Additional Job Information:

Title : Project Manager: III (Senior)

Location : Atlanta, GA United States

Duration : 12 Months

Job DescriptionThe Client Corporation is currently seeking an IT Project Manager within our Atlanta, GA location. The project manager will be responsible for managing multiple projects with a primary focus on managing scope,
timelines, cost, risks/issues and communications in accordance with the Client Corporation project management framework. This is a 12 month position.

Primary Responsibilities and Activities

Manage scope, requirements, timeline, cost, quality, human resources, communications and integration

Identify and manage risks / issues and development of mitigation plans

Lead meetings for status reporting, scheduling, requirements, resource assignments and deliverables

Maintain document control and track project activities and team communications
Prepare project reports and dashboards as required by the management team
Ensure project repository is built and maintained
Develop and review project status with project team and create weekly reports
Manage outsourced teams (off-site) including vendor engagements

Develop and publish communications to project teams, management and project stakeholders

Provide guidance on process and deliverables to the project team
Lead project teams in strategic meetings and follow up with meeting notes
Job Requirements

Strong project planning skills using appropriate PM tools: MS Project, MS Office, Jira etc.

Facilitate cross-functional, intra-department, and inter-department communications and cooperation

Understands Business and System Requirements as they map to a traceability matrix
Ability to facilitate large meetings with all management levels in attendance
Ability to take ownership of issues to resolution
Ability to influence others to move to a common goal
Attributes
Strong Leadership and effective team player
Ability to take direction and work well under limited supervision
Detail-oriented with excellent organizational and time management skills
Analytical, problem-solver with decisive and timely decision making capabilities
Ability to multitask and prioritize assignments
Strong interpersonal and customer service skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Highly motivated and self-directed with the ability to see the long term vision
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in computer science, business administration, engineering or a related discipline with an information technology focus; M.B.A. degree desirable
Active PMP or pursuing certification
8 years of IT Project Management experience including management of multiple concurrent projects
Demonstrated understanding of project management concepts
Experience with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and SDLC Methodologies (Waterfall, Agile etc....)
IT System Implementation and Integration experience
Advanced knowledge of MS Office Suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, SharePoint and Project
Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tool experience (OnePlan preferred)
Experience with Jira
Experience as an RTE and Scrum Master
Experience preparing and presenting effective presentations to Executive Leadership

Additional Notes
The IT Project Manager will lead multi-disciplinary teams and work with internal IT subject matter experts as well as business partners and external vendors. The candidate must be able to coordinate activities across multiple areas. The IT Project Manager will work with key stakeholders to define the project scope, timelines, objectives and track budget, deliverables, risks/issues and project status.

Candidates must demonstrate:
Prior experience managing application development projects
Prior experience managing projects for mainframe applications and experience managing projects
transitioning from mainframe to other technology solutions (client/server, SAAS etc...)
Experience transitioning from Waterfall to Agile paired with strong Agile background specifically SCRUM
At least 3 years of proven experience as a Scrum Master leading a software development team diligently
applying Scrum principles, practices, and theory, and knowledge of additional Agile approaches (Scaled
Agile, Kanban, Release Train Engineer, etc.)
Advanced experience with Jira
Must have capability to flex across Scrum Master, Release Train Engineer, Project Manager and Program
Manager roles
Prior experience managing transportation, logistics or asset management projects preferred
Prior Railroad or transportation industry experience preferred but not required

Best Regards,

Sethu Mathan, MBA

Senior Manager, IT Strategic Solution

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