Project Manager, IT Project Manager, IT Consultant

Location:

New Albany, OH

Duration:
Long Term

Description:

The project manager (PM) consultant will work to ensure systems meet the known and unknown business requirements of the user community with emphasis on optimal business processes, specifically related to the project. The PM consultant will coordinate and lead the project team, facilitate project team meetings, analyze IT and business processes and implement improvements. He/she will oversee the gathering, organizing, documenting and managing of requirements, as well as test cases and scenarios to validate the functionality meets requirements.

He/she will also be responsible for overseeing the development team and delivering required project deliverables on a timely basis. The PM consultant must be comfortable working in a fast‑paced and demanding environment, able to multi‑task across several projects simultaneously, and possess strong interpersonal communication skills to be able to effectively communicate with technical and non‑technical resources alike.

• Lead and manage the project team (developers, QA, business partners)
• Develop and execute resource and project plans, staff the project team accordingly, and track the progress of tasks and milestones
• Ensure adherence to IT Project Management Methodology
• Manage the project budget, purchase orders and invoices
• Create and gain approval of the Project Charter; manage project scope and change requests
• Identify, mitigate, escalated and communicate issues and risk
• Partner with the Business Analyst to coordinate and/or lead user discovery sessions and project team meetings to gather and organize project business requirements and use cases on assigned projects
• Identify and present innovative solutions to improve cross‑functional processes and operational efficiency
• Work with project leaders and architects to determine the right technical solutions that meet the business requirements
• Work closely with the quality assurance team to make certain the correct testing methodology/tools/reporting is used, focusing on requirements and user test methodology to ensure fulfillment of business requirements and IT quality, architectural, and security standards
• Oversee the development of change management strategy, including training documentation and classes, if needed

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, MIS/CIS, Engineering, or related field (required)
• 5+ years experience as a Project Manager, preferably with a minimum 2 years in a retail environment
• Strong project management skills, ability to lead small projects and initiatives or requirements/process/testing aspects of larger projects with minimal oversight
• Ability to lead business and IT associates with strong interpersonal skills, including collaboration, facilitation, leadership, and negotiation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills to facilitate communications between and among highly experienced business and IT associates
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to breakdown and effectively communicate complex business and technical processes, problems, and issues
• Excellent planning and organizational skills; capable of multi-tasking across several projects
• Ability to understand the long-term ("big picture") and short term perspectives of situations
• Personal Attributes:
  Confident, Self-starter, Strong work ethic, Highly motivated, Sense of humor, A Winning "Will-Do" attitude, Team oriented

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.