Senior Planview Subject Matter Expert _Remote
Position: Senior Planview Subject Matter ExpertLocation: Remote EST Owings Mills MD Duration:6 months Need USC & GC only Job SummaryThis role exists in the Corporate Technology team, specifically in the Enterprise Transformation Office IT team. This team owns the development and business change software including Rally, Jira/Jira Service Management, and eventually Planview PPM tool. The team is looking for a system administrator for the newly procured Planview PPM tool. This role will be involved in the design and initial rollout of the tool along with the vendor and business partners this year and further across the firm in the future. Reporting to the Lead Business Analyst of Enterprise Transformation IT, you will support configuration and design of the tool throughout initial deployment and eventually production support as the tool goes live to the firm.Job ResponsibilitiesAccountability for work of self and sometimes others, provides process and standards advice in area of specialtyResponsible for creating/maintaining system documentation and best practices.Comfortable working independentlyDefining complex or enterprise-wise business needs for new and/or enhanced products, services, or optimized business processesWorking closely and develops relationships with a variety of senior level internal and external business partners to ensure that all business requirements are understood, documented, and metEnsuring a lean-agile mind-set is applied to work projectsWorking on initiatives of moderate complexity, size and impactAbility to breakdown complex or vague problems and steps through them in a rational wayAble to evolve a decision as new information is gainedFinding opportunities for process improvementsAssisting in implementation of new processes as technologies, risks, and methodologies evolveDisplaying dedication to helping team members/makes suggestions to improve practicesAssist end users with functional issues or questions.Manage changes to existing configured screens or fields. Add configured screens/fields.Manage changes to dashboards, tiles, portletsGather requirements, analyze, and make recommendation for product updates to current vision.Assist in creation/revision/execution of test plans, functional testing or application testing during rollout.Support design of integrations from PPM tool to other applications in HR (Workday), Accounting (Oracle Financials), and Development (Rally/Jira)Willingness to take required training from Planview to become a certified admin.Administer users including grants, roles, etc.RequirementsTypically, 5+ years in a technical business analysis, system admin, or development role for a project management or change management softwareIdentify system/process/data impacts (upstream and downstream) and propose appropriate alternatives/ remediationKnows the latest best-of-breed technologiesCommunicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences using multiple forms such as verbal and writtenDemonstrate proficient understanding in multiple technologies/ applicationsIdentify impacts across teams and coordinate across senior levels to manage dependencies and potentially competing prioritiesProficient in using Power BI to gather data from sources and create reportsSQL proficiency intermediate to advancedA solid (or developing) understanding of how organizations manage work and resources and a thorough understanding of the processes and methodologies supporting organizations management practices.Preferred Experience:Experience with Planview Project or Agile place or other Project Portfolio Management software (i.e. Clarity, ServiceNow, Apptio)Experience with Jira Cloud, Jira Service Management, and Rally