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Senior Project Manager (Corporate IT)

Five9 is a leading provider of cloud software for the enterprise contact center market. Five9 offers our partners a solution that is reliable, secure, compliant and scalable, while creating exceptional customer experiences, increasing agent productivity and delivering tangible business results.

We are currently looking for a self-starter to join our Strategy & Business Operations Team who is a quick study and versatile enough to drive complex technical projects. This team provides program and project management excellence to prioritize, plan, and execute across SaaS, public cloud, and IT infrastructure projects, including 3rd party applications platforms. This role is focused on Five9’s business systems and infrastructure.

The successful candidate will report to the Vice President of Strategy & Business Operations and will lead projects focused around business processes such as quote to cash and procure to pay, compliance and governance, improving customer experience, cost management, improving operational efficiency, and growth.  This role will also help develop program and portfolio management best practices standards and processes. 

You will need to be a team player with the right combination of project management, technical, and interpersonal skills. You will also leverage your superior negotiation skills and influence to work with all levels of management and their teams to keep projects on track from initiation to closing.

Responsibilities:

Manage end-to-end delivery of multiple, enterprise-wide strategic projects evolving our business application and infrastructure platforms Lead and work with organizational cross-functional teams to ensure on time, on budget, quality initiatives that support Five9’s business & technology strategies Ensure solutions meet agreed quality criteria, address project issues and risks, and build trusted relationships between delivery teams and business partners Collaborate closely with project stakeholders, to understand their requirements, provide expert advice on effort estimates and overall project feasibility, secure appropriate resourcing from business and IT teams, ensuring alignment of project with organizational objectives Provide timely project updates and visibility into any factors impacting scope, schedule, or cost to sponsors and stakeholders Create and maintain project artifacts including stakeholder presentations, project charters & plans, status reports, risk management reports, retrospectives, etc. Develop strong working relationships with the business and technology teams to ensure overall project success Proactively manage expectations with stakeholders by aligning team members and management on project goals, scope and issues resolution Bring knowledge of both Waterfall and Agile Project Management methodologies, processes and tools, including scope management, schedule management, cost management, quality management, resource management, procurement, change management, risks management, issues management Work with the PMO team and contribute to process improvements to enhance quality and execution of initiatives Apply business domain and technical acumen to ramp up quickly on Five9’s products, technologies, infrastructure, change management, development and release management processes

Requirements

5-9 years of project management experience Experience presenting to C-level executives Experience managing initiatives involving design and implementation of strategic IT SaaS and in-house applications Familiarity with data center operations and public cloud, including infrastructure, database, networking, telephony, voice, and information security Self-motivated, energetic, excellent interpersonal, organizational, negotiation and conflict-resolution skills Proven leadership and decision-making skills Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to present information, status, and issues in a clear and concise manner at all levels of the organization Able to understand and be involved in the technical details to successfully gather and understand complex requirements and drive projects to completion Strong problem-solving and analytical skills High degree of flexibility, independence, initiative, and detail orientation B.S. in Business or Engineering discipline preferred PMP and/or Scrum master certification a plus

Company Benefits

Company stocks Annual merit increase based on performance 15% night shift differential pay Paid Leave with Cash Conversion HMO with free dependents Retirement Plan Life Insurance While on work from home setup: Internet and meal allowance are provided Employee Assistance Program for mental and social well-being Government-mandated Benefits (SSS, PhilHealth, PagIBIG, 13th month pay, Solo parent leave, Special leave for women)

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