Project Manager

Project Manager- Houston, TX

9 month contract

Key Responsibilities: Data Migration:

• Lead and manage the data migration project, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and integrity of data.
• Develop and execute detailed project plans for data migration, including pre-migration testing, integration, and post-migration validation.

System Integration:

• Oversee the integration of disparate systems to ensure seamless communication and data flow.
• Collaborate with technical teams to establish and implement integration protocols and interfaces.

Process Changes and Analytics:

• Drive change management initiatives related to billing, transactions, collections, and invoice delivery within the deregulated market.
• Conduct process analytics to assess the current (as-is) processes and identify gaps from legacy to target billing systems.
• Re-map processes, define future (to-be) processes, and address any gaps in the current processes.
• Design internal solutions or work with vendors to implement appropriate solutions that align with the target billing system.
  

Stakeholder Management:

• Effectively communicate project status, risks, and issues to stakeholders at all levels, including executive leadership.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including IT, operations, and finance, to ensure project goals are met.

Collaboration with Business SMEs:

• Engage with business Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to gather requirements, provide solutions, and seek feedback.
• Ensure that the proposed solutions are aligned with business needs and effectively address identified gaps.
• Facilitate workshops and meetings with SMEs to drive consensus and ensure stakeholder buy-in.

Collaboration with Development Teams:

• Coordinate efforts with both onsite and offshore development teams to ensure timely and quality delivery of project components.
• Provide clear and concise project requirements and expectations to development teams.
• Ensure effective communication and collaboration between project stakeholders and development teams.

Project Planning and Execution:

• Utilize project management methodologies and best practices to deliver projects on time and within budget.
• Monitor project performance, manage risks, and implement corrective actions as needed.

Resource Tracking and Budget Management:

• Track project resources to ensure optimal utilization and manage resource constraints effectively.
• Monitor and control project budget and burn rate, ensuring financial tracking aligns with project objectives.
• Implement risk mitigation strategies to handle potential project risks proactively.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Management of Information Systems, or a related field. Equivalent experience will be considered in lieu of formal education.
• PMP (Project Management Professional) and Scaled Agile Scrum Master certifications are preferred.
• Proven experience in data migration and switch-based migration projects.
• Demonstrated ability to drive change management and implement business process improvements in billing, transactions, collections, and invoice delivery within the deregulated market.
• Strong knowledge of the retail deregulated power market.
• Excellent project management skills, with a track record of delivering complex projects on time and within budget.
• Knowledge of resource tracking and risk mitigation.
• Ability to monitor and control budget and burn rate effectively.
• Exceptional communication and leadership skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work with both onsite and offshore development teams effectively.

Job Overview
This position guides teams in the execution of agile initiatives to deliver customer value. Employees in this role train and coach in the use of Scrum, Lean, Kanban, XP, and scale agile framework practices.
Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Trains and coaches leaders, teams, Product Owners, and Scrum Masters in Lean-Agile practices and mindset
• Contributes in Communities of Practice (CoP), within the agile network
• Promotes and encourages collaboration and transparency and builds trusting relationships between business, delivery, and other entities within the organization
• Facilitates periodic synchronization meetings across several different onsite and distributed delivery teams
• Prepares program and release backlogs, as well as team and program objectives
• Tracks, promotes, and publishes completed program features and program and team objectives
• Manages risk and dependencies, communicates and escalates impediments to facilitate transparency, and reduces bottlenecks
• Embraces a continuous improvement mindset, and drives the use of agile engineering best practices and innovation
• Reports on standardized program-level metrics, and understands, tracks, and operates within the program budget
• Plays an instrumental role in the organization s Agile transformation, acts as a change agent, and shows strong leadership skills with a positive and collaborative attitude
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned