Project Manager - Datawarehouse (Jersey City)

DescriptionKforce has a client in Jersey City, NJ that is seeking a Project Manager - Datawarehouse.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. The Project Manager supports (in cases of more complex projects) supervises (in the case of less complex projects) the activities of the assigned resources from business, and IT and vendor/consultants (if applicable) in order to ensure the project goals are being met. In particular, the Project Manager: * 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* 10+ years of Project Management experience with a Financial Services Institution or Professional Management Consulting Firm* Interpersonal skills and Stakeholder Management skills must be excellent* Extensive experience with: Data Warehousing, Data & AI project experience, Vendor Contracts/SOW management* Ability to deal with C-level officers, ability to deal with all enablers in Security, Infrastructure, and Architecture* Global project experience involving Global teams* Scrum Mastery and Agile Delivery, Status Reporting, Issue/Resolution Tracking, Risk Management; Management of Project Team, consultants, and vendors; Test and Conversion Management; Budget Management; * Financial Services understanding and experience* Expertise in Microsoft Project/PM Tools, Jira tools, and MS Office SuiteJob TypeContractCompensation73 - $78