Job Description

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We're looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.
Purpose:
The Tech@Lilly Project Management Office (IT PMO) provides significant insights, flexible and repeatable processes, standards and tools, to IT and internal business organizations (also known as business areas). Within the IT PMO, the Project Manager role is responsible for managing execution of global, regional, and/or local projects. In addition to managing projects, the Project Manager will also be responsible for driving continuous improvement within the Project Management practice.
This position has global responsibilities and reports to the Optimus (Next Generation Technology Delivery Execution lead, based in India, Hyderabad. Travel will be limited and will require significant flexibility to work across time zones with people from many cultures.
Oversees the entire program and related project management process, developed and manages the program level plan and governance process, coordinates with different teams and multiple stakeholders, monitors and reports progress, manages risks, dependencies and resolves issues.
Primary Responsibilities:

• Manage multiple projects simultaneously with varying degrees of complexity and ensure that all projects comply with established governance policies and standards.

• Optimize IT PMO processes for scope, time, cost, risk, and quality, and develop action plans to achieve objectives

• Adhere to defined IT PMO practices to achieve project goals. Coordinate all program components, including projects and establishing the program environment. This includes creating and integrating program management change control processes and establishing methodology standards for the program and standards for monitoring.

• Proactively monitor project resource needs, barriers, constraints, obstacles, risks, dependencies, and issues; resolve in a timely manner; escalate as appropriate

• Coordinate delivery of all project deliverables (charter, communication plan, project schedule, etc.) across internal and external stakeholders

• Manage local and global stakeholder expectations; report project progress and achieved value through robust and timely communication using standard templates

• Manage schedule and related modifications as needed; proactively resolve roadblocks to achieve timely delivery of agreed upon scope, budget and timelines

• Lead and drive the project team by keeping upcoming tasks and activities in front of them; coordinate the day-to-day activities of the project and report status in a timely manner

• Participate in the continuous development, improvement, verification, and enforcement of policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines to ensure efficient and effective operational IT PMO practices

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science
• 10+ years' experience leading projects as a Project Manager and running PMO office
• Experience of managing a complex global program spanning across multiple stakeholders, geographies and time span
• Working experience with multinational companies
• Good international communication skill (written and verbal).
• Demonstrated leadership skills and effectiveness in the areas of influence, team leadership, articulating and taking a position, negotiation, and conflict resolution.

Other Information/Additional Preferences:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Experience with Critical Chain and/or Agile project management methodologies
• Experience with SCRUM practices, Jira, Kanban and SaFe Agile
• Team leadership
• Demonstrated track record of successful execution of complex projects
• Excellent communication skills
• Demonstrated effective stakeholder management
• Ability to manage (sometimes conflicting) priorities
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to work within a budget and direct multiple projects
• Good analytical skills

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