IT Project Manager

Project ManagerThe position, assigned to the Project Management Office, will direct and coordinate project activities, including but not limited to: planning, schedule development and maintenance, resource tracking, risk management, communications management, reporting, quality management, and vendor management. Primary duties will be to manage all aspects of the project following PMI best practices and the Georgia Department of Labor Project Management Methodology.Successful candidates will be accomplished project managers who have directed and successfully managed, from start to finish, complex, technology projects with aggressive timelines.Required Skills: A MUST:Project Management Certification (PMP).Demonstrated success managing large complex programs/projects utilizing multiple delivery methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, SCRUM, Kanban).Documented recent experience in:Business requirements gathering.Business process documentation.Full Systems Development Life Cycle and Testing Methodologies.Candidates must have managed at least two full lifecycle agile software development projects (initiation through deployment/warranty) with project teams in excess of 10 team members, and must have had FULL end-to-end accountability for the project management role.Experience collaborating with vendor partners in the delivery of project solutions required.Well-developed communication skills – oral, written, listening. Good analytical and negotiation skills, and close attention to detail.Must have excellent leadership, interpersonal, and motivation skills.Expert level knowledge of standard PM tools (MS Project Professional, SharePoint, Visio, MS Office Suite).