Senior Project Manager (Dititgal Transformation)

Overview

Remote
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
Contract - 1 Year(s)

Skills

Agile
COTS
Customer Satisfaction
Microsoft Project
Portfolio Management
Project Management
PMBOK
Data Migration
Digital Transformation
Transformation
PMP
PMI
Waterfall
Software Development Methodology
Software Implementation
Management
Status Reports
Procurement
Customer Service

Job Details

SYSCOM, Inc. provides specialized information technology resources that possess the requisite skills and capabilities to deliver enterprise level solutions that help our client s achieve their objectives. At SYSCOM, we have a proven process that brings the best and brightest resources into our organization. Our teammates have excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as coordination and organization skills. The objective of our approach is to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction.

Work Location: The work is expected to be done remotely.
Duration: This is a 1-year contract role, with a strong possibility of extension.

SYSCOM s client is seeking a Transformation Project Manager to help support project management activities by ensuring projects are executed efficiently and effectively which will require managing schedules, coordinating meetings, tracking project progress, and maintaining key project documentation. Duties will include collaboration with internal teams and other Program/Project Managers working on the same initiative providing assistance where needed to keep projects on track and ensure alignment with business goals.
The Project Manager will oversee the coordination of projects and technology operations readiness efforts in support of its multi-million dollar Transformation Program to:

  • Implement new commercial/configurable off the shelf (COTS) solutions to shift the client away from a custom development legacy approach.
  • Implement full Data Management capabilities for data ownership, custodianship, stewardship, and governance. This establishes data as a meaningful asset for analytics and data-driven decisions, applied to all facets of the organization.
  • Develop, train on and migrate to improved or new IT processes, procedures, and support to ensure the planned client Mission improvements and value from new products and technologies are realized.

 

Job Duties and Responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:

  • Manage Agile, Waterfall and/or Iterative projects, especially projects that employ a hybrid approach.
  • Complete project planning, scheduling, scope, cost, risk identification and management, status reporting, change management, issues resolution and other project management controls
  • Manage software implementation projects including custom, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS), Software as a Service (SaaS) and related processes to support and enhance foundation infrastructure, services, business systems and enterprise software solutions.
  • Manage projects in the project and strategic portfolio management application (software).
  • Manage numerous projects, with the ability to prioritize, delegate, and escalate project concerns as needed.
  • Communicate with project stakeholders to facilitate group discussions to drive decision-making direction.
  • Communicate both verbally and with written messages to facilitate a mutual understanding of involved parties.
  • Establish rapport with others, motivate coworkers and customers and work collaboratively across business and technology functions.
  • Practice customer service skills including active listening, empathy, and problem-solving.
  • Manage procurement processes.
  • Provide knowledge transfer when necessary to provide work/project continuity.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Knowledge of the Project Management industry best practices for service/systems creation and development and generally accepted standards outlined in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK) Guide and Agile principles.
  • Knowledge of the Software/System Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
  • Knowledge of procurement processes.
  • Experience with Agile, Waterfall and/or Iterative project management methodologies, especially with projects that employ a hybrid approach.
  • Experience with project planning, scheduling, scope, cost, risk identification and management, status reporting, change management, issues resolution and other project management controls and practices.
  • Knowledge and demonstrable experience leading/managing large data migration and interface/data exchange efforts
  • Strong experience managing software implementation projects including custom, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS), Software as a Service (SaaS) and related processes to support and enhance foundation infrastructure, services, business systems and enterprise software solutions.
  • Proficient in using a project and strategic portfolio management application (e.g. Microsoft Project, Planview, DevOps).


Headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, SYSCOM, Inc. is a US-based company whose mission is to create and deliver the right technology solutions, by teaming with our customers to understand their business needs and empower them to achieve their goals. Since 1982, SYSCOM, Inc. has been providing enterprise-wide solutions for a variety of private and public sector clients. SYSCOM, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

 

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