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 Location: Nashville, Tn
Company: Asurion, the world leader in wireless handheld insurance, roadside assistance, and other related products
Advertiser's text:
Position:
Reporting to the Director, BCP and D/R Planning, this individual will program manage and guide Asurion’s technology team to design and implement Disaster Recovery capabilities to meet the agreed business RTO and RPO requirements. This individual will work closely with other BCP team members to understand Disaster Recovery Planning goals and solution needs, while actively participating in business requirements definition meetings. Completely interpret those needs into technology vision, strategy, approach, work with the technology team to produce implementation plans, and then manage the program of implementation that will be accomplished by the larger IT team. This individual will be responsible to develop detailed project charter and plan specifying goals, objectives, strategy, scope, budget, scheduling, risk mitigation strategies, contingency plans, approach, requirements, deliverables, timelines, work breakdown structures, use case, test case, training needs, as necessary.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
• As program manager: deliver the technology component of D/R to meet BCP requirements on time and on budget. Ensures requirements are correct, the technology delivery team is working according their defined schedule, gains budgetary and governance approvals.
• As project manager: Develop high-level project plans and time lines for implementation and operational execution. Includes engaging technology project managers to effectively track and report on a portfolio of detailed technology projects.
• Facilitate the Today’s DR Operational Plan sessions (for IT) as well as the project meetings for the strategic DR solution for Tier 1 and Tier 2 applications.
• Overall project administration, including planning, resources analysis, in complex work-scope projects to ensure compliance to customer specifications, and technical/engineering standards.
• Estimate budgets and track cost of projects.
• Ensure project progresses on schedule and within budget.
• Facilitate fast resolution of issues; escalate issues to project steering committee.
• Prepare project status reports.
• Identify and schedule project deliverables, milestones, and required tasks.
• Define and implement continuous project risk analysis and required corrective actions.
Qualifications:
• BA/BS Degree; (Business, Engineering or associate technical field).
• A background involving management of 3 or more technologies in a corporate environment, including but not limited to networks, telephony, servers, desktop, distributed applications, application administration, and database management
• Minimum of 10+ years or more experience in program / project management for large scale IT projects involving infrastructure and application development.
• Prefer PMP certification
• Solid project management skills with ability to multi-task and manage projects in a cross functional environment.
• Superior problem solving, communication and negotiation skills including effective leadership, planning and motivational capabilities.
• Excellent organizational, project management, and time management skills
• Understanding of how to leverage business applications for competitive advantage.
• Experience in systems development lifecycle methodology, and quality assurance process.
• Proficiency in project management tools and procedures; strong people management and conflict resolution sills.
• Strong teamwork, interpersonal skills and problem solving skills required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as ability to present and explain technical information in a way that established rapport, persuades others, and gains understanding.
• Ability to push hard and affect positive change fast in a dynamic high standards environment while maintaining a positive approach with peers and management.
• Proficient with MS Project, MS-Excel, MS-Word, & MS-Power-Point suite.
Contact: Gabriele, Daniel : Daniel.Gabriele@asurion.com
•Date: 2nd April 2008 •Region: US |
