Project Manager

SMX Services & Consulting is looking for a highly energetic and collaborative Project Manager, located in Puerto Rico.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Follows a defined project management methodology, accountable for the detailed planning of steps and resources needed to meet objectives.
• Monitors and prepares reports to ensure work is progressing to meet the deliverables on time and on budget.
• Manages day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope.
• Effectively applies project management methodology and enforces project standards.
• Ensures that in-flight reviews and quality assurance procedures take place for all projects.
• Minimizes exposure and risk on projects.
• Solves conflicts and issues in a timely manner, escalating to manager as appropriate.
• Ensure project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.
• Ensures quality control for all projects.
• Effectively communicates relevant project information to leadership.
• Provides leadership to multi-disciplinary teams, as well as manages the work of outside consultants.
• Help define business analysis requirements and specifications.
• Helps Develop workflows, use cases, data flows, process flows, report specs, mockups, and wire frames.
• Ensure that validated deliverables meet functional and design specifications and requirements.
• Reports on common sources of technical issues or questions and recommendations.
• Works with users to define and document application or process problems.
• Researches, analyze and evaluates requests for new features and enhancements.
• Manages and supports quality assurance efforts.
• Other duties as assigned by manager

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

• Possess thorough understanding of project management phases, techniques, and tools.
• Possess strong and tested project management skills, including risk management.
• Proven abilities in problem management, process analysis and root cause analysis.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. (Fully bilingual English/Spanish).
• Ability to work in a complex and matrixes team environment.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks, set priorities, schedule, and meet deadlines.
• Possesses general understanding in the areas of application programming, database, and System Design.
• Possess quality presentation skills and experience in presenting complex plans and designs to executive-level management.
• Experience with infrastructure and Development IT Projects is required.
• Experience with E-commerce preferred.

EXPERIENCE & REQUIREMENTS

• A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; a master's degree is considered highly advantageous.
• A minimum of five years of experience successfully managing enterprise level IT projects.
• Strong familiarity with the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).