Project Manager (local/Nearby to Long Beach, CA only)

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I have an urgent opening of Project Manager at remote role

Position Type: Contract
Location: Long Beach, CA, United States
Description:

this is remote role but need candidate as local as possible to Long Beach, CA. as there may be occasional (infrequent) Onsite meetings in the Long Beach, CA office.

This Sr. Project Manager will lead business application and technology-driven initiatives based on the company's goals and needs. This consultant role requires a minimum of 15 years of experience in IT, project management, and successful project delivery. Key responsibilities include developing project charters and plans, facilitating meetings, tracking project status, managing risks and issues, coordinating with vendors and internal teams, and preparing executive status updates. Additional responsibilities may include creating project deliverables and analyzing business requirements and system design.

The Senior Project Manager must actively structure and drive projects forward while solving problems along the way. They will go beyond schedule tracking by engaging in business analysis, risk management, stakeholder alignment, and vendor coordination.

The ideal candidate is comfortable bridging business and IT, ensuring business needs and technical feasibility align. They should be highly adaptable, able to step into any project, create structure, and drive execution.

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• 10-15 years of project management experience, with strong background in business applications, system upgrades, and enterprise IT initiatives.
• Proven ability to manage both business and IT projects from initiation through closure.
• Strong problem solving, analytical and communication skills, with experience creating and presenting executive level communications.
• Ability to step into a business analyst role as needed, gathering requirements, mapping workflows, and aligning business needs with technical solutions.
• Experience managing vendor contracts, licensing agreements and external service providers.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies, best practices and structured PMO frameworks.
• Experience leading change management and process improvement initiatives.
• Strong understanding of SDLC processes, IT governance and risk management.
• Experience managing both custom and package software solutions, including systems integration.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, including Excel, Word, Powerpoint, MS Project, Teams, Visio and Sharepoint.

Nitin Gupta
Team Lead-Recruitment
ShiftCode Analytics Inc.,
5118 Sylvester loop Tampa,
Florida 33610
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