Senior IT Project Manager for the Division of HPD TECH

Responsibilities

• HPD Tech is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager. This position within HPD Tech will oversee a variety of technology projects supporting HPD's Office of Housing Access and Stability (HAS) vertical. The Senior Project Manager will work to ensure program and project goals are reached.
• Your Role:
• Work closely with HAS project sponsors, cross-functional teams, and other project managers to plan and develop scope, deliverables, required resources.
• Engage with vendors on software development projects
• Cultivate robust and sustainable working relationships between HAS business, vendor, internal and external technology teams to foster a cross-functional team environment
• Identify and remove impediments to prevent distractions
• Create and maintain HAS project and program budgets.
• Create and manage the product roadmap for the HAS program area
• Collaborate closely with the HAS Stakeholders to facilitate release management across teams
• Ensure project documentation are maintained, and communications are timely and effectively distributed
• Contribute to program assessment protocols for evaluation and improvement
• Maintain organizational standards of satisfaction, quality, and performance
• Identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies
• Adhere to internal SDLC and review processes and standards
• Preferred skills
• 8+ years of program/project management experience.
• At least 3 years of experience coordinating and/supporting IT business processes.
• At least 3 years of hands-on experience working with vendors.
• PMP Certified
• At least 3 years' experience tracking and maintaining project financials.
• Exceptional leadership, time management, facilitation, and organizational skills
• Outcome oriented with a strong sense of ownership, with a focus on proactively removing program obstacles, and willingness to go above and beyond to chase down loose ends that lead to successful product delivery.
• Strong collaboration, relat

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Additional Information

About the Agency: The New York City Department of Housing Preservation (HPD) promotes quality and affordability in the city's housing, and diversity and strength in the city's neighborhoods because every New Yorker deserves a safe, affordable place to live in a neighborhood they love. - We maintain building and resident safety and health - We create opportunities for New Yorkers through housing affordability - We engage New Yorkers to build and sustain neighborhood strength and diversity. HPD is entrusted with fulfilling these objectives through the goals and strategies of "Housing Our Neighbors: A Blueprint for Housing and Homelessness," Mayor Adams' comprehensive housing framework. To support this important work, the administration has committed $5 billion in new capital funding, bringing the 10-year planned investment in housing to $22 billion the largest in the city's history. This investment, coupled with a commitment to reduce administrative and regulatory barriers, is a multi-pronged strategy to tackle New York City's complex housing crisis, by addressing homelessness and housing instability, promoting economic stability and mobility, increasing homeownership opportunities, improving health and safety, and increasing opportunities for equitable growth. ________________________________________ Your Team: Housing Preservation & Development Technology (HPD Tech) is the IT division within HPD. HPD Tech is committed to transform HPD through technology by promoting productivity and eliminating manual processing, shrinking costs, and increasing the pace of work. The Office of Housing Access and Stability (HAS) of HPD administers rental subsidies, including Section 8, Shelter Plus Care, and Moderate Rehabilitation. Created by the Housing and Community Development Act of 1978, the Housing Choice Voucher program, also known as Section 8, provides assistance to eligible low- and moderate-income families to rent housing in the private market, and forms the majority of assistance HAS administers. HAS has close to 12 work units that directly and indirectly deliver multiple services to tenants, applicants and landlords. HPD Tech works to improve effectiveness of business processes using core applications for flawless execution. HPD Tech empowers decision makers with access to quality (complete and accurate) information to anticipate and pro-actively react to building, neighborhood and market conditions.

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