Senior Project Manager

Project Manager

Pay Rate Range: $70 -75/hr. This position is a temp to perm for the right candidate. This position is HYBRID but must be in Brooklyn, OH or Albany, NY.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Leads one or more system implementation/application development and/or front/back-end processing projects in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, which includes directing third party vendors as well as virtual teams.
• Develops and grows partnerships and foster relationships with senior functional managers and their management teams to prioritize project deliverables and set/receive direction to achieve business objectives.
• Supports business status development, performs project registration/consolidation/prioritization as required; creates funding plan; and administers project pipeline checkpoints to drive delivery and mitigate/resolve bottlenecks.
• Defines and manages project scope, scope changes, objectives, requirements, deliverables, and value proposition that support the diverse business goals and interests of multiple stakeholders.
• Develops integrated project plan; identifies and manages project dependencies and critical paths; and tracks/reports project milestones as well as status.
• Estimates resources needed to achieve project goals; tracks utilization; determines and assesses need for additional staff and/or vendors; manages on/off boarding; and monitors/manages vendor performance on labor resources.
• Drafts and submits project budget proposals and recommends subsequent budget changes where necessary; conducts cost forecasting and actual tracking as well as variance reporting.
• Identifies, tracks, escalates and resolves issue conflicts; performs impact analysis and prioritization; manages dependencies and track/monitors; and escalates risk with corrective/mitigating actions.
• Tailors methods and metrics; administers configuration management/version control; adheres to project policies/standards; performs project assessments; coach/mentors' teams; and manages deliverable reviews and signoffs.
• Leads communication planning, execution and reporting with other project managers and project team members; liaises with key stakeholders.
• Supports development of change management planning, design and implementation including communication and training.
• Manages documentation and the knowledge transfer to the "business as usual" functions; conducts "lesson-learned" reviews.
• Manages the execution of vendor contract(s) and ensures adherence to contract provisions, where applicable.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Education/Certifications: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience required. Knowledge and experience in the financial services industry a plus. Knowledge and experience with standard project development/management methodologies and tools required. Knowledge and experience with managing system implementation projects is required.

Experience: Minimum five years of increasingly complex project related experience required.

Competencies and Skills:

• Familiar with Jira, Scrum, Agile and Waterfall practices
• Familiar with application development practices and cloud, network and security infrastructure components
• Familiar with real estate capital markets business
• Demonstrates critical thinking, problem solving and conflict management skills; ability to "connect the dots"
• Assess and coach to strengths and developmental needs of project team members and direct reports
• Shares knowledge, insights, and experiences to help others develop
• Thinks, plans and executes on multiple levels
• Organized, self-disciplined, leads others towards common outcomes and strategy execution
• Credible leader with established reputation for presenting and gaining support for ideas/solutions
• Proven demonstration of key leadership competencies
• Can clearly articulate vision for future state; provide big-picture view/enterprise view; decisive and directive when necessary
• Fosters and encourages frequent, open and honest feedback; learns from setbacks and mistakes to drive improvements; independently seeks out learning opportunities
• Highly polished and confident communication ability; possess written, verbal and stand-up presentation skills. Adjusts communications to audience.
• Takes the initiative to understand the business impacted by the project, current, trends and information that could impact the business and organization. Stays up to date on current industry best-practices