We need a Sr. IT Program/Project Manager for a 12 month contract role for a client in Costa Mesa, CA .


The project will involve working with client's internal legal team to implement a cloud based Legal Services Management Platform called ONit .


This role will be REMOTE . We would prefer candidates in the PACIFIC time zone if possible, but the person can be located anywhere in the USA as long as he/she can work PACIFIC time zone hours.


Knowledge/Skills/Competencies:

" Expertise in Waterfall methodology required, Agile methodology experience desirable.

" Excellent communication skills (written and oral) required.

" Enterprise Project Planning tool preferred; Clarizen experience a plus.

" Develops actionable plans to achieve strategic goals.

" Delivers logical, concise, persuasive presentations that inspire others to act and make decisions.

" Makes sound business decisions that balance competing priorities.

" Identifies areas of significant concern or opportunity and initiates research to identify critical problems.

" Clearly define program ROIs & ensure ability to measure.

" Leverages synergistic opportunities across functions and the business.

" Develops appropriate metrics to assess business performance.

" Makes recommendations to resolve complex problems affecting an entire function.

" Systematically analyzes relationships between apparently independent problems.


Experience:

" 7 years of experience in Project/Program Management as part of a PMO.

" 13 years of overall IT experience.

" Full project/program lifecycle experience required.

" Demonstrated experience managing program stakeholders and senior level executives.

" Experience with Legal applications, preferably ONit .

" Experience managing vendor relationships.

" Experience managing large-scale, enterprise level technology infrastructure and/or information security initiatives required.


Preferred Education:

" Bachelor's Degree (IT related degree, e.g. Computer Sciences, Information Technology)


Preferred Certifications:

" Project Management Certification E.g. ( PMP certification)

" Scrum Certification E.g. (PMI ACP, or CSM certification)