Project Manager I

Artech is the 10th Largest IT Staffing Company in the US, according to Staffing Industry Analysts' 2012 annual report. Artech provides technical expertise to fill gaps in clients' immediate skill‑sets availability, deliver emerging technology skill‑sets, refresh existing skill base, allow for flexibility in project planning and execution phases, and provide budgeting/financial flexibility by offering contingent labor as a variable cost. Job Description The Business Readiness group sits within World Wide Customer Operations and works in collaboration with the Symphony Business Readiness team and cross‑functional stakeholders to create, develop, implement and manage the Symphony Readiness processes, governance and tools for VMware global product launches. This role leads process improvement projects to evolve the Symphony framework focusing on SaaS and Solutions, liaises with Symphony Business Readiness Managers and cross‑function leads to gather readiness requirements, manages the PMO governance forums for executive reporting on launch readiness, acts as an advisor to stakeholders regarding the Symphony framework, documents best practices and creates templates in areas of launch management, and helps manage the PMO content and workflow online tools in SharePoint. Responsibilities Lead process improvement projects to evolve the Symphony framework focusing on SaaS and Solutions. Liaise with Symphony Business Readiness Managers and cross‑function leads to gather readiness requirements. Manage the PMO governance forums for executive reporting on launch readiness. Act as an advisor to stakeholders regarding the Symphony framework. Document best practices and create templates for launch management. Help manage the PMO content and workflow online tools in SharePoint. Qualifications Project management experience with SaaS/cloud service launches and participation in cross‑functional launch projects with global teams. Software release management experience. Experience managing product releases and end‑to‑end product lifecycle management. Experience implementing, managing, and measuring launch processes and operational procedures. Adaptability to continuously changing priorities and opportunities. Excellence in a fast‑paced environment. Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred. Global marketing experience preferred. SharePoint tool experience preferred. #J-18808-Ljbffr Artech Information System LLC