IT Project Manager (Software Development)

Job Description:

• Collaborate and work with federal managers and Customers for defining scope, project roadmap and timelines, project execution and ensure delivery is according to the plan
• Develop a roadmap with priorities and continuously review and adjust based on changes
• Interface with Stakeholders to discuss, prioritize and plan functional and technical enhancements
• Provide Single Point Accountability for all contractual deliverables and communications
• Conduct Root Cause Analysis, review RCA and lessons learned with customer
• Facilitate agile scrum ceremonies for planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives
• Strong self-starter requiring minimal supervision
• Maintain a good working relationship with client and stakeholders and work effectively and efficiently for project deliverables and business vision
• Create weekly and monthly status reports outlining a summary of assigned tasks, status updates, and resource needs.
• Deliver projects and products using the appropriate agile project management methodology, learning & iterating frequently.
• Able to define the roadmap for any given product and translating this into user stories.
• Lead the collaborative, dynamic planning process – prioritizing the work that needs to be done against the capacity and capability of the team.
• Interact with the client to understand the business value streams and overall project needs.
• Responsible for release schedule and aligning with master schedule(s).
• Manage scope creep by implementing a thorough change control process, maintaining the product backlog, continuous grooming.
• Create a risk register, management, and mitigation plans for the projects.
• Coordinate, develop, and update project management artifacts in accordance with project needs and direction
• Develop, coordinate, and manage project elements, including but not limited to Backlogs, Schedules, Milestones, Budgets, Risks, Action Items, and Deliverables.
• Develop and maintain strategic themes based on the client’s priorities, translate into program objectives, features.
• Perform frequent Project Status Reviews (PSR) with the stakeholders.
• Gather metrics and reports status and communicate to Management.
• Coordinate with other project teams, including but not limited to Development, Hosting, QA/Testing, Analytics

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Business Administration, Management Information Systems, or related field. Bachelor’s degree required
• 3 years of experience managing customer-focused IT projects.
• 3 years of experience developing and implementing Project Management Plans.
• At least 5 years of experience as a Project Manager in a federal work environment will be plus

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office.