Project Manager, IT Project Manager, Systems Analyst

Title:
Project Manager

Location:
Chicago, IL

Visa type: only USC, GC

Client:
Bahwan Cyber Tek / AEO

Note:
Overall they are looking out for 10+ years of experience.

Must include all the below points in the resume

• Microsoft Project

• Proficiency with Visio diagrams and decision trees

• Experience with project portfolio management software such as Eclipse or Service Now

• Microsoft Office

• Microsoft Outlook

• Microsoft Azure Dev Ops/VSTS/TFS

• JIRA

• Document Management System (DMS)

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS (This list is not exhaustive and may be supplemented and changed, as necessary.)

• Work independently and self-manage tasks and time to balance and adapt to changing priorities..

• Interact with a variety of business and IT stakeholders including consistent interactions with Senior Staff/C-Suite

• Develops and executes against work breakdown structures (WBS) for each project.

• Develop and/or lead change management efforts across all phases of projects and initiatives.

• Drives results and provides transparency to results through the skillful use of timely, supporting data in project meetings and through other forms of verbal and written communications.

• Consistently creates and shares timelines/WBS at the right level and understand how to show high level or milestones to Senior Leaders on projects.

• Manage action items outside of meetings.

• Sets clear expectations with project resources around criticality and due dates.

• Executes assigned project efforts in accordance with the Firm's project management life cycle methodology, complying with security, risk, data and other Firm PMLC protocols.

• Actively utilizes Firm systems, including the Firm's project portfolio management system to enter and maintain timeline/WBS, issues/risks, financials, and status message on a daily/standard basis to reflect current state as real time as possible.

• Influences project team and stakeholders to ensure projects are on time and on budget.

• Escalates known issues/risks to project success to manager as appropriate when at an impasse where time, cost or resources are affected.

Required skills

• 10+ years' experience in software product delivery disciplines and activities (i.e., product management, business analysis, testing, and project management activities); including delivery adhering to Agile methodologies and the SDLC.

• 8 years in project/program management at the detailed level, working with multiple interdependent teams.

• Highly organized.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Strategy and change management skills.

• Experience with waterfall, hybrid, and agile solution development methodologies

• Experienced in creating and updating a detailed project plan.

• Understands multiple projects and how to integrate them into a business solution.

• Ability to articulate tech jargon and translate tech concepts to business sponsors.