IT Project Manager

IT Project Manager

• A minimum of 5 years of direct work experience in project management capacity, including all aspects of project development and execution.
• College degree required.
• PMP Certification preferred.
• Intermediate or advanced user of project management software (e.g., MS Project) and MS Office productivity tools (e.g., Excel).
• E Technical competency with collaboration tools (e.g., Teams, SharePoint).
• Desired experience with planning and issue tracking tools (e.g., JIRA).
• Experience working independently or on a team.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Adept at conducting research into projectrelated issues and products.
• Must be able to learn, understand, and apply new technologies.
• Customer service experience preferred
• Demonstrated ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a highpressure environment.
• Proven ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands, and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to professionally reacts to project adjustments and alterations promptly and efficiently.
• Ability to read communication styles of team members and contractors who come from a broad spectrum of disciplines.
• Persuasive, encouraging, and motivating.
• Ability to elicit cooperation from personnel of all levels, including upper management, clients, and other departments.
• Ability to manage project-related disagreements and resolution.
• Ability to bring project to successful completion.

• Define project scope, goals, and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
• Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals.
• Draft and submit budget proposals and recommend subsequent budget changes where necessary.
• Determine and assess the need for additional staff and/or consultants and make the appropriate recruitments, if necessary, during the project cycle.
• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
• Liaise with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis.
• Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.
• Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools.
• Track project milestones and deliverables.
• Determine the frequency and content of status reports from the project team, analyze results, and troubleshoot problem areas.
• Define project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project life cycle.
• Conduct project postmortems and create a recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
• Develop best practices and tools for project execution and management.

• Direct and manage project development from initiation to closure.
• Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.
• Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel and track project-related progress.
• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
• Proactively manage change(s) in project scope, identify potential risks, and devise contingency plans.
• Build, develop, and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project.
• Ability to translate end user requirements into pragmatic solutions.