Project Manager Tech

Project Manager Tech 3

Job Summary: Talent Software Services is in search of a Project Manager Tech for a contract position in Irving, TX. The opportunity will be for six months with a strong chance for a long-term extension.

Position Summary: Join our dynamic team and play a pivotal role in supporting product launch processes by enhancing efficiency, reducing errors, and documenting end-to-end workflows. As a key contributor, you will create comprehensive, user-friendly documentation for complex processes, serving as a single source of truth. We are looking for candidates with a strong technical background, ideally with a degree in Computer Science or a related field. The main function of this role is to oversee the application of project management methodology throughout the project cycle, with responsibilities including project design, scope management, cost control, and quality and performance reporting.

Primary Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

• Set up and manage a platform for process documentation, utilizing both back-end and front-end skills.
• Convert Word documents into Markdown, upload them to the platform, and troubleshoot formatting issues.
• Review existing process documentation to identify gaps, inconsistencies, or outdated information.
• Meet with subject matter experts (SMEs) to validate current processes and gather missing details.
• Refine and organize process content into a standardized documentation template that aligns with industry best practices.
• Draft or update process steps, visuals, and guidance within the template to ensure accuracy, clarity, and ease of use.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure the documentation reflects the latest process improvements and serves as a reliable reference point across teams.
• Develop, track, and manage project budget, plans, timelines, and scope.
• Manage project resources, including procuring project staff, developing, motivating, coaching, and advising.
• Partner closely with other members of functional project teams to define business requirements.
• Lead teams of developers in delivering high-quality software solutions that meet business needs.
• Define test plans and ensure that products are defect-free before User Acceptance Testing.
• Facilitate the User Acceptance Testing process, developing rollout plans and procedures.
• Prepare and present cost-benefit analyses.
• Ensure appropriate systems development and project management processes are utilized.
• Make presentations to steering committees or project sponsors.
• High-impact project: Play a central role in shaping a standardized, end-to-end launch process that will serve as the foundation for how teams operate.
• Visibility and influence: Collaborate directly with cross-functional leaders and subject matter experts to capture and define critical business processes.
• Strategic ownership: Take ownership of key workstreams, driving meaningful improvements in how process knowledge is managed and shared.

• On-time delivery of milestones and deliverables across key workstreams: Tooling Selection, Template Development, Current State Assessment, Future State Definition, Gap Analysis.

• Quality and completeness of documentation and outputs delivered, ensuring alignment with project key principles and industry best practices.
• Collaboration and responsiveness to feedback from project stakeholders and SMEs.
• Adherence to scope and standards, ensuring deliverables are consistent, accurate, and ready for integration into the organization's knowledge base.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering, or related field required. An MBA or other related advanced degree is preferred.
• PMP or PMI certification.
• 5-7 years of experience in project management.
• Strong people management and team-building skills.
• Demonstrated ability to be flexible and adaptable in exercising judgment in a changing environment and managing competing priorities.
• Proven ability to learn business processes quickly and work well with business partners at different levels within the organization.
• Strong ability to assess risk and apply management principles to technology applications/products and business functions.
• Experience delivering technology and business application solutions in a large-scale, multi-platform systems environment.
• Technical proficiency in documentation tools (3 years): Hands-on experience using documentation platforms and formats (e.g., Markdown). Understanding of version control, metadata tagging, and process visualization tools (e.g., Visio). Ability to apply industry best practices to improve documentation structure and usability.
• Process documentation & knowledge management (3 years): Proven experience documenting complex, end-to-end business processes, ideally in a launch, operations, or product environment. Skilled at consolidating fragmented information from multiple sources into a single, standardized documentation format. Familiarity with documentation best practices, taxonomy design, and content governance.
• Project management (5 years): Demonstrated ability to plan, prioritize, and deliver multiple workstreams or deliverables on schedule. Experience managing timelines, stakeholder input, and feedback loops across cross-functional teams.
• The ideal candidate has extensive experience in setting up a page, particularly a "Wiki" type of page.