Project Manager

Candidate Responsibilities Accountable for ensuring successful completion of projects, on-time, within budget; responsible for planning and execution of various project deliverables, communications, metrics, reporting, and the overall program plan (identifying and driving program dependencies to resolution) Typical Day

• Managing technical/Software projects, may include project charters, scheduling and planning projects and successful completion;
• Guide/manage technical or project management staff
• Resolve issues, dependencies, and risks;
• Lead and influence others to deliver on project commitments
• Utilize agile training or extensive experience with sprint planning, daily scrums, to support and challenge development planning
• Lead and participate in multiple meetings
• Prepare and analyze status reports and meeting presentation material Requirements Education Requirements: Masters’ degree in computer science, information systems, or closely related disciplines
• PMP certification preferred
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) preferred Technical Skills
• Masters’ degree in computer science, information systems, or closely related disciplines
• Background in Software development is highly desirable
• Certification or knowledge of AWS is highly desirable
• Exposure to data design, data extraction, and big data transformation projects is highly desirable
• Working knowledge of JIRA and Azure DevOps (formerly VSTS), Confluence
• Advance knowledge of Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Project
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Change Management Certification preferred
• Six Sigma Black Belt Certification desirable
• Knowledge of Power BI is highly desirable
• PMP certification preferred
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) preferred Soft Skills Excellent communication and presentation skills Leadership skills Ability to negotiate Win Win attitude