Project Manager

Project ManagerTampa, FloridaHybridContract$63/hr - $67/hrGrow your career as a Project Manager with an innovative global bank in Tampa, FL. Contract role with strong possibility of extension. Will require working a hybrid schedule 2-3 days onsite per week.Join one of the world's most renowned global banks and trusted brand with over 200 years of continuously evolving financial services worldwide. You will work alongside some of the smartest minds in the industry who are excited to share their knowledge and to learn from you.Contract Duration: 12+ MonthsRequired Skills & Experience

5 to 8 years of project management experience – preferably from a financial services environment.

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.

Manage project scope by assessing requirements changes, determining and conveying impact on budget, time and risk.

Stays abreast of current industry trends and new technology through professional associations, trade journals, networking, and associated training and seminars.

Desired Skills & Experience

PMP certification.

Six Sigma.

Proficient in MS Office applications (with advanced experience in Excel), MS Project, VISIO, Adobe Acrobat Professional.

What You Will Be Doing

Manage multi-faceted projects or multiple projects at the same time.

Organize new challenges and drive business results.

Use best practice PMO methodology to create a project plan to fit the stakeholders/customers’ needs and deliver within budget on desired outcomes.

Drive end results of the project as a representative of the business.

Work closely with End User, Technology, and other Organizations to define a project scope and objectives for project members.

Prepare, maintain, and submit clear and concise activity/progress reports and time recording/management reports.

Assess project risk potentials and discover potential problems before they occur.

Apply a proactive approach in routinely tracking the project participant progress against project goals.

Define and enforce the use of good project management practices such as techniques in resolving complex, interdependent activities into tasks and sub-tasks that are documented, monitored and controlled.

Identify and, where required, amend the approach to the context and constraints of each project.

Possess the knowledge, skills and experience to be able to recognize when problems surface or potential problems are looming.

Articulate problems, bring the right people together to solve problems and know when the problem has been properly addressed and closed.

Promote partner involvement through effectively communicating project status upward and to the Client.

Apply lessons learned from recent projects to future projects.

Communicate to all concerned parties project milestones, status updates, as well as any existing or potential customer escalation issues.

Proactively follow escalation and change control processes.

Own all management reports on a given engagement.

Promote good working relationships across a project, cultivating the people skills needed to develop trust and communication among all of a project's stakeholders: its sponsors, those who will make use of the project's results, those who command the resources needed, and the project team members.

Manage client expectations, anticipate 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.

You will receive the following benefits:

Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family

Dental & Orthodontia Benefits

Vision Benefits

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance

Hospital Indemnity Insurance

401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options

Paid Sick Time Leave

Legal and Identity Protection Plans

Pre-tax Commuter Benefit

529 College Saver Plan

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans/Disability/Women. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.Posted by: Melissa KleinSpecialization: Project / Program Management