Project Manager - Data Warehouse (Jersey City)

DescriptionKforce has a client that is seeking a Project Manager - Data Warehouse in Jersey City, NJ.Summary:The Project Manager within Chief Data & AI Office uses project management techniques to coordinate project effort towards the successful completion to lead and/or support more complex Agile project(s) such as Data Strategy Execution, AI-enabled Data Capabilities. The Project Manager's role is to effectively manage a project within a specified time frame per PMO Policies and Procedures, including use of the PDLC (Project Development Life Cycle/Waterfall) and Advanced Iterative Method (Agile) project methodology. Successful completion implies that interim milestones are met and that the final deliverable(s) meets the business requirements and is within the allocated budget.Duties:* Supports (in cases of more complex projects) supervises (in the case of less complex projects) the activities of the assigned resources from business; IT and vendor/consultants (if applicable) to ensure the project goals are being met* Provides articulate and accurate reporting to the Project Sponsor, Steering Committee, Business Users, Audit and IT; creates presentations appropriate for audience* Creates and maintains the project Work Break Down Structure as well as SAFe Agile Framework consisting of Jira Roadmaps/Epics/Features/Stories/Tasks* Oversees/conducts all project activities and supervises/creates and archives all project documentation* Tracks all testing and issues and identifies those for escalation* Identify, mitigate, and reports project risks* Manages Stakeholders and Customers* Negotiates business and IT resources for project allocation* Negotiates vendor proposals and manages vendor relationships* Manages project budget to ensure maximum allotments are not exceededRequirements* 4-year college degree or equivalent; Master's degree would be a plus* 6+ years of Project Management experience with a Financial Services Institution or Professional Management Consulting Firm* Must have extensive experience with: Data Warehousing, Data & AI project experience, Vendor Contracts/SOW management* Global project experience involving Global teams* Test and Conversion Management; Budget Management; Financial Services understanding & experience* Scrum Mastery and Agile Delivery, Status Reporting, Issue/Resolution Tracking, Risk Management; Management of Project Team, consultants, and vendors* Expertise in Microsoft Project/PM Tools, Jira tools, and MS Office Suite* Interpersonal skills and stakeholder management skills must be excellent* Ability to deal with C-level officers* Ability to deal with all enablers in Security, Infrastructure, and ArchitectureJob TypeContractCompensation63 - $70