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Job Details
Job#: 2087363
Job Description:
Job Title: Project Manager
Location: 2-3 days/week on-site Raleigh-Durham, NC
Duration: 12+ months, likely renews
Employment Type: W2 Contract, weekly direct deposit, benefit options, paid for hours worked
Pay Range: W2 $50-55/hr
We are seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager to drive cross-functional and cloud backend engineering projects. As a Project Manager, you will work closely with Engineering Program Managers, Engineering, Product Management, and other cross-functional teams to shepherd a variety of programs and projects that drive customer and service assurance. Our goal is to deliver high-quality experiences through data-driven improvement programs-on time and with outstanding results.
What Youll Do:
Basic Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Nice to Have:
Apex Benefits Overview
Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a retirement plan (401k or local country equivalent) program. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.
EEO Employer
Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at or .
Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.
Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.
Job Description:
Job Title: Project Manager
Location: 2-3 days/week on-site Raleigh-Durham, NC
Duration: 12+ months, likely renews
Employment Type: W2 Contract, weekly direct deposit, benefit options, paid for hours worked
Pay Range: W2 $50-55/hr
We are seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager to drive cross-functional and cloud backend engineering projects. As a Project Manager, you will work closely with Engineering Program Managers, Engineering, Product Management, and other cross-functional teams to shepherd a variety of programs and projects that drive customer and service assurance. Our goal is to deliver high-quality experiences through data-driven improvement programs-on time and with outstanding results.
What Youll Do:
- Manage technical and strategic cross-functional projects
- Build and drive project plans with well-managed dependencies and internal stakeholder alignment
- Execute and supervise project deliverables, achievements, action items, technical dependencies, risks, and mitigation plans
- Work with engineering and program leaders to define priorities
- Understand product use cases and communicate with engineering and product teams
- Develop strong working relationships with cross-functional teams to best understand and deliver on business goals and priorities
- Prepare project status reports and executive briefings for various partner groups
- Plan, manage, and monitor high-level project communications
- Adhere to metrics and governance for process and drive process improvements
Basic Qualifications:
- Experience as a Technical Project Manager, 5+ years
- Ability to translate the needs of a team (technical or otherwise) into projects that drive action
- Ability to manage projects from beginning to end
- Successful track record of timely delivery of projects
- Ability to adapt to shifting priorities and timelines
- Appetite for rapid changes and comfort with navigating through uncertain or ambiguous situations
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills
- Self-starting, self-motivated, self-directed, and self-sufficient
- Openness to new ideas and willingness to innovate
- Ability to operate effectively in a remote environment
- Ability to facilitate meetings and comfortably speak in front of groups
- Experience within or partnering with Support organizations
- Ability to develop business relationships
- Strong project communication management
- Basic working knowledge of agile principles and the ability to work proficiently in an agile software environment
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working with project planning tools (Jira, Confluence, SharePoint)
- 3-5 years of experience in datacenter migrations and application deployment
- Demonstrated proficiency with building complex deployment plans with a focus on execution, gap analysis, and risk mitigation
- Ability to navigate cross-functional teams and identify and remediate priority and dependency concerns
Nice to Have:
- Agile certifications or training (Certified ScrumMaster (CSM ), Release Train Engineer (RTE), Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe ), etc.) or PMP for project management
Apex Benefits Overview
Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a retirement plan (401k or local country equivalent) program. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.
EEO Employer
Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at or .
Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.
Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.
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