Project Manager

Project ManagerLocation: NYC, NY (Hybrid Onsite) Duration: 6+ months contract IV: Phone and Video Visa: No H1b/CPTMUST HAVE:Infrastructure (banking or hedge fund ONLY)Financial ServicesThe key is project management skills, really good communicator, humble can work with stakeholders and present well in daily stand up meetings and manage the process. We use Jira and Confluence but there is no straight up way of how the information is presented as long as it's clear and crisp. Now this is supporting the HFT business from an infrastructure and networking standpoint. They are going to be working with vendors so that's clutch and we are a waterfall environment. We are working on a job spec but this can get us going and any questions are unsure call me etc. We will house these candidates in PMO role for now. Don't send in until you and I talk and look at a few profiles you might find. Someone who has worked as a PM with this background is a home run but we will look at people in the software side as long as they have the drive and desire to learn! The Technology Project Management Office (PMO) is responsible for managing large transformational cross departmental initiatives within the Technology organization. Our goal is to provide a consistent approach to identify, prioritize, and successfully execute the Firm's technology initiatives, while establishing and following best practices for project and program management.What You'll DoAs a Project Manager, you will use your technical expertise to lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish. You will be a critical member of the PMO team working closely with Technology Infrastructure product managers to develop methodologies, tools, metrics, and dashboards to understand our infrastructure project portfolio and improve velocity, quality, and resource utilization across the delivery lifecycle. You will be responsible for managing large programs in the infrastructure space that are related to enhancing our core services, cloud, and data center strategies. Specifically, you will:Be the central point of contact for our Infrastructure Programs, coordinating across all teams to ensure that deliverables and requirements are clearly defined, dependencies are well-known, and the risks/issues are understoodClearly communicate the status of the program to the appropriate audience (project members, stakeholders, senior executives)Define and maintain detailed project plans with direct goals, milestones, and timelines across multiple workstreams and support the project team to determine cross-project dependenciesEstablish project/program governance to ensure that all stakeholders are aware of the status, risks/issues of the programs and a clear escalation path to resolve open itemsCommunicate plan variance and develop remediation optionsPromote continuous improvement by documenting and communicating lessons learnedMonitor budget and expenses to ensure each project is delivered within budget. Understand basic financial accounting concepts (such as capital expense vs operational expense vs one-time expense) to determine the estimated budget for the projectsCoordinate with Procurement, Compliance and Information Security on vendor contractsWhat's RequiredExperience with large-scale distributed systems and data center strategy / migration plan developmentAdvanced understanding of IT infrastructure domain in disciplines such as computer hardware, virtualization, operating systems (Windows/Linux), database, storage, network, connectivity, and monitoring toolsFamiliarity with modern automated infrastructure provisioning and configuration managementFamiliarity with ITSM and product delivery workflow – establishment of service level agreements with incident and problem routing in change management processExperience dealing with multiple vendors and service providersExperience with infrastructureAbility to communicate across a wide range of audiences from project team members to senior executivesExperience with project management tools including MS Project, Jira or ConfluenceCommitment to the highest ethical standards