Project Manager

Note: Candidate MUST be a WI resident or willing to relocate to WI prior to starting the role at their own expense. Local candidates preferred. This position is currently remote. However, position status is subject to change. (90% remote 10% onsite as needed) Onsite work is not likely, but candidate should be prepared to come onsite if required.

PMP (or similar industry standard) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED AT TIME OF SUBMISSION.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• Candidate MUST be physically located in the United States. International candidates/phone numbers will not be accepted.
• Candidate must follow ALL client work rules
• Candidate must be available to perform all work during the Central Standard Time (CST) business hours 9:00 am 3 pm (or CST hours as defined by the hiring manager)
• Candidate will be required to provide their own equipment for this position (See job description for required specifications.)
• Will the position require any weekend coverage? (IE: weekend maintenance) YES

Top Skills:

• Thorough understanding of industry standard project management methodologies and reporting (12+years) including PMP (or similar industry standard) Certification
• Strong customer service and relationship management experience
• Experience managing multiple in-flight business intelligence/data warehousing and application development projects simultaneously. (10+ years)
• Project documentation skills and experience to support project chartering, scoping, and other project deliverables.

• Development of Project Artifacts (plan, charter, status reports, etc.) (12+ years)

Project details: The project manager will work with other project managers in client location and possibly with other departments. The person in this role will lead the business intelligence and software/ application development team members to complete projects and work closely with our business partners to ensure its success.

The Project Manager III Designs, plans, and coordinates work teams. Follows standard project management industry practices such as the PMI's framework. Understands business and technical objectives of a project, and works closely with project sponsor. Creates project charter and work plan, and tracks budget and schedule progress via appropriate metrics. Establishes project organization and methodologies, and defines roles and responsibilities. Documents risk and develop mitigation plans. Manages scope. Project Manager capabilities with 12 or more years of experience. Capable of managing a project with up to ten (10) or more staff and/or a project with multiple subprojects. Experience with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.

Detailed Job Description:

The client section is looking for a result oriented and adaptable individual with a can do attitude to lead business intelligence projects, legacy, and modernized software/application development projects for our business partners. This project manager will lead multiple projects from small to multi-million-dollar development efforts. The project manager will work with other project managers in client and possibly with other departments. The person in this role will lead the business intelligence and software/ application development team members to complete projects and work closely with our business partners to ensure its success.

The individual in this position will:

• Be responsible for technical and overall project management on enterprise-wide business intelligence, software/application development, and infrastructure/ architecture projects.
• Works closely with the project sponsor and IT senior management to understand and prioritize project tasks. Solves complex technical problems. Understands business objectives and problems, identifies alternative solutions, performs feasibility studies and cost/benefit analysis of alternatives in support of enterprise-wide business intelligence.
• Builds an effective team and directs the work of the project team to meet project milestones. Develops standards, policies and procedures for the form, structure and attributes of the business intelligence documentation, tools, and systems. Develops data/information quality metrics.
• Develop and maintain project charters, plans, deliverables, and other project artifacts.
• Work closely with the project sponsor and IT senior management to understand and prioritize project tasks, solve complex technical problems, understand business objectives and problems, identify alternative solutions, and perform feasibility studies and cost/benefit analysis.
• Research new technology and develops business cases to support enterprise-wide business intelligence solutions. Participate in special projects as required.
• Have 12+ years of project management experience with leading large and complex database management systems, business intelligence tools and systems.
• Selected candidate must provide copies of any/all certifications as part of the hiring process.
• The candidate should have strong communication skills and should be a team player.

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