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Role:
The Senior Project Manager is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of large-scale, cross-functional initiatives to ensure ground-breaking improvements increase scalability, functionality, and cohesion across teams. This position leads efforts to improve tools, design processes, enact change, and drive decisions based on data, focusing on meeting customer expectations, adding business value, and aligning with business strategy. This role will be focused on delivering process and tool integration and transformation programs within the Enterprise Applications and Transformation Office within Go To Market Operations.
Responsibilities:
Work closely with cross-functional leaders to define and deliver critical initiatives to support Splunk’s business transformation strategy.
Serve as a subject matter expert for both strategic and tactical execution while delivering high-profile, dynamic, and time sensitive Enterprise Applications and Transformation programs end-to-end.
Provide leadership and oversight on highly complex programs. Plan, develop, and enforce schedules to ensure timely completion of project objectives and delivering the targeted business value.
Balance competing focus areas and manage the gaps and interfaces between workstreams to effectively optimize overall program impact.
Communicate program status and risk to relevant customers, team, and partners, including up the management chain, elevating further when appropriate; Identify and monitor risks and develop action plans when necessary.
Provide senior leaders with portfolio-level awareness of status, dependencies, issues and risks across projects and programs.
Drive collaboration between all departments.
Adapt to changes as they occur over the lifetime of complex programs, remaining focused on delivering intended business value.
Compile, analyze, and apply quantitative and qualitative data to build context, inform decisions, define program health, and provide insights.
Other duties as required
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in business, technology, or a related field and 5+ years of successful project delivery experience; or an acceptable combination of education and experience.
Proven results leading all aspects of multidimensional projects and driving successful integrations of Salesforce with other business critical systems.
Experience leading process optimization activities, identifying inefficiencies, and implementing solutions to improve operational efficiency and drive business value.
PMP certification, Agile Certification, MBA, or Certificate in Project Management preferred.
Proficient working with online project management tools such as Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, etc.
Experience implementing industry standard methodologies to deliver technology solutions on time, on budget, and to specifications.
Ability to establish team cohesiveness, lead, influence, and empower others to achieve ambitious goals. Confident influencing and networking within a matrix organization.
Ability to quickly learn, understand, and communicate complex concepts and issues to technical and non-technical groups in combination with excellent communication and presentation skills.
Highly motivated self-starter with strong time management skills; self-directed to balance multiple priorities with demanding timeframes. Ability to cope with change, shift gears comfortably, and decide and act appropriately.
Splunk is an Equal Opportunity Employer
At Splunk, we believe creating a culture of belonging isn’t just the right thing to do; it’s also the smart thing. We prioritize diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging to ensure our employees are supported to bring their best, most authentic selves to work where they can thrive. Qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, physical or mental disability or medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
Note:
Base Pay Range
SF Bay Area, Seattle Metro, and New York City Metro Area
Base Pay Range: $132,000.00 - 181,500.00 per year
California (excludes SF Bay Area), Washington (excludes Seattle Metro), Washington DC Metro, and Massachusetts
Base Pay Range: $118,800.00 - 163,350.00 per year
All other cities and states excluding California, Washington, Massachusetts, New York City Metro Area and Washington DC Metro Area.
Base Pay Range: $105,600.00 - 145,200.00 per year
Splunk provides flexibility and choice in the working arrangement for most roles, including remote and/or in-office roles. We have a market-based pay structure which varies by location. Please note that the base pay range is a guideline and for candidates who receive an offer, the base pay will vary based on factors such as work location as set out above, as well as the knowledge, skills and experience of the candidate. In addition to base pay, this role is eligible for incentive compensation and may be eligible for equity or long-term cash awards.
Benefits are an important part of Splunk's Total Rewards package. This role is eligible for a competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off and much more! Learn more about our comprehensive benefits and wellbeing offering at https://splunkbenefits.com.