Sr project Manager

Sr. Project Manager

Position: Sr. Project Manager

Location: New York

Duration: 18+ months

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Manage multiple simultaneous projects ensuring that projects are aligned and directly support the achievement of strategic objectives
• Develop and manage all stages of the projects from initiation to close
• Exceptionally manage internal stakeholders and external vendor relationships
• Drive projects to successful completion while working within the constraints and timeline of the business
• Support the BA in requirements gathering, writing user stories and testing
• Define project scope and schedule while focusing on regular and timely delivery of value
• Actively track each aspect of project performance against schedules, ensuring that milestones are being met and obstacles and issues are identified and brought to the designated team member to ensure that project goals are achieved
• Complete dependency mapping and consequently outline any risks or issues
• Identify and escalate issues and risks early to minimize impact to the overall project schedule
• Own and manage the Project RAID logs
• Proactively communicate with business to ensure expectations are kept in line with project objectives and status
• Support the BA in the definition of acceptance criteria and quality metrics to help drive adoption
• Support the Program Manager and take on additional tasks as required
• Ensure the end-to-end solution is proven to deliver the required business results
• Strong knowledge in project / change governance.
• Good understanding of end-to-end life cycle delivery.
• To be able to report on the project proficiently and concisely through weekly status/checkpoint report.
• Highly effective written and oral communication
• Coach, mentor and provide guidance and advice to project sponsors, stakeholders and peers
• Using logic, reasoning and a methodical approach to identify innovative solutions to problems
• APMO or Prince II qualification or equivalent
• Experience in managing Waterfall and Agile projects
• Proficient in MS Project with good knowledge of understanding Predecessors
• Good use of Excel and PowerPoint
• Live and breathe the QBE Values and DNA

Must Haves:

• 6+ years of PM experience (SDLC)
• Agile experience
• Good understanding of end-to-end life cycle delivery.
• To be able to report on the project proficiently and concisely through weekly status/checkpoint report.
• Highly effective written and oral communication

Nice to Haves:

• Understanding of Data Management and Data Governance frameworks
• Understanding of data modelling concepts (conceptual, logical, physical), data catalogue and business glossaries

Notes to Vendor:

**MUST BE LOCATED IN NEW YORK**