Senior Project Manager

Virginia  ‐ Onsite
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Our client is looking to retain the services of Senior Project Managers (multiple positions) to support the deployment of an enterprise data integration solution.  The PM will have extensive experience leading projects with heavy emphasis on data transformation, business rules and sophisticated integrations in a Service Oriented Architecture.This position requires the following knowledge, skills and abilities:

Required Skills:
Five to seven years IT project management experience
Proficiency with MS Office Suite, MS Project, SharePoint and MS Visio
Knowledge of Middleware software development migration processes
Experience with recognized Middleware software platforms and packages (BizTalk, Message Broker/Integration Bus, TIBCO or Fusion)
Familiarity with DBMS (eg Oracle) concepts and best practices
Outstanding communications skills, able to communicate with all levels of an organization
Proven leadership abilities across all levels of an organization, including executive level
Strong process orientation, problem solving and troubleshooting skills, and a firm commitment to quality
Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills, with a high degree of self-motivation and ability to work independently
Proven balance of strategic and tactical skills
Proven ability to consistently turn strategy and vision into reality through effective project management, technical solutions definition, and communications
Proven aptitude for seeking creative solutions to multi-faceted problems
Ability to establish and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities:
Lead planning and implementation of IT projects.
Develop and maintain detailed project schedules.
Lead requirements, design, development and testing project phases.
Follow a defined, agreed upon project management methodology.
Facilitate the definition of project missions, goals, tasks, and resource requirements.
Conveys project goals and objectives clearly to project team, stakeholders, and sponsors.
Identify, track and resolve project risks and issues.
Resolve or assist in the resolution of conflicts within and between projects or functional areas.
Ensures that project status, issues and successes are communicated to project team, stakeholders, sponsors, and all levels of management and documented appropriately.
Develop methods to monitor project or area progress; and provide corrective supervision if necessary.
Responsibility for identifying and acquiring information technology project staff.
Manage project budget and resource allocation.
Interact regularly with stakeholders to determine their needs and to develop plans for improving delivery.
Work cross-functionally to solve problems and implement changes.
Motivates project team members to action.
Ensures open communication on the project team.
Addresses delicate situations and handles conflicts in such a way as to maximize opportunity and minimize exposure to risk.
Undertakes continual adjustments with stakeholders in a persuasive manner, to keep projects on course, by use of positive win/win negotiation.
Prioritizes own and team's work.
Forecasts changes and communicates current and projected issues.
Ensures a high level of fiscal control and accountability for project budget.
Add and update Program Management tool [OMSTAT].
Engage, coordinate and plan 3rd party vendor activities (eg software upgrades, infrastructure changes, database, etc.) and resources.
Work closely with Data Governance Executive Sponsor and Lead to plan and implement system changes or enhancements.
Stay abreast of technological (eg application, database, server) advances and best practices.

Desired Skills:
Knowledge of healthcare industry
PMP certification
Data Management and integration (eg Data Warehousing, Master Data Management) experience
Familiarity with data modelling, data transformation, and data integration concepts and best practices
Knowledge of Informatica product suite (eg PowerCenter, Data Quality, Master Data Management)
Knowledge of Oracle Exadata for data warehousing
ODS Architecture and best practices
Familiarity of Data Governance concepts and best practices

Expected Start Date: ASAP

Expected End Date: March 31, 2014, with possibility of extension

This is a NON-SMOKING Campus

Start date
immediately
From
The Merge Computer Group, Inc
Published at
18.09.2013
Project ID:
600628
Contract type
Freelance
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