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Project Manager
Hybrid (3 Days Onsite, 2 Days remote)
About the Job
Duration : Long-term renewable contract.
Location : Columbus, OH
Pay rate : Hourly
Job ID : 5052
This is a full-time W2 position, with no subcontracting or C2C.
Responsibilities :
Leads, owns and manages project delivery for assigned projects
Responsible for project planning and execution using project artifacts to include : MS Project plans, schedules & resource plans
Ensure projects are delivered within the agreed upon schedule, budget, and quality constraints.
Accountable for addressing external and cross team internal dependencies, mitigation and resolution of project level risks and issues. Escalates to Project Owner and Executive Sponsors as necessary.
Acts as the communications conduit to Project Owner, Sponsors and Steering Committee by conducting periodic briefings / status updates as well as providing support and guidance for general communications to key stakeholders.
Builds and maintains a comprehensive Project Plan / Schedule with Project Schedule rollups.
Ensures all Projects adheres to the Program / Project Management Quality Framework, the Global PMO policies and procedures, and other compliance processes where applicable.
Produces weekly status along with financial reporting and metrics.
Identifies and manages dependencies
Continuously monitors plan focusing on activities and milestones at risk
Facilitates population of risk register and keeps risk management plan up to date
Provides proactive communication of project risks
Creates alerts to notify project Sponsor and Steering Committee of upcoming due dates and emerging issues
Creates status reports, dashboards, milestone reviews, and ad hoc reports
Participates in deliverable creation as necessary - especially business analysis and user story creation
Validates and approves deliverables
Qualifications :
10-15 years of Project Management experience
Experience in managing multiple parallel work streams
Strong organizational, leadership, problem solving and influencing skills
Strong interpersonal (relationship building), written and verbal communication
Sensitivity to future Organizational Change and multi-cultural characteristics of Global IT organization
Strong Microsoft Office, including Visio, MS Project, Power Point and SharePoint skills required
PMI / PMP certification desirable
Scrum Master experience, certification desirable
Business Analysis experience desirable
User story experience desirable
Demonstrated experience planning, running and managing complex IT projects or similar efforts including the use of delivery management tools (JIRA, Confluence, MS Project) and project management concepts (e.g. issue, risk, dependency mgmt.); Sufficient technical experience / understanding to help guide delivery and be an active participant in technical project discussions.
Ability to structure, illustrate and or communicate complex concepts in a understandable, practicable manner; Strong written, verbal, visual communication skills; Ability to be effective in dealing with uncertainty; Ability to prioritize effectively in a dynamic manner; Strong analytical and conceptualization skills; Strong people leadership skills; Must have a good understanding of agile IT delivery processes.
Candidate must have a strong technical background in addition to experience in Project Management
Experience as a developer, designer and / or architect is a plus.
Nice to Have : Custom software design and development experience (ideally C#); Experience managing vendor and / or offshore IT delivery teams; Confluence & Jira experience / knowledge.
Flexible and Adaptable.
Strong Communication Skills
Driver and own their portion of the project.
Strong relationship building
Candidate must have the confidence and ability to speak to the technical side of the project.
Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work with other team members.
About our Company
DataSoft Technologies is a highly recognized provider of professional IT Consulting services in the US. Founded in 1994, DataSoft Technologies, Inc. provides staff augmentation services for Information Technology and Automotive Services. Our team member benefits include :
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