Labs - Project Manager - Senior Associate

Senior Associate

A career in Products and Technology is an opportunity to bring PwC's strategy to life by driving products and technology into everything we deliver. Our clients expect us to bring the right people and the right technology to solve their biggest problems; Products and Technology is here to help PwC meet that challenge and accelerate the growth of our business. We have skilled technologists, data scientists, product managers and business strategists who are using technology to accelerate change. Our team organizes and leads the work of a team to achieve project / program goals within scope, time, and budget while collaborating across all project teams, development teams, and stakeholders to achieve business initiatives. These roles are responsible for planning, organizing, allocating resources, budgeting, tracking, and executing the overall project plan (or sub-projects under a program).

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Senior Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, personal strengths and address development areas.
• Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities, coaching them to deliver results.
• Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.
• Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.
• Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.
• Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.
• Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.
• Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.
• Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

A Project Management Office is a key component for establishing and maintaining projects in PwC Trust Technology. The PMO Project Manager will work with PwC and different Vendors, including Onshore and Offshore resources, and will oversee developments and testing in Cloud environment, as well manage priorities, resources and budget with adherence to Agile practice and maintenance of daily Scrums.

Job Requirements and Preferences:

Basic Qualifications:

Minimum Degree Required:

Bachelor Degree

Additional Educational Requirements:

Bachelor's degree or in lieu of a degree, demonstrating, in addition to the minimum years of experience required for the role, three years of specialized training and/or progressively responsible work experience in technology for each missing year of college.

Minimum Years of Experience:

3 year(s) of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Degree Preferred:

Master Degree

Preferred Fields of Study:

Analytics, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Business Analytics, Computer and Information Science, Management Information Systems, Mathematics, Computer Engineering

Certification(s) Preferred:

Certified Scrum Master (CSM), PMP (Project Manager Professional)

Preferred Knowledge/Skills:

Demonstrates a thorough level of abilities with, and/or a proven record of success as a team member:

• Managing software development or infrastructure projects in large program environments through a complete software development lifecycle;
• Understanding of the program metrics and executive reporting;
• Leading steering committees discussions and governance technical and business aspects of the project;
• Leading meetings, capture MOM's, communicate, and perform necessary follow up with different stakeholders, including managing expectations and negotiating deliverables;
• Driving outsourced software vendors, both onshore and offshore;
• Working with Business Analysts (BA's) across several functions to help scope and prioritize feature goals for each release;
• Working with Technical Leaders (TL's) to develop and validate delivery plans that meet the release goals and timeline;
• Working as a PM in a PMO supporting matrix project teams;
• Speaking to the utilization and benefits of the following technical concepts: cloud computing, computer networking, relational databases, web-based applications, object-oriented programming, software version/source code control;
• Possessing proficiency in MS Project and Excel and Microsoft Technologies, such as Windows Server, Azure, SQL Server, SharePoint, Visual Studio, and C#;
• Exhibiting established knowledge of SDLC process and Agile Methodology with ability to drive User Stories, Acceptance Criteria, and Test Planning; and,
• Presenting technical information to non-technical audiences effectively.

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