Project Manager

25 Jun 2024

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A NYS agency located in New York, NY is looking for a Project Manager for a 12 month contract.

Please note: This position will allow remote work.

To be considered for this position, the client has advised that upon placement, consultants will be required to wear a mask under certain circumstances, show proof of full vaccination or submit on a weekly basis proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR diagnostic test

Requirements and skills

  • 4-5+ years experience in a digital product or UX role.
  • Experience managing a CMS, iOS, or Android app is preferred.
  • Curiosity and passion. Interested in the MTA, our products, our industry, and are always trying to learn more.
  • Excellent interpersonal and written/verbal communication skills. Enjoys collaboration and working as part of a team.
  • Able to build consensus and buy-in by effectively communicating strategic vision and value.
  • Able to clearly and concisely communicate technical, operational, and business requirements.
  • Experience in service design is a plus.
  • Bias toward action and delivering value. Able to work through ambiguity to create focus and executable tasks.
  • Organized and able to manage many competing priorities simultaneously.
  • Experience with agile frameworks a plus.
  • College degree or equivalent experience.
  • 4-5+ years experience in a digital product or UX role.
  • Experience managing a CMS, iOS, or Android app is preferred.
  • Curiosity and passion. Interested in the agency, our products, our industry, and are always trying to learn more.
  • Excellent interpersonal and written/verbal communication skills. Enjoys collaboration and working as part of a team.
  • Able to build consensus and buy-in by effectively communicating strategic vision and value.
  • Able to clearly and concisely communicate technical, operational, and business requirements.
  • Experience in service design is a plus.
  • Bias toward action and delivering value.
  • Able to work through ambiguity to create focus and executable tasks.
  • Organized and able to manage many competing priorities simultaneously.
  • Experience with agile frameworks a plus.
  • 2-4 years' experience: Project Management, Project Management of Contractors, Project Scheduling, Project Planning

Responsibilities

  • Work with stakeholders in all agencies to identify product opportunities; support the building, prioritizing, and executing of your team's roadmap and backlog; communicate updates to key stakeholders.
  • If the product requires it, work with front line agency employees to help understand their work processes. If needed, work with them to change those processes.
  • Collaborate with a cross-functional team (front- and back-end developers, as well as UX designers, project managers, QA, etc.) in delivering quality products while balancing user experience, technical capabilities, and business goals.
  • Evangelize for user testing and customer-centric design.
  • Keep projects and product development on a set timeline towards meeting agreed-upon milestones.
  • Be an internal subject-matter expert on relevant digital products and drive digital transformation.
  • Manage individual projects to successful completion.
  • Set and monitor product KPIs and provide recommendations based on results; monitor, measure, and report on the performance and impact of product enhancements.
  • Document product requirements with clear feature specifications, and draft end-user documentation.
  • Troubleshoot issues raised by users and stakeholders to help ensure their resolution. Document and prioritize bugs.
  • Negotiate and manage relationships with current and potential vendors.
  • Follow team's agile tools and practices.
  • Stay apprised of industry trends and best practices.
  • We need someone who is patient, who believes in the mission, and who knows how to over-communicate to keep stakeholders happy while never losing sight of what riders actually need.
  • This person should also understand the value of organizing, documenting, and sharing information so that people inside and outside your team know what's going on.
  • This person should believe deeply in user-centric design and keeping the rider first.

About us: QED National is a leading IT consulting, solutions and staff augmentation firm, serving both the public and private sectors for over 29 years. Headquartered in midtown Manhattan, QED National's team is comprised of the brightest minds in the industry with the skills to solve the most complex technological problems.

  • ID: #43609040
  • State: New York New york city 10008 New york city USA
  • City: New york city
  • Salary: USD TBD TBD
  • Job type: Contract
  • Showed: 2022-06-25
  • Deadline: 2022-08-24
  • Category: Et cetera