IT Project Manager

Location: Oakland, CA
Duration: 5 Months
Work Mode: Primarily remote, onsite when needed

Responsibilities:

• Lead the delivery of assigned projects within scope, budget, and schedule.
• Exercise independent judgment in matters of significance with broad scope and high complexity.
• Manage the backlog of new features and capabilities required by the Product Owner in support of business objectives.
• Organize and plan the execution of projects to implement priority features and capabilities from the product backlog.
• Lead the development of sprints in support of project delivery.
• Adapt to changing processes and execution requirements.
• Lead programs and projects typically between $100,000 - $5,000,000.
• Define and communicate roles, responsibilities, and expectations for all project team members.
• Record, track, and communicate issues, risks, changes, and status reports within a company standard tool.
• Accurately forecast project resource, material, and contract costs within targets.
• Drive all project-related tasks to completion.
• Organize, develop, and maintain up-to-date detailed project schedules and work plans.
• Monitor critical project milestones, and identify ways to resolve schedule issues.
• Coordinate required contract work within defined company policy.
• Assess project performance and implement changes as necessary to ensure projects remain within specified cost, schedule, scope, and quality objectives.
• Communicate status of all projects to stakeholders and management.
• Develop and maintain a productive working relationship with internal and external stakeholders, including vendors.
• Resolve problems of project-specific scope within procedural guidelines.
• Prepare all project documentation for closure, storage, and possible auditing activities, ensuring accurate records.

Requirements:

• BA/BS in Computer Science, Business, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience managing one or more moderately complex technology projects.
• Experience with technology professional service agreements and materials logistics.

Preferred Skills:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) from Project Management Institute (PMI).
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and/or SAFe Certified Professional.
• Experience with Planisware, Agile and Waterfall Methodologies, Infrastructure and Application implementation, Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent communication (oral and written) and collaboration skills.
• Advanced understanding of project management principles and methodologies.
• Understanding of company’s business and IT strategies and objectives.
• Workforce planning and resource management skills.
• Understanding of cybersecurity principles, technologies, and functions.
• Organizational skills to bring order across disparate teams to meet objectives.
• Demonstrated financial acumen, working within both systems and spreadsheets to plan/track costs.
• Proficiency in negotiation and risk management.