
• Enter Goods Receipts (GR)
• Create Purchase Orders (PO)
• Manage PO Exceptions in Tradeshift

Resource Management

• Collaborate with resource and project managers to allocate resources to projects for time entry in Service Now
• Contribute to the PMO Resource Management by onboarding and training new Project Managers and PMO staff in collaboration with the Central PMO Lead

Jira Admin

• User provisioning
• As part of the onboarding process add new users to appropriate project roles in Jira
• On a daily/weekly basis run queries identify data inconsistencies in user stories and sub-tasks, liase with team leads to request updates
• Run late task queries and follow up with assignees
• Load any new approved scope items (Config, RICEFWs) into JIRA as user stories and sub-tasks
• Maintain and update JIRA dashboards as needed
• Maintain JIRA user guide, incorporate process updates as required

Smartsheet Admin

• License Management and Offboarding User Cleanup
• End User Training & Support
• Support Tickets with Smartsheet support

Confluence Admin

• User Provisioning
• License Management
• Project Space Set Up and support with templates
• Upgrades

Application Lifecyle Management (ALM) and LoadRunner

• User Provisioning
• License Management
• Release and Cycle Creation
• Test Case Upload and Download
• Configuration Changes
• Integration with other tools
• Tool Upgrades
• User Training

About You 

• Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Business Administration, or a related field with 4+ years of experience.
• Proven experience in project management or a similar role within IT
• Familiarity with PMI Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBoK) and other project management methodologies.
• Experience with Smartsheet, Service Now, Confluence, SharePoint, and Jira a plus
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.