Project Manager

Overview Job Title: Project Manager Location(s): Arlington, VA & Washington DC (DUE TO CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS YOU MUST BE LOCATED IN THE GREATER WASHINGTON DC AREA) Workplace: Hybrid Clearance Required: Must have an IRS Public Trust with a Full Background Investigation Requisition Type: Pipeline. This is not a current opening but rather a talent pipeline for Project Managers of all levels with an IRS Public Trust and background investigation. Interested in supporting the Government customer. When new IRS Project Manager positions become available, this talent community will be the first place our recruiters look to fill the roles. Candidates with profiles in this talent community can also expect to receive regular updates on relevant new job opportunities. Be sure to also apply to any relevant current funded/awarded openings, if available. Position Overview The Project Manager will drive technology and analytics delivery by: (1) managing and leading technical team members, (2) managing all facets of project execution and high-quality delivery in scope, on time, within budget, (3) managing client expectations and client satisfaction in product delivery, and (4) overseeing contractual, financial, and resourcing data and information for the client and the ERI organization. The ideal Project Manager will also have an understanding and appreciation for data, analytics, and technology, and will have been involved in the design, build, test, deploy phases of data analytics and data science products and solutions. Internally, they regularly interface with technical data scientists, data engineers, data analysts, and software engineers to aid in business analysis, requirements gathering, technology design and delivery, and quality assurance. Externally, they regularly interface with clients at numerous levels of an organization—program managers, stakeholders, end-users, data owners, analysts, IT groups, and management—to facilitate and lead the tactical delivery of analytics projects. Position Requirements Required Clearance: Must have an IRS Public Trust with a Full Background Investigation Required Education: Bachelor’s degree in or a technical field and/or business related area Required Skills / Experience: PMP Certification (or the willingness and ability to receive a PMP certification within one year of hire) Multi-year experience with leading projects within industry standard project management frameworks (i.e., PMP, Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, Kanban) Multi-year experience in the consulting industry (technology, management, strategy) and managing client engagements with either internal or external clients Experience with government contracting or experience working with federal government agencies Preferred Skills and Qualifications Master's degree in data science, data analytics, math, statistics, engineering, computer science, or business administration. Involved in team efforts to design and deploy data and analytics solutions that involve querying databases, analyzing data, building data pipelines, and applying data science concepts such as supervised and unsupervised learning, text mining, and graph analytics Agile Certified Multi-year experience growing and expanding federal government portfolios About Elder Research, Inc People Centered. Data Driven Elder Research is a fast growing consulting firm specializing in predictive analytics. Being in the data mining business almost 30 years, we pride ourselves in our ability to find creative, cutting edge solutions to real-world problems. We work hard to provide the best value to our clients and allow each person to contribute their ideas and put their skills to use immediately. Our team members are passionate, curious, life-long learners. We value humility, servant-leadership, teamwork, and integrity. We seek to serve our clients and our teammates to the best of our abilities. In keeping with our entrepreneurial spirit, we want candidates who are self-motivated with an innate curiosity and strong team work. Elder Research believes in continuous learning and community - each week the entire company attends a "Tech Talk" and each office location provides lunch. Elder Research provides a supportive work environment with established parental, bereavement, and PTO policies. By prioritizing a healthy work-life balance - with reasonable hours, solid pay, low travel, and extremely flexible time off - Elder Research enables and encourages its employees to serve others and enjoy their lives. Elder Research, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Elder Research is a Government contractor and many of our positions require US Citizenship. PI278009954 #J-18808-Ljbffr