Sr. Project Manager

JOB DESCRIPTIONTitle: SENIOR PROJECT MANAGERMode: San Jose, CA - RemoteDuration: 6+ monthsJob Description:The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for taking consulting engagements that are of medium/high complexity with up to $1M in revenue from initiation to close out. The Senior project manager will adhere to the Nutanix Professional Services (PS) Project Management Organization (PMO) methodology and deliver these engagements to mutually agreed upon scope, schedule, and budget within the parameters of the overall account strategy. This role provides the single point of contact/accountability for the project responsible for project planning, managing work activities, project financials, communication, status reporting, risk management, and change management. The senior project manager is expected to bring technical knowledge of large scale Data Center (DC) modernization, IT transformation, Hybrid cloud, Intra/Inter DC Virtual Machine (VM) migration projects, infrastructure and Operations, and deep functional domain knowledge as well as solid project management skills to work collaboratively with the customer resources and the Nutanix project team to deliver results.Success criteria/metrics for this role will include:Project delivery - Delivering to mutually agreed upon scope, schedule, and financial parameters (project profitability)Billable utilization - 70%Customer satisfaction - as measured by post project completion surveyCommitment to consulting deliveryBeing an accountable leader and trusted advisor to the customer, to PS delivery, and NutanixProvides value beyond simply managing the administrative aspects of the projectWorks with accounts teams and Services Sales to build relationships and provides business intelligence on client operations, and decisionsProviding thought leadership to enhance the quality of Nutanix-customer relationshipResponsibilities:Plan, coordinate, track and manage project(s) to successful completionDevelop and maintain project plans including charter, scope, work breakdown structures, estimates, resource plans, budget, task dependencies, schedule, open issues, and risk assessment, management, and mitigation plans across multiple work streamsWork with the PMO, resource managers, technical staff, and business subject matter experts to orchestrate project deliverables to ensure they are planned/executed in alignment with the overall program/project strategy and planDefine and manage overall project risks and take corrective action in a proactive manner to mitigate those risksDirect and monitor work efforts daily, identify resource needs, perform quality review; and escalate functional, quality, cost, resource, scope, and timeline issues appropriatelyProvide clear and timely communication regarding the status of the project. Including, but not limited to, schedule, budget, progress to date, risks, milestones to relevant stakeholders and sponsorsFollow the project management methodology and ensure that projects adhere to the defined methodology and stage gate processEngage with Sales and Account teams to identify/drive account growth opportunitiesDrive continuous improvement of project processes - methodology, templates, best practices etc. based on lessons learned from projectsRequirements:At least 5+ years of technical project management experience preferably as a Professional services consultantExperience in customer-facing positions as a professional services consultant or engineer, preferably with a Technology or "Big 5" consulting organizationExcellent communications and interpersonal skillsB.S./B.A./M.S. degree or equivalent experience and technical trainingActive Project Management Professional (PMP) certification