Sr. Technical Project Manager - Contract - Orlando, FL - $75.00 - $85.00/hr
The final salary or hourly wage, as applicable, paid to each candidate/applicant for this position is ultimately dependent on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate's/applicant's qualifications, skills, and level of experience as well as the geographical location of the position.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Sponsorship not available.
Our client is seeking a Sr. Technical Project Manager in Orlando, FL
Role Description
Program and Project Estimations
Facilitate scope definition, cross-functional estimates and high-level planning workshops
Quantify cost factors to deliver program and project deliverables including resources, program and project oversight, objective risk and related contingency
Document key assumptions and dependencies established through estimation activities
Prepare and present high-level plan with estimates for executives and cross-functional leaders based on estimate outcomes
Program and Project Planning
Create full-scale master program and project schedules and communication plans consisting of multiple projects or components
Ensure proactive scheduling of key deliverables, milestones and deliverable tasks
Establish program and project financial forecasts including resource plans and other expense plans
Develop the program and project plans and schedules with cross discipline functional leads
Ensure necessary steps and dependencies to deliver programs and projects and their components are established
Validate that scope can be completed within timeline and budget
Estimate resource needs with help from functional leads
Program and Project Delivery
Confidently lead and drive cross-functional projects, components of large programs, and full programs through full delivery life-cycle ensuring project is delivered on-time and on-budget
Manage resource assignments, budgets, scheduling, and scope prioritization, and change control
Work with cross discipline team members to validate program and project assumptions and review individual program and project plans with senior leadership
Ensure proper documentation of scope of work with help from cross discipline functional leads
Serve as primary liaison among multiple teams, including Product Management, Design, Technology, vendors and other key functional delivery teams (when appropriate)
Communicate regular status updates to program and project executive leadership team on delivery progress, plan updates and budget spend and forecast
Monitor adherence to master schedule and milestone commitments
Analyze labor demand vs. capacity labor to ensure efficient resource assignments
Escalate key issues and risks to ensure timely resolution and mitigation
Prevent scope creep and facilitate change requests to ensure impacts to schedule or budget are approved and communicated
Use metrics to drive performance, efficiency and forecast improvements
May provide leadership and coaching for a small team of project managers (2 to 5 team members)
Assist in identifying and analyzing project management staffing needs and team assignments
Assist in selection, on-boarding and on-going training for project management staff
Skills & Requirements
Direct management and accountability for single project budgets of $5-10M in labor
Program accountability for program budgets of $11M+
7-10 years of relevant work experience in program and project management with an online retailer, ideally in eCommerce, marketing, merchandising, etc. Consulting experience is a plus
Strong leader and decision maker with at least 4 years of experience in leading large, multidisciplinary digital teams (preferably websites, mobile web, and apps)
2-5 years Agile delivery experience
Strong experience gathering and developing requirements
1-2 years mobile application (iOS, Android) delivery experience
Minimum 3 years of client management experience in successfully delivering internet solutions, preferably in a global client-service organization
Experience in a matrixed responsibility organization working with multiple Product Managers per effort
Possesses extensive experience in the basics of program and project management (estimation, program and project planning, resource planning, issue management, risk management, change management, communication planning), and coaching more junior team members in the PM practice
Experienced in multiple full lifecycle software deliveries from business development to final software acceptance
Led teams with multiple discipline representation (including product management/strategy, technology, design, SEO, and analytics)
Proven accomplishment as a driver of multiple programs and projects
Proven track record managing individual program and project budgets and budget roll-up of multiple programs and projects
Demonstrated analysis/assessment capabilities
Able to confidently lead teams to a successful delivery approach; ability to motivate, influence, and drive progress
Able to work both collaboratively and independently while maintaining a high level of productivity
Able to work under tight timetables and high pressure situations
Comfortable when communicating with executive level (Directors, VPs, SVPs) in presentations, working sessions, and 1-on-1 interactions
Practiced in negotiating with others in ways that result in win/win agreements and outcomes
Benefits/Other Compensation
This position is a contract/temporary role where Hays offers you the opportunity to enroll in full medical benefits, dental benefits, vision benefits, 401K and Life Insurance ($20,000 benefit).
Why Hays?
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- Position Id: 1185330
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