This is a Remote Position.
Job Summary/Description: As a Senior Technical Project Manager, you will generally lead enhancements and small project teams (durations 6 months 18 months, budgets $500K - $5M, up to 15 team members) that are focused primarily on one product area. Additionally, this role might support other Project Managers or Product Engineering Managers in larger project efforts or maintenance activities. In this role you will manage and control IT projects in all project-related interfaces: planning, directing, and coordinating project activities with the ownership for successful completion of all project deliverables to the business within established financial, schedule, and quality objectives. Manage project initiation and planning phases Establish, document, and manage project scope Define and prioritize project tasks establish project goals, requirements, and desired results . Create, manage, and update project schedules and timeline Establish project charter, facilitate review with project steering committee, key stakeholders and project team, and gain charter sign-off Define, manage, and update resources Review requirements and specifications for work Participate in identifying and recruiting project personnel Identify and assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority to project team personnel Manage project execution, controlling, and closing phases Establish schedules and project parameters; develop procedures to accomplish project goals Identify and manage project risk Identify and manage project issues Coordinate the work across multiple projects with other project staff from various functional departments Gather and review status reports prepared by project personnel and modify as necessary Track the execution process to ensure that project team adheres to reporting requirements Facilitate team meetings to discuss and review the work Act as focal point for project problem resolution and escalation Establish conditions for project closure and manage closure.
Minimum Skills/Education: Manage project quality delivery . Ensure the software development quality provided and delivered meets that in the agreed plan Ensure that the team follows all formal and informal best practices in software development and other initiatives Manage project change Identify changes from original project scope and conduct impact assessment Communicate with stakeholders and drive decision making process Obtain change request sign-offs, reset expectations as needed, and update plans and supporting project artifacts as needed Manage project budget Establish, track, report, and update as needed on project budget, actual expenses, and forecasts of remaining expenses Work with software development group manager and accounting to assure project costs are allocated and reported properly Reporting and Communication Prepare project reports for internal team members and stakeholders, management, clients or others Facilitate interactive sessions Deliver presentations as required Relationship management Establish and maintain team member and project stakeholder relationships appropriately Establish and maintain client relationships appropriately Manage team member, stakeholder, and client expectations in software delivery Qualifications - External Education & Experience: Bachelor Degree or equivalent work experience (Master degree or related technical training and management training education or experience preferred) 5+ years previous project management experience 5+ years software development project experience (in any role) 5+ years Strong Agile Scrum project management experience required Experienced managing multiple projects simultaneously Proven track record of successfully leading multiple projects teams through the full software development life-cycle to deliver business goals and requirements Desired Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Strong analytical and problem solving skills Excellent organizational and coordination skills Ability to deal effectively with change in a fast paced environment Knowledge of software development life cycle (SDLC) processes Knowledge of project management methods and tools Excellent listening, oral, and written communications skills Leadership and team building skills Budgeting and forecasting skills Negotiation and conflict resolution skills Strong presentation skills Energetic motivator that excels at managing cross functional teams License /
Certifications:
PMI-ACP (PMI Agile Certified Practitioner)
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) Certification
preferred. Bachelor s Degree
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