Project Manager II

Project Manager II (3-5 years)

LOCATIONS BY PREFERENCE:
1. Most Preferred - Pittsburgh, PA, 15222
2. Second Preferred - Strongsville, OH, 44136.

WORK ARRANGEMENT: 5 days onsite

Pay Rate: $55 to 60/hr. on W2 ONLY

LENGTH OF ASSIGNMENT: 12 Months Contract to Hire role

FUNCTION OF THE GROUP: We support Corporate Functions technology. It's a lot of applications that support internal risk, HR applications, fraud, etc. We are a tech driven project management organization, so we support technology, not the business side of things.
INDUSTRY BACKGROUND: Open to all backgrounds, Finance/Banking industry a big plus for alignment to what we're doing from an organizational perspective.

ROLE/RESPONSIBILITIES:
We are looking for a PM II that has experience working with Agile crews and Agile delivery.
Has experience in making sure things go through change governance appropriately. Quality and Execution Project Manager.
Partners with the Agile Crew on delivery of project releases in coordination with defined business value/outcome strategy.
Leverage the defined stakeholder map to ensure that all communications are inclusive.
Responsible for providing input, and executing against, Project Plan.
Maintain risks, issues, and dependencies within Clarizen and offline Status Reports.
Develop and maintain relationships with execution teams as well as Project Stakeholders.
Maintain hygiene of Clarizen Projects (critical milestones, risks, releases, project tasks, etc.) • Applying knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques - both intrinsic knowledge as well as CMFP guided knowledge - to meet project goals.
Accountable for the orchestration, and completion, of artifacts in support of high-quality delivery of project releases.
Partner with Quality Engineering team to develop best-practices for engagement, and execution, of testing activities.
Partner with Technology partners to ensure that execution strategy, as well as delivery plans, are validated and in alignment with dependency/business value strategy.
Communication of test plan, timeline, and quality control.
Engage with agile crews to ensure that Epics and User Stories align appropriately to release schedule/plans.
Executes strategy and processes while also maintaining resource allocation and budget hygiene.
Partners with internal project liaisons to assign tasks, direct activities, and control activities surrounding project execution.
Maintains communications with PQA, PPMO, and Quality Management to ensure delivery of quality releases.
Managing the project triple constraint to deliver projects on time, on budget and to spec.
Managing and distributing Clarizen Status Reports.
Initiating Change.
RAU/RSCA identification and PRC Completion.
Tracking deliverables as they tie to project and release scope.
Risk Mechanics - Tactical risk items and how they impact group at large.

MUST HAVE SKILLS (3-6 Years of Experience):
1. Experience working with Agile crews and Agile delivery,
2. Client Office Suite,
3. JIRA,
4. Knowledge of SDLC,
5. Technical PM Background.

FLEX SKILLS: Clarizen

EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in technical fields such as computer science, computer engineering or related field required or equivalent work experience. PMI or PMP certification preferred.

Pre-SCREENING QUESTIONS:
1. Tell us about your experience working with Agile delivery teams. Describe a specific situation where you help accelerate delivery within the team and what actions you took?
2. Describe a challenging stakeholder situation you encountered. What made the situation difficult, how did you approach it, and what was the outcome?

INTERVIEW PROCESS: 1 round interview with hiring manager ~ 30 minutes to 1 hours. Possible 2nd round interview.

STACK RANKING (ORDER OF PREFERENCE): 1. Must have skills 2. Location 3. Former Client Exp. 4. Rate