What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager position at TSR Consulting?
Our client, a leading financial services company is hiring a
Project Manager - PMO
on a long-term contract basis.
Job ID 84074
Work Location:
Location: Oldwick NJ - 3 days onsite and 2 days REMOTE. MUST BE LOCAL and no farther than 1 hour drive from location.
Project Manager - PMO
Hybrid 3 days onsite kFTE Straight PM Jira, MS Office Some insurance exp would be great Must be willing to do data entry - maintaining data in the PPM (project portfolio system)
The Project Manager - PMO serves in dual delivery and governance roles. The candidate manages Project Execution day-to-day activities inclusive of plan preparation, RAID tracking/resolution and facilitating successful delivery of initiatives within budget and time. Additionally, the role also supports governance of the organization's project portfolio, provides guidance on project best practices and processes, serves as role model to project management colleagues, and collaborates with other department leaders on successful implementation of their initiatives.
Responsibilities
Delivery:
- Ability to collaborate across leadership and peers to define, prioritize, and initiate strategic projects.
- Plan project management, including setting deadlines, prioritizing tasks, and assigning team members to various deliverables.
- Analyze project data, including project schedules, risks, and resource allocation.
- Ensure team members are carrying out their tasks efficiently while upholding to PMO best practices and
Governance:
- Provide clear status reports across multiple portfolios to sponsors and executives.
- Support evaluation of projects for continuous assessment of objectives, schedules and budgeting.
- Support colleagues in tracking and resolution of project risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies and new requests.
- Draft and influence acceptance of new and improving existing project management office policies and processes.
- Influence adoption of project best practices: planning, tracking and oversight standards including Business Cases, Charters, Detailed Program/Project Plans, Status Reports, Stakeholder Management and Governance Reporting.
- Develop colleagues to continuously enhance the capabilities of the organization's Project Management community.
- Influence the maturity of Project Management capabilities across the company.
Qualifications
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in project/program management
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related STEM field or equivalent experience
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification is a plus
• Scrum Master certification is a plus
• Product development experience on an Agile team or equivalent experience is a plus
Skills
• Must have strong collaboration and influencing skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to details and technicalities
• Excellent organizational and reporting skills
• Strong interpersonal and ability to influence others
• Demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills and be able to influence change across the company.