IT Project Manager -Service Now

Job Title - IT Project Manager

Contract Duration - 12+ Months 

Hybrid - Tarryown , New York ( 2 to 3 days Onsite )

Note - This is a W-2 position, and we welcome candidates requiring H-1B transfer sponsorship to apply. No third-party vendors.

Role and Responsibilities

• Strong background in SDLC and Project Management Principles (Project Planning,

Project requirements, Project Estimating, Resource Management, Scheduling and

Controlling, Facilitation, Risk Management, Procurement, Reporting Status, and ChangeManagement Familiarity in Project/Program Management toolset, including financial systems and other key technologies

• Responsible for project oversight, execution, and controls

• Develops project plan/schedules

• Contributes to project initiation, scope definition and scope control

• Drives tasks to completion and maintain schedules

• Prepares project status reports for PMO and/or stakeholders

• Provide project status, anticipate challenges, communicate dependencies, issues and risks

• Supervises project team to successful project completion

• Collaborate with business and technical teams to provide consistent and collaborative project delivery

• Tracks progress and adherence to plan for scope, budget, and schedule.

• Ensure the quality and on time delivery of technical implementation projects with

supporting deliverables and artifacts

• Drive discovery phase to gather initial requirements and business goals

• Establish business case to justify investments required

• Establish project plan and cost estimates and manage delivery to ensure that goals and value propositions are met in line with original estimates

• Oversee 3rd party vendor resources to deliver on day-to-day execution

• Complete lessons learned sessions at the conclusion of each delivered project with a

focus on continuous service improvement

Governance (Project Risk/Budget Risk)

• Audit PMO specific content such as risks, issues, and changes

• Audit Financial data monthly to ensure alignment between forecast and actual

• Provide weekly and monthly reporting towards attaining better data quality

Project Team Support

• Coordinate and/or provide support to project management team

• Regularly monitor Project Plans, Project Schedules, Budgets and Expenditures

• Provide analytical support to PM in executing projects

• Conduct performance enhancement process in accordance with guidance from Portfolio and Project Managers

• Assist in the preparation of proposals and project plans for all phases of systems

planning, development and implementation

Supervision and Leadership

• Provides an additional level of quality oversight amongst project management team

Project Management

• Develop, update, and manage project schedules and budgets for Lifecycle and Nondiscretionary Projects

• Communicate Project Status to all necessary parties

• Assist in managing all phase of the assigned projects

• Supporting Initiation efforts such as working with team to create project request forms and business cases

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in appropriate field of study or equivalent work experience

• Expert experience level project management experience, including tracking and planning projects

• Expert experience level working with business stakeholders within a cross-functional

matrix environment

• Expert experience level working with 3rd party vendors and contracted temp project resources

• Intermediate level experience with gathering requirements from the client / business

and documentation

• Expert experience level with full product lifecycle with understanding of development

lifecycle and various technology methodologies that support that lifecycle

• Intermediate level of proficiency with MS Project, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint and

SharePoint with experience presenting to stakeholders and / or Senior Leadership

• Proven ability to demonstrate a drive for results and accountability of business needs

• Proven ability to work in an ambiguous environment and collaborate across multiple

areas in order to achieve a common business objective

• Interpersonal skills to influence and spur change, facilitate and enhance performance

within a cross - functional environment

• Demonstrate decisiveness in resolving business problems, making decisions and

identifying priorities

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Developing Budgets

• Coaching

• Supervision

• Staffing

• Project Management

• Management

• Process Improvement

• Planning

• Performance Management

• Attention to Detail