Project Manager-Senior
KING OF PRUSSIA,PA
6Months
Responsibilities:
SIX OPEN ROLES
Project Management
· This position will have accountability for the successful delivery of multiple, simultaneous large projects.
· Candidate will work together with business and technology leads to build well-structured project plans that segment projects into pre-defined phases.
· A Senior Project Manager will be expected to use expert communication and leadership skills to establish a common understanding of project timelines, milestones, and expectations on delivery.
· Candidate will provide direction to project resources, monitor development efforts, assemble key project deliverables, and intelligently identify issues requiring escalation when reporting project status.
· Candidate will need to closely monitor change requests and prevent unapproved requirement modifications that result in scope creep.
· A Senior Project Manager will need to schedule and facilitate project status meetings and advise management on the effects change requests will have on schedule and resources.
· Candidate has the ability to communicate project implementation options that affect cost, schedule, quality, and risk to stakeholders, as well as offer recommendations based on these elements.
· Candidate should have experience working with use case specifications, UML models and a variety of project management methodologies.
· Ability to follow the Rational Unified Process (RUP) using the Rational tool suite would be of benefit.
Relationship Management
· Should have ability to motivate and build collaborative teams who are dedicated to project delivery.
· Candidate will work in collaboration with the online business manager (OBM) when interfacing with external business partners, internal business area experts, business analysts and software development teams.
· Will need to set expectations among these groups regarding scope, timeline and quality of deliverables.
· Will need to work effectively with all groups to build work breakdown structures (WBS), develop project plans and update project status.
Business Analysis
· This includes leading business analyst(s), on a per-project basis, in extracting requirements from external stakeholders, internal business representatives, and software development teams.
· The candidate will have significant influence and will ultimately be responsible for the quality of requirement deliverables.
· Candidate should have experience using UML, and building and interpreting use cases.
Resource Management
· For each project, candidate assists in identifying the skills and resources needed for each stage in the project lifecycle.
· He or she provides resource requirements per project and motivates and manages those resources over the project duration.
Qualifications:
· Demonstrates the value of being a team player through his/her actions
· Possesses strong leadership, diplomatic and motivational skills
· Ability to interact, direct & influence cross-functional teams that span the organization
· Self-motivated and decisive
· Insists on quality deliverables
· Has the ability to execute under accelerated timeframes
· Has the ability to quickly adapt to change in priorities
· MUST BE A SEASONED CANDIDATE WHO HAS WORKED IN A SENIOR LEVEL LARGE SCALE SYSTEM INTEGRATOR, MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF 10 YEARS EXPERIENCE
· BS or MS in a computer-related field or equivalent experience
· Minimum 10 years of experience of seasoned, full life-cycle management of large scale technical projects
· Demonstrated ability to lead up, across, and down multiple business and technology organizations
· Prior involvement with high-visibility projects and managing multiple projects concurrently
· Experience with Project Management Tools (i.e., MS Project, MSCentral, PMOffice helpful)
· Proven exceptional written and oral presentation skills
Regards,
Ali
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