What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project/Program Manager position at IT Engagements,Inc.?
Greetings from IT Engagements…!
IT Engagements is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide-range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. We have an immediate opening for the below position with one of our premium clients.
Project/Program Manager with a major corporation in Bristol, CT. On-site in Bristol, CT 4 days per week, 1 day remote.
Duration: 20 month(s)
MUST HAVES:
- INFRASTRUCTURE AND NETWORKING EXPERIENCE
- Must know and have handled change management processes
- Must have the skill to coordinate changes and how they affect major client impacts- must be able to communicate clearly changes - this is critical for this role
- Previous Disney/ESPN experience is extremely helpful as it will help you navigate our spaces - less ramp up.
Description:
Program and Project Management Delivery
- o Accountable and confidently leads and directs cross-functional project teams through highly visible and highly strategic transformation programs, which often require considerable resources and high levels of functional integration and interaction with project sponsor team from start to finish
- o Create full-scale master program and project schedules and communication plans consisting of multiple projects or components
- o Ensure proactive scheduling of key deliverables, milestones, and deliverable tasks
- o Establish program and project financial forecasts including resource plans and other expense plans
- o Sponsors process and practice improvements in the project management environment and serves as a catalyst for project management excellence
- o Demonstrates a clear understanding of the program's vision, objectives, scale and scope of work, expected outcomes, business value and impact, timelines, roadmaps, resource level
Requirements
- 8 years of applicable technology program management experience in a cross-functional technical software and technical hardware delivery environment, preferably for a large company
- o Proven knowledge and experience in the technology field and technology project delivery
- o 4 years experience serving in a leadership role on a small to mid-sized Agile development team that was diligently applying SAFe or Scrum principles, practices, and theory, with a focus on Agile delivery and Agile delivery tools such as Jira, Rally, Version One, etc.
- o Proven experience as a leader and decision-maker with at least 5 years of experience in leading large technology, multidisciplinary efforts across a large-scale matrix organization
Skills / Specialized Knowledge/ Competencies:
- Proven program-level experience in leading complex technology projects or multi-threaded efforts Proven facilitator that can lead project meetings and large workshops driving commitments, accountability, and deliverables
- Demonstrated exceptional critical thinking, strategic planning, and process management skills
- Demonstrated experience developing and managing software development project plans
- Demonstrated experience with software development lifecycle methodologies (focused on Agile, Lean)
- Demonstrated strong analytical and problem-solving skills to achieve business results
- Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills and the ability to work effectively across a wide range of constituencies in a diverse corporate and client environment
- Proven ability to deliver projects on-time and on budget while communicating with key senior leaders
- Ability to inspire, motivate and lead a team to produce quality work
- Demonstrated inclusive leadership that embraces diversity
- Ability to communicate effectively to executive leadership in both business and technology roles
- Excellent organizational, communication, and time management skills
- Demonstrated ability to develop teams, mentor staff
- Understanding of modern software development and infrastructure tools, processes and practices, including Jira/Confluence, Agile Development, Cloud, DevOps, Data Management, and SaaS/PaaS.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior Disney experience is preferred
- Proficiency with Enterprise Project Portfolio Management tools
- Experience implementing broader Agile Development techniques as part of User Stories, Test Driven Development (TDD), Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing; SAFe etc.
- PMP/Scrum certifications preferred
Required Education: BA/BS Business STEM
Regards,
Shashank Jaitly
Shashank@itengagements.com
Job Type: Contract
Pay: $62.41 - $70.00 per hour
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Work Location: In person
Salary : $62 - $70
