Technical Project Manager

Job Title: Technical Project Manager
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Duration: Long term contract

Requirements*
Minimum 5 years of relevant work experiences in managing projects, and a proven track record of successfully leading and delivering systems implementation with end-users in different countries/regions.
Solid project management and facilitation skills. Able to manage multiple projects using the waterfall model and agile methodologies (including but not limited to Scrum, Kanban, Extreme Programming (XP), and Adaptive Project Framework (APF)).
Good understanding of cost elements in large, complex and multi-platform environment is required. This will include IT platforms, vendor costing and areas of optimisation
Deep process knowledge or industry experience in the above areas.
Experience in managing external vendors and users for multi-disciplinary systems.
Role demands a very high competence in people management (internal team, business stakeholders and external partners)
Good Analysis and Design skills
Strong Process Orientation
Good knowledge of project management principles, policies and processes
Systematic in thinking, good common sense
Excellent Stakeholder Management skills (both internal and external)
Advanced knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle and Agile Methods
Customer focused and result oriented
Strong communications, both spoken and written
Task oriented and timeline driven
Problem solving mentality
Sensitive to different cultures and working styles
Positive and can-do attitude
Independent worker
Analytical with great attention to details