Sr. Project Manager

Description Our client is looking for a Sr. Application Development Project Manager.  The Consultant must be able to work  with cross-functional project team members on numerous assigned projects; develops and manages project plans that encompass the complete product development life cycle (i.e. product requirements, development, quality assurance, deployment etc.). Determines detailed approach and timeline of projects. Works with the cross-functional area leads to secure resources and ensures resources are used effectively. Defines roles and expectations of team members and ensures timely feedback. Measures and monitors progress to ensure that a project is delivered on time, within budget, and meets or exceeds expectations. Communicates key milestones, issues and project status. Resolves issues affecting project scope, quality, effort, risk, and timeline. Creates and manages contingency plans for the project, if necessary. Reviews and provides feedback on project deliverables (product requirements, functional specifications, etc.). Coordinates the hand-off of deliverables across functional areas (e.g., from engineering to QA to deployment).

8-12 years Project Management experience in a software development environment

Banking, or financial services experience

Organizational maturity:  able to traverse an organization’s structure to identify and engage the right resource at the right level to obtain involvement, information, and effectiveness

Process maturity:  able to extract business and technical needs, assemble diverse and distributed teams, drive solutions, and deliver accurate, timely, meaningful communications to stakeholders

Requirements

Successful Candidate will have the ability to work in a fast paced, cross-functional team environment. Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously; prioritize and monitor engineering and operations tasks and resources across projects. Demonstrated leadership, planning, organizational and analytical skills.

Ability to read and interpret documents such as project schedules and network diagrams. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Must have extensive experience with:

MS Project

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

MS Word

 

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