**Job Description - Sr. IT Business Manager**
**Title**:
Sr. IT Business Manager
**Location**:
Remote, based in Costa Rica
**Job Overview**:
**Key responsibilities include**:
- Lead high-impact IT projects, interfacing with senior management and key stakeholders to ensure alignment with business goals and successful execution.
- Mentor junior project managers and team members, promoting professional development and fostering a culture of excellence within the IT department.
- Develop and refine IT project management methodologies and best practices, ensuring the highest standards of efficiency and effectiveness.
- Strategically manage resources, including conducting long-term budgeting and forecasting for IT projects and initiatives, to optimize operational efficiency and project outcomes.
- Coordinate and oversee project activities, emphasizing strategic alignment with business operations and overarching goals.
- Facilitate advanced communication strategies between project teams, stakeholders, and departments, ensuring clarity and collaboration across all project phases.
- Analyze project outcomes and operational processes critically, driving continuous improvement and recommending enhancements to business practices.
**Preferred Qualifications and Experience**:
- Master's degree in Project Management, Business Administration, or equivalent experience preferred, with a Bachelor's degree as a minimum requirement.
- Extensive experience in project coordination or management, especially within IT, demonstrating a track record of successful, high-value project delivery.
- Demonstrated leadership experience, with the ability to mentor, develop, and inspire teams towards achieving excellence and innovation.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, coupled with a strategic mindset for improving business processes and project outcomes.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, capable of negotiating, influencing, and managing expectations at all levels of the organization.
- Familiarity with advanced project management principles, methodologies, and tools, tailored towards enhancing business operations and strategic planning.
- Adaptability and flexibility to navigate changing project requirements and business needs, with a keen eye for leveraging emerging technologies in business settings.
- Relevant certifications such as PMP (Project Management Professional), PgMP (Program Management Professional), or other IT leadership certifications, highlighting formal expertise in complex project and program management.