Current Opportunities

Job Description:

Senior Project Manager

Position Overview

The position is a Senior Project Manager consulting and supporting clients with their technology development and implementation efforts. Employment status is a permanent (W2) hire with benefits. This position will be responsible for supporting one or more client projects. Clients are large mortgage banking clients. Projects are software development projects and managing all aspects both on the business and IT side of the projects. The position will involve approximately 50% travel requirements. Travel will be required as needed but telecommute opportunities are available during some projects and project phases.

As a Senior Project Manager, you will be working in a matrix environment with multiple functional teams, and will be responsible for release / deployment management, communications, training, and process / change management.

Responsibilities

* Provide project management leadership clearly defining plans, communicating responsibilities, follow up and keeping the team focused toward the deliverables and project goals.  The PM will be responsible for on-time and on-budget delivery of the project deliverables.

* Provide project management expertise consulting the client on their process and PM needs.

* Provide expert coordination and communication with other functional teams:
   o Senior Management
   o Testing Teams
   o Business Stakeholders
   o IT Operations/Support
   o Multiple Software Development Teams

* Implement project management best practices and recommended communications process (including risk / issue reporting, project status, release communications, training communications).

* Develop and execute software development life-cycle plans, including analysis, design, development, testing, user acceptance testing, sign-off criteria, deployment strategies and criteria, stakeholder communications schedules and strategy.

* Develop training strategy and plans, including train-the-trainer, on-job and formal training.

* Develop and maintain project tracking documentation.

* Perform after-action reviews as needed to ensure that lessons-learned are institutionalized.

Requirements

* At least 5 years of project and personnel management experience in corporate environment

* At least 3 years of complex software development Project Management experience in a leadership capacity

* Bachelor's Degree or PMP Certification

* Demonstrated expertise in:

o PMBOK (especially Communications Management, Schedule Management, Risk Management, and Issue Management)

o Delivering and leading teams in planning and executing complex software development projects

o Multi-tasking and prioritizing and making smart trade-offs

o Communicating and consulting with management at various levels to achieve project goals

o Risk management and issue resolution

o Effective written and verbal communications

o Effective facilitation skills

o Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Visio and Microsoft Project

* Willingness to travel

Preferred Skills

* PMP certification

* Mortgage Banking, Financial Services experience

* Demonstrated expertise in deploying rules-based technology platforms and applications using rules-based technology

* IT technical expertise, although this role will rely on existing IT personnel for these functions