Job ID: 25-10479 Job Title: Sr. Project Manager Location: Remote Duration: 8 months Contract Type: W2 only Pay Rate: $79.31/Hour Hours of Operation: 9:00 AM • 5:00 PM CST Role Mandate:
- Responsible for using best practice PMO methodology to create a project plan to fit the stakeholders / sponsor's needs and deliver on desired outcomes.
Responsibilities:
- Develop integrated baseline project plans applying estimating models, identify resources and skills required, document estimating assumptions, refine plans and manage performance against them
- Recommend best solutions based on understanding of business issues
- Provide task-based schedule and cost forecasts and assist in assessing risk-based provisions
- Capture and track program metrics and perform analysis
- Manage project scope by assessing requirements changes, determining and conveying impact on budget, time and risk
- Manage client expectations, anticipates operational and tactical risks and tracks them
- Clarify, identify, and track requirements and issues, remove barriers, resolve minor project issues and escalate to immediate manager where required
- Manage project closure initiatives, such as client satisfaction survey and closure analysis. Document and archive project activities, deliverables, tools and findings for future projects
- Coordinate meetings with Respective business and technical teams to facilitate and drive towards deliverables
- Be accountable for Operational Readiness deliverables and filling out required forms and templates with assistance from development team.
Must-Have Skills:
- Advanced verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to develop project plans, manage individual deadlines and goals
- Knowledge of project metrics, including gathering, reporting, trend analysis, creation, and metrics
- Ability to identify issues and problems, generate solutions and choose appropriate alternatives using basic root cause analysis
- Advanced proficiency with all MS Office applications, MS Project and/or Visio
- Knowledge of Credit Risk/Market Risk/Ops Risk
Nice-to-Have Skills:
- Highly organized with good time management skills
- Customer service orientation, and strong interpersonal skills
- Analytical thinker with creative problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Education / Experience:
- 5-7+ years experience managing projects
- Bachelor degree in an IT-related discipline
- PMP certification preferred