Friday, August 14, 2009
IT Proposal Manager in Dallas, TX
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (ACS) is expertise in action™. We are a FORTUNE 500 company with 74,000 employees worldwide supporting client operations reaching more than 100 countries. We provide business process outsourcing and information technology solutions to world-class commercial and government clients. Our employees operate with integrity, and are flexible, reliable and responsive. If you meet the requirements of this position and want to work for a world-class company with a great marketplace reputation, apply today. May perform one or more of the following: Program Manager Essential Job Functions · Oversees and develops work statements, scope/priority definitions and the creation of budgets and schedules for ITO pursuit programs. Develops documents with appropriate standards and client requirements and needs. · Oversees the selection of assigned personnel for pursuits. Ensures communication and understanding of deadlines, assignments and objectives. Acts as point of contact to client' or third party advisor management. · Performs ongoing review of pursuit status; identifies risks. Documents pursuit progress including implementation, timelines, issues, risks, and successes to maintain pursuit course. Assesses results and determines and implements risk mitigation solutions as appropriate. · Maintains grade and quality of proposal deliverables within defined and agreed upon proposal requirements. Identifies and resolves matters of significance impacting the productivity of several large, complex, pursuit programs. Oversees and implements changes and adjusts as appropriate. · Interfaces with team members, stakeholders and management to anticipate and manage changes to pursuits, such as but not limited to, technical requirements, business requirements and schedule. Determines when additional resources are needed and implements same. Identifies or gathers information regarding possible solutions that may create additional, different or unique pursuit objectives or results. · Facilitates discussions regarding pursuit-related decisions and pursuit direction at the executive level.Facilitates proposal efforts and supports sales calls to ensure product meets client needs and specifications. · Manages client project/senior management, company management and project team expectations for agreed upon project performance by obtaining, providing and interpreting project metrics. Leverages corporate synergies to improve customer information technology performance. · Gathers feedback from client on pursuit results; analyzes feedback and incorporates same into future programs. Identifies and determines implications of pursuit parameters and redefines, redesigns or revises as appropriate. · Balances pursuit resources (people, budget, material, time) to optimize objectives for severalpuruits. Qualifications Basic Qualifications · Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience · Bachelor's degree in business administration, information technology, engineering or related field preferred · Nine or more years of project management experience · Experience working with project management methodology including budget development, project planning, control and assurance methodologies, project management software and finance and accounting concepts and practices · Experience working with quality management approaches and techniques · Experience working with delivery assurance policies, procedures, and principles to ensure compliance Other Qualifications · Strong analytical and problem solving skills · Strong leadership and negotiation skills to manage programs and develop new business · Strong interpersonal, leadership and presentation skills for interacting with team members and clients · Strong human relations skills to select, develop, mentor, discipline and reward employees · Strong communication skills · Personal computer and business solutions software skills · Ability to manage large or multiple projects, handle multiple tasks simultaneously, and to switch between tasks quickly · Ability to deal with ambiguity and change · Ability to work in a team environment · Willingness to travel · Can work remote from anywhere in continental US All other duties as assigned. ACS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not Discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion/creed, national origin, gender, or sex, marital status, age, disability, use of a guide dog or service animal, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, or any other status protected by Federal or State law or local ordinance. People with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation to apply or compete for employment with ACS may request such accommodations by calling or by sending an e-mail to accommodations@acs-. Experience: See job description. To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here