Project Manager --DATA

Title: Project Manager

Location: Jersey City, NJ 07311

Duration: 6 months (Contract to hire)

Pay Range: $70/hr - $75/hr

This is a Data & AI PM role where the individual works interchangeably as both a traditional PMO PM and a Scrum Master, emphasizing technology adoption, process optimization, and continuous delivery of Data, AI, and BI Products & Services.

Responsibilities:

• Stakeholder Management: Develop and maintain strong, trust-based relationships with key stakeholders to understand their business challenges and identify how Data Solutions can support their objectives.
• Prioritization: Engage with business stakeholders to solicit and manage requests that equitably handle competing priorities across business teams. Determine what can realistically be completed based on resource capacity and budgets. Evaluate multiple scenarios to identify the optimal mix of projects and work.
• Agile Work Management: Manage incremental deliverables while centralizing important information so that everyone’s always on the same page. Spotlight issues that need attention. Proactively manage changes and issues.
• Manage dependencies: Visualize dependencies across programs, projects and BAU work, and applications – understand relationships and optimize delivery.
• Risk management: Track and mitigate risks to minimize surprises and improve communication across teams. Demonstrate strong ability to intuitively identify impediments on the critical path and unblock them.
• Reporting: Create workplans and other key tracking mechanisms. Provide visibility and insights into the portfolio. Help maintain a mature reporting dashboard to monitor the portfolio health of data products & services.

Technical Skills:

• Must have experience in Jira, Confluence, MS Office, and MS Project
• Must have familiarity with Data Warehousing/Data Lake Architectures
• Exposure to Cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, etc. a plus
• Must have exposure/experience in dealing with relational Databases such as DB2, Oracle, etc., as well as their cloud equivalents RDS Oracle, RDS SQL, etc.
• Familiarity with data analytics tools/technologies (e.g., SQL, Tableau, Power BI)
• Exposure to projects involving modern data platforms such as Snowflake
• 5+ years of proven experience as a Scrum Master in data engineering or data analytics-related domains.
• 5+ years’ experience in applying Agile and Scrum principles and using agile metrics to analyze and improve sprint planning.
• 5+ years’ experience working within an agile framework or method (i.e., SAFe, Scrum, Kanban)
• 5+ years creating and delivering presentations, PowerPoint decks, and project plans.
• 5+ years of technology industry experience, most recently in the Banking & Financial Services sector
• 5+ years of experience in data management and data analytics
• 3+ years working with tools such as Atlassian (JIRA/Confluence), Clarity, and/or Cloud-based platforms (Amazon Web Services)
• Certified PMP from PMI; Certified Scrum Master
• 5+ years of Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., JIRA, MS Project).

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, paid time off, paid sick and safe time, hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, and paid holidays annually – as applicable.