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To be successful in this role, an ideal individual typically\nhas 10+ years of project management experience with business acumen and a professional Project\nManager certification.\nJob Duties:\nResponsible for helping the executive leadership team develop a departmental strategy and then\nhelp define strategic initiatives from that strategy\nExceptional communication skills and a high degree of emotional intelligence (EQ) to work with a\nbroad spectrum of business leaders effectively\n- This project is a business-focused project manager position and not a technical position.\nPartner with the Executive team, business sponsors, IT Senior Management, and other team leaders to\nensure priorities of the project are understood and managed accordingly for complex technical and non-\ntechnical problems are solved.\nMust be able to facilitate business group discussions professionally in a decision-making environment\nResponsible for assembling and managing business-focused working 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