Senior Project Manager

Georgia  ‐ Onsite
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Sr. Project Manager - Payment Processing

Participates in the identification, design, development and implementation of assigned project(s). Assigned projects may be general or systems related in nature. Interfaces with internal and external resources to ensure successful and timely completion in accordance with user needs.

Responsibilities:

  • Will manage 2-5 medium to large active projects.
  • Participates in meeting and task force activities to identify project goals, gains consensus on project steps, schedule and implementation procedures and estimates project costs; fosters cooperation and involvement from support team.
  • Interviews users to identify and analyze needs; develops a project plan and provides input to recommendations for request and/or problem resolution.
  • Identifies internal and/or external resources to ensure successful project completion.
  • Actively tracks and maintains a detailed MS Project plan.
  • Assists with or prepares project implementation steps and documentation as appropriate; ensures a smooth implementation of project; resolves problems.
  • Participates in training users as applicable.
  • Participates in project evaluation against estimated plans and costs; provides continuing support and service as required.
  • Manages performance of project team, and evaluates overall performance.
  • Experienced in working in a Matrix project environment.
  • Has managed projects end to end - Scope to Implementation, including all phases of the SDLC (Systems Development Life Cycle) within the PLC (Project Life Cycle).
  • Skilled in issue resolution and risk management.
  • Experience managing highly complex, high profile, client facing engagements within time, budget, and scope

Qualifications:

  • MINIMUM 7 years of full time Project Management experience
  • Proven track record managing complex, high profile, multi million dollar initiatives with remote Matrix teams.
  • Experiencing managing projects from initiation through execution.
  • Executive facing position with ability to assist in development of strategic initiatives with stakeholder engagement.
  • SDLC experience is a must. Experience managing soup to nuts on full Project Life Cycle from initial scope statements, requirements gathering, design, development, test, and implementation. Including network and infrastructure build out for implementations.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Experience in Risk Management and planning.
  • MS Project expertise is required.
  • Excellent planning skills, including mentoring project leads, creating work breakdown structures, driving out detailed estimates, resource assignment, and identification of critical path, resource constraints, and key project milestones.
  • High level of people management - someone who can walk the fine line between being a people person while also driving the project schedule.
  • Will be expected to manage projects that span multiple groups and time zones.
  • PM should be able to learn fast and build up knowledge areas.
  • Experience in financial services/Payments is a bonus.
  • Undergraduate degree required. Masters degree preferred.
Start date
ASAP
Duration
6 months contract
From
AGILE
Published at
08.05.2013
Project ID:
533247
Contract type
Freelance
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