Deployment Project Manager

My Pharmaceutical client is actively seeking a IT Project Manager focused on enterprise deployment based out of their North Chicago office.

This opportunity will be 3 days onsite in North Chicago, IL

• Create project charter including scope, objectives, team, stakeholders and deliverables.
• Develop detailed project plans, including schedules and resource allocation.
• Define clear performance indicators to track project progress and success.
• Monitor project progress along with performance indicators and adjust plans as necessary to ensure successful delivery.

• Serve as a facilitator for agile ceremonies, such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, scrum of scrum call and sprint / release retrospection.
• Promote and support agile methodologies within the team, ensuring adherence to best practices.

• o Act as a liaison between technical teams, stakeholders, and management.
• o Facilitate effective communication and collaboration among team members.
• o Remove obstacles blocking team progress and enhance team productivity.

• Identify potential risks and issues early in the project lifecycle.
• Develop mitigation strategies and coordinate the resolution of issues as they arise.

• Establish and maintain strong relationships with project stakeholders.
• Communicate project status, updates, and insights to stakeholders regularly.
• Gather stakeholder feedback and incorporate it into project planning and execution

• Ensure deliverables meet quality standards and project requirements in compliance with Dev Ops / IT SLC standards.
• Ensure all the projects stage gates are completed on time for successful deployment
• Ensure pre-deployment and post-deployment activities are successfully completed
• Ensure handoff to operations team is comprehensively completed, including functional & technical KT, SOP creation & approval, hypercare, etc.