Please see information below for an exciting employment opportunity for experienced CDM students and alumni.

Interested candidates can apply via the Career Center's eRecruiting.
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 IT PROJECT MANAGER

 

Use your knowledge, skills and innovation, as well as your leadership abilities, in managing the delivery of multiple strategic projects.  Drive all aspects of the project over the entire project lifecycle (initiate, plan, execute, control, close).  Serve as the liaison between the business and technology departments to gather and prioritize complex business requirements across diverse development platforms.  Partner closely with the business sponsor and technology teams to manage scope through use of clearly defined requirements, assumptions, constraints, deliverables, and acceptance criteria.  Lead collaboration to ensure implementation of application solutions that deliver results.

 

Develop and lead cross-functional project teams, negotiate resource availability with internal/external subcontractors, and develop detailed project plans and schedule to ensure on-time completion of projects.  Communicate frequently with team members and senior business stakeholders regarding project status and identify and resolve project problems, issues and risks.  Initiate action to identify and resolve project problems/issues and report on mitigating steps and actions taken to ensure timely deliverables, project success and quality.

 

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

 

• Experience managing a project team of 10 or more people.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a deadline driven process.
• Utilizes sound and proven project management methodology (processes, best practices, tools, and templates ability to identify and implement process improvements to deliver projects more efficiently.
• Proven accurate project estimation and project planning experience.
• Consistent success in driving teams to meet aggressive deadlines.
• Proven experience managing expectations and managing cross-functional teams.
• Confident team leader and team builder with strong motivational skills.
• Adept in problem solving and resolving conflict.
• Experience managing the full Software Development Life Cycle is preferred.
• Ability to understand technical vision and communicate it to both technical and non-technical parties.
• Able to manage internal customer relationships and expectations, through negotiation and partnering.

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

 

• 5 years project management experience in a technical environment.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
• Outstanding time management and organization skills.
• PMP Certification is a plus.

 

Discover Financial Services is a leading credit card issuer and electronic payment services company, headquartered in Riverwoods, Illinois (just 20 miles north of Chicago). We also have operation centers in Arizona, Delaware, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Utah.  We pioneered America’s cash rewards with the Discover Card.  Since our inception in 1986, we’ve become one of the most recognized brands in U.S. financial services, as well as one of the largest card issuers in the United States. Our payments businesses consist of the Discover Network, with millions of merchant and cash access locations; PULSE, one of the nation’s leading ATM/debit networks; and Diner’s Club International, a global payments network with acceptance in 185 countries and territories.