Project Manager

Project Manager

Immediate need for a Project Manager for a position in the Banking & Financial Industry. This is a 10+ month's contract opportunity with long-term potential located in McLean, VA. Please review the job description below:

Key Responsibilities:

• Management and support of multi-year customer experience transformation projects
• Coordinating project activities across multiple work streams
• Developing project plans and status reports to include cost, schedule, scope performance in addition to actively managing issues and risks.
• Maintain overall project schedule and follow-up progress with project team members.
• Management reporting and support for communication of program status
• Building strong relationships with interdisciplinary teams supporting the project(s)
• Key project and program deliverable upkeep and management
• Ensuring all projects comply with methodology, controls, and documentation standards
• Requirements and change request process management
• Budget and resource management oversight
• Planview resource management and identification of budget implications and drivers

Key Requirements and Technology Experience:

• Typically has 7-10 years of experience in a program support environment managing medium to large scale cross-divisional projects and programs
• Bachelor's degree or commensurate work experience
• Strong Project Management skills and experience
• Experience working on large complex change management projects that involve interfacing with multiple teams, especially projects involving changes to business applications and technology
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Visio, and PowerPoint
• Knowledge and experience with project management methodologies and the software development lifecycle
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with ability to interact with all levels of the organization
• Analytical thinking; able to amass and analyze large volumes of seemingly disparate information with limited guidance
• Flexibility; ability to adapt work plans and approaches to changing priorities in support of team needs
• Proven ability to learn new business concepts and skills quickly
• Results/execution oriented with a strong customer focus
• Preferred Skills: PMP certification
• Master's degree in project or program management
• Experience with Customer Experience best practices and managing related projects
• Experience in the financial services particularly in the mortgage industry

Our client is a leading Banking & Financial Industry and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. Qualified candidates should apply online for immediate consideration.