Infrastructure Senior Project Manager (Networking)

Oversight of the Networking Tower, lead Quality assurance.. Senior Project Management Services for the Networking Tower Oversight and monitoring of the critical path milestones for transition / transformation Provide direction to the outsourcers and other resources in relation to transition / transformation Level one tower issue resolution Assist Nissan in allocating proper resources to various tasks Review tower related proposed solutions before the review and approval from senior management Weekly review of all tower project tasks and their status and their impact on schedules Creation and delivery of executive presentations Manage cross functional interdependencies of all tower projects Provide input to ongoing management reports as requested (e.g., Score Card, Top 10 Activities, and other ad hoc requests) Coordinate and compare all interpretations of contractual requirements and issues / risks Knowledge of infrastructure outsourcing contracts Experience with managing Multi-Vendor relationships and objectives Detailed understanding of T&C’s, SOW, pricing, SLAs, Software, and Hardware responsibilities. Support service delivery governance process (minute, action items, etc.) Develop service delivery tracking process for issues and open items to ensure successful/timely resolution Act as a Solution Architect insuring the solution contracted for meets Nissans architectural requirements Manage vendors with respect to the timely delivery of remediated applications for the new Networking environment Ensure transition / transformation tasks are successfully executed Ensure all approved service delivery target goals are monitored, reviewed, and met (e.g. D/R test plans, SarBox compliance.) Manage and coordinate the delivery of the transitioning of Networking Services Including:   Hardware Standard Operating Systems / Firewalls Software Applications Unified Messaging / QoS / Virus Authentication Converged Networks Active Directory Application Testing and Software Integration QualificationsRequired Processes• Overall knowledge of IT infrastructure and application operations• In depth knowledge of infrastructure operations, ITIL, Networking and storage technologies and processes• In depth knowledge of infrastructure outsourcing contracts• Senior Project Managemento Overall quality management to contractual and Statement of Work obligationso Resource Management and utilizationo Project implementation and turn over to Run The Business teamso Team Facilitatoro Gap Analysiso Full Life Cycle projectso Thorough knowledge of PM software and tools• Familiar with standard IT outsourcing contract provisions and operational structures• Experience managing IT outsourcing vendor relationships• Experience managing large complex projects to closure, including those involving an IT outsourcing agreement • Ability to interact with non-IS departments - IT, Finance, Application Maintenance Organization, Infrastructure Organization, Purchasing, and Legal) • Application development – application software knowledge, application Integration, interfaces, package software customization• Expertise in service management and delivery• Expertise in enterprise systems management (tools and processes)• Excellent written and oral communication skills