Director - IT Project Services - Uline - Pleasant Prairie

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We're looking for the best and brightest to help us grow – in customer service, distribution, sales, marketing, IT and other vital areas. Do you have the passion and drive to be on a winning team? Consider a career at Uline.

Director of IT Project Services
Uline seeks a Director of IT Project Services at its Corporate Headquarters in Pleasant Prairie, WI.



POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

Direct a team of project managers, business analysts and quality assurance analysts both directly and indirectly.
Monitor staff performance and provide coaching and feedback in meetings, one-on-ones and annual reviews.
Implement and maintain a process for managing incoming IT service demands, associated resource allocations and financial planning.
Develop, implement and ensure successful usage of standards, tools and guidelines within the project management life cycle, including project initiation, project planning and estimating, requirements gathering, risk assessment, issues management, change management, quality management and post mortem.
Manage an integrated project portfolio roadmap, highlighting interdependencies and key milestones.
Serve as an escalation path for project managers. Provide guidance and direct further escalation as necessary.
Review status summary reports and present to management on a regular basis. Ensure status reports provide transparency into project milestone performance, issues and risks.
Lead and direct the definition, preparation and execution of testing strategies, including unit, functional, system integration, performance and user acceptance test phases as defined by a QA framework.
Provide consultation on test strategies, methods, leadership and best practices.
Lead testing phase gate reviews.
Build positive and effective relationships with stakeholders, peers, vendors and team members.
Communicate clearly and effectively with developers, business analysts, quality analysts, business stakeholders and executives.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor's degree. Master's degree preferred.
7 to 10 years of firsthand IT project management experience, including large-scale, complex projects.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.
3 to 5 years of direct experience in IT quality assurance testing.
Ability to document and implement QA methodologies, tools and techniques.
Ability to oversee multiple projects and manage resources to achieve milestones.
Strong negotiating, conflict resolution and influencing skills.
Experience in gated and agile development processes.
Expertise with standard project management tools.
Leadership and managerial skills, including coaching and mentoring new teams.

BENEFITS

Complete insurance coverage – medical, dental, vision, life.
401(k) with company match.
Generous paid time off.
Tuition reimbursement.
3 bonus programs.

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