Project Manager

Project Manager

Location: West Sacramento, CA

Duration: 24 months

Onsite

Mandatory Qualifications:

• At least five (5) years of Project Management experience, including but not limited to initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and/or closing processes on projects.
• At least five (5) years of experience working on technology software/application projects that followed a formal system development life cycle.
• At least three (3) years of experience using Microsoft Project to create and manage detailed project schedules.
• At least three (3) years of experience facilitating a formal issue and risk management process.
• At least three (3) years of experience coordinating multiple stakeholders and business units.

Desirable:

• Experience as a Project Manager working within state and local government.
• Experience with implementation of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) or modified off-the-shelf (MOTS) products, with preference for Software as a Solution (SaaS) applications.
• Experience managing projects involving resources from multiple business areas and a team size of at least 20 people.
• Familiarity with industry best practices related to Project Management (PMBOK), System Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Agile and Information Technology Infrastructure (ITIL) methodologies.
• Proficiency and experience utilizing Project Portfolio Management (PPM) and Project Management tools (e.g., CA PPM, Microsoft Project, Jama) and techniques.
• Experience as a Business Analyst, gathering and documenting requirements; developing business cases, use cases or user stories; acting as a liaison between technology teams and business areas; and developing other business analysis artifacts.
• Experience as an Agile Team Lead, Scrum Master, or Product Owner, leading project activities such as backlog grooming, sprint planning, daily stand-up meetings, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
• Experience in the creation of communication and Organizational Change Management plans and the development and delivery of communication messages to varied stakeholder groups.
• Experience mentoring project team members, project leads or less-experienced project managers.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certificate or an equivalent project management certificate. CalSTRS reserves the right to request a copy of the certification.
• Bachelors degree from an accredited or government sanctioned college/university in a related field. CalSTRS reserves the right to request a copy of the degree.

Education: Bachelors degree from an accredited or government sanctioned college/university in a related field.

Certification: Project Management Professional (PMP) certificate or an equivalent project management certificate.