What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager position at COGENT Infotech?
Title: Project Manager
Location: White Plains, NY (3 days Onsite)
Duration: 12 months contract
About Cogent Infotech
At Cogent Infotech, we believe in creating opportunities that empower individuals and transform organizations. With over 23 years of excellence in consulting and talent solutions, we pride ourselves on building inclusive workplaces and driving innovation in everything we do. Our diverse teams bring unique perspectives to help deliver cutting-edge solutions to global clients across both public and private sectors.
Position Summary
The Project Manager role will support Project Delivery on projects within the portfolio. Responsibilities will include governance and reporting and providing information for effective management decision-making. Both waterfall and agile project delivery approaches may be used.
Key Responsibilities
- Ability to coordinate and lead multiple projects as assigned.
- Act as the bridge between the business and IT. Support the IT workstream and documents of projects via IT PMO processes, procedures, and tools for assigned projects.
- Monitor the project schedule and deliverables. Track progress and report updates to the program manager.
- Recognize problems or situations that will or may impact the project delivery.
- Coordinate the project under the guidance of the program manager.
- Utilize IT project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid) to drive technical solution delivery.
- Assist in fulfilling requirements for the IT PMO and IT Governance process
- Work collaboratively with project teams, various IT teams, and related business unit staff.
- Promote and maintain communication between project team members and stakeholders and manage expectations. Prepare correspondence, presentations and/or reports as required. Follow-up on correspondence and outstanding requests for resolution.
Required Qualifications and Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in business or technical field.
- Minimum 5 years of increasing responsible experience, including successfully coordinating various IT projects in a matrixed environment.
- Prior experience with ERP and/or HCM applications and/ or implementations preferred.
- Understand the software development process and experienced in IT project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall).
- Strong and tested project management skills including: stakeholder management, conflict resolution, risk mitigation, organization skills, communication skills, daily standups, creation and presentation of data (updates, status, etc), vendor management.
- Organized, good communicator, deadline driven, planner, problem solver, and agile.
- Ability to promote and maintain a positive and inclusive work environment with project team members, co-workers, management, and vendors by behaving, collaborating, and communicating in a manner consistent with professional standards.
- Superior interpersonal skills to ensure open communication across project teams. Ability to handle broad-based, often complex, communication for internal and/or external audiences.
- Outstanding record of project delivery success
- Intermediate-Advanced Excel skills, SharePoint, M365 tools
- Experience implementing HCM and ERP applications and processes such as SuccessFactors, Workday, SAP, etc. preferred.
- Experience implementing procumbent applications such as SAP Ariba, Ivalua, etc. desired.
Equal Opportunity & Inclusion Statement
Cogent Infotech is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome and valued. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, identities, abilities, and experiences. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply
Application Process
Please submit your resume and a short cover letter through our online portal. Our process includes an initial resume review, a virtual interview, and a short technical assessment. If you need accommodations, feel free to inform us—we are happy to assist.
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