Project Manager 5

TalentBurst, Inc.

Springfield, MA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Acceptance Testing, Application Programming Interface (API), Change Control, Code Reviews, Leadership, Manage Agenda, Program Control, Program Planning, Project/Program Management, Quality Metrics, Quality Monitoring, Risk, Risk Analysis, Status Reports, Team Lead/Manager
LOCATION
Springfield, MA
POSTED
3 days ago
Job Title: Project Manager 5
Location: Springfield MA
Opportunity: Hybrid
Duration: 12 Months Contract (Possibility to turn into a Fulltime Opportunity)

Job Description:

Program Execution & Delivery
Own the integrated program plan across all active and sequenced tracks. Maintain schedule accuracy, dependency mapping, and critical path visibility.
Drive iteration planning, execution tracking, and completion reviews for each 2-week iteration cycle. Ensure work entering each iteration has met defined readiness criteria.
Enforce the Structured Iterative delivery model phases, gates, and change control. Prevent the program from reverting to ad hoc or unstructured execution patterns.
Lead the re-baselining effort: establish velocity baselines from the first 2–3 iterations, validate the integrated schedule against actual throughput, and recommend date adjustments with supporting data.
Monitor and manage track sequencing: ensure sequenced tracks do not enter build until predecessor tracks meet defined exit criteria.
Own change control: ensure all mid-build requirement changes are documented, impact-assessed, and approved before integration into the next iteration.

Cross-Track Coordination & Dependency Management
Run the weekly cross-track program sync to identify and resolve inter-track dependencies, resource conflicts, and scheduling risks.
Maintain an integrated dependency map across all tracks and surface conflicts proactively before they become blockers.
Coordinate with Solution Architects and Lead Developers to ensure technical dependencies (shared components, APIs, data flows) are sequenced correctly.
Align business-side and technology-side PMs to ensure consistent planning, communication, and status reporting.

Governance & Escalation
Own the SteerCo process end-to-end: agenda development, pre-read distribution (48 hours prior), meeting facilitation, decision capture, and follow-up tracking. The SteerCo is structured as a decision forum not a status review.
Prepare and present at the bi-weekly Delivery Leadership Review covering program health, velocity trends, quality metrics, risks, and resource issues.
Own the program-level Risk / Issue / Action log. Ensure risks are identified early, escalated with impact assessments and recommendations, and driven to resolution.
Define and enforce escalation paths: track-level program-level delivery leadership SteerCo, with clear timelines and ownership at each level.

Distributed Team Management
Manage the operating rhythm across US-based and India-based teams. Ensure the guided execution model is functioning: US leads complex work, India executes well-defined tasks under US leadership.
Ensure daily handoff processes are effective between US and India teams morning standups, blocker resolution, code review follow-ups.
Monitor the quality and throughput of offshore delivery. Partner with Lead Developers and Solution Architects to ensure work assignments match team capability.
Identify and address distributed team inefficiencies communication gaps, timezone friction, unclear ownership before they impact delivery.

Stakeholder Communication & Reporting
Serve as the primary point of contact for program delivery status across business and technology stakeholders.
Produce weekly and bi-weekly program status reports clear, concise, and executive-ready.
Partner with the Business PM to align business readiness, UAT coordination, and stakeholder communication.
Build and maintain program dashboards covering velocity, quality, risk, and milestone tracking.

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Why TalentBurst?
At TalentBurst, we deliver more than talent, we deliver outcomes. We partner with you to move quickly and connect you to opportunities aligned with your skills and long term growth.

Backed by precision, transparency, and results, we connect top talent with leading organizations through trusted partnerships.

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and retirement options.

TalentBurst is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive and diverse workforce.

About the Company

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TalentBurst, Inc.

For over 20 years, TalentBurst Inc. has been an award-winning provider of cutting-edge Workforce Management Solutions. With a strong commitment to staying ahead in the tech landscape, we pioneer innovative approaches to talent acquisition. Our expertise spans Life Sciences, and Healthcare Staffing, Banking, Financial, IT, and Engineering, as well as Global Employer of Record (EOR), Agent of Record (AOR), State, Local Government and Education (SLED), and IC validation/compliance services. Additionally, our division, TalentProcure, leads the industry with offerings such as High Hazard Payroll, Managed Services, and Vendor on Premise (VOP) solutions.

Due to our prioritization of excellent standards, we are Joint Commission Certified and are a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) in the USA and Canada. Supporting over 130 Fortune 500 companies globally, we excel in navigating the landscape of talent acquisition. In a world of constant change, we embrace developing people-centric solutions that address the unique demands of our clients. Stay connected by visiting our website and following us on social media!

 

COMPANY SIZE
5,000 to 9,999 employees
INDUSTRY
Staffing/Employment Agencies
FOUNDED
2002
WEBSITE
http://www.talentburst.com/