IT Project Manager

Overview

Genesis
10 is currently seeking an IT Project Manager with our client in the financial industry located in Jersey City, NJ and Addison, TX. This is a 12+ month contract position.

• Help form the vision, roadmap and goals for the application/projects they will be aligned to, working with business stakeholders and development teams to deliver robust and sustainable business software solutions using agile techniques
• Ensure requirements are appropriately understood, documented, owned, and actioned
• Position will include membership within multiple agile delivery teams and will be responsible to ensure that teams are practicing the right level of rigor, as well as drive continuous improvement activity
• Play a key role in coordinating and managing meetings with business unit subject matter expert(s) in order to solicit and cross-reference business and functional requirements ensuring expectations are clearly understood and satisfied
• Define and prioritize user stories for the scrum team utilizing applicable artefacts;
  Jira, Business Requirements Document, Use Cases, Workflow, Business Rules, Software Specifications, etc.
• Work in partnership with business stakeholders and the scrum team to ensure user stories are delivered in line with business requirements
• Participate in and support capacity planning and the development of long-term strategic goals for systems and software in conjunction with business stakeholders and technology management
• Collaborate with technology team members, end users, and other stakeholders in the testing of new software programs and applications, including the coordination of UAT
• Review, analyze, and report on the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems and develop testing strategies for improving or leveraging these systems
• Communicate application problems and issues to key stakeholders, including management, and end users
• Work diligently to enhance or improve business processes via integration, or as necessary, minimize the impact of integration on those processes

• 5 years of experience in Agile techniques such as User Stories, ATDD, TDD, BDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games, etc.
• Understand Project Deliverables, Client Coordination's, Financial, Project Budgeting, Estimations, Escalation management and able to deliver on commitments
• High degree of self-accountability, able to learn quickly, analytical and being flexible to deliver on defined project scope
• Communicates with confidence and pays attention to details, follow-up on tasks without supervision
• Program/Project Management Certification
• Good communication skills and experience with client communications handling
• Experience in working with JIRA, including creation and managements of epics and releases including experience with PI planning and management
• Ability to operate at senior levels in both written and verbal communications interacting professionally with a diverse group, executives, managers, and subject matter experts
• Versed in technical concepts to be able to understand implementation details, including working knowledge of relational databases as well as have moderate SQL skills to self-sufficiently query and analyze data
• Excellent analytical and project management skills required, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements using agile principles and techniques
• Agile tools (Jira)

• Previous experience in the financial services field

Pay Range: $55.15-$63.15

Note: Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis
10 employees will be considered for this position. If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply!

Equal Employment Opportunity
:
Genesis
10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.