Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The client is an IT Services and Consulting company. The company is seeking a Program Manager to lead software migration projects for clients on the IBM Z platform, overseeing planning, execution, reporting, communication, risk management, and continuous process improvement.
Responsibilities
- Provide project management of software migration projects for clients on the IBM Z platform
- Consult with management and review project proposals to determine goals, time frame, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing project, and allocation of resources
- Analyze the need for and provide the necessary project management for project planning, execution (including the development of project plans)
- Report on project activities, changes in scope, challenges and requirements to the leadership team as a strategic tool in keeping implementers and decision makers moving toward consistent, business or mission-focused goals and objectives
- Communicate with management internally and at the customer on ongoing status, milestones, and project risks
- Review and analyze process & procedures in order to find opportunities for improvement and increased efficiencies, then help drive implementation of these improvements
- Monitor, assess, and improve the effectiveness of program best practices, ensuring continual process and quality improvement with a primary focus on the client account
Skills
- At least five years of technical project management experience
- PMP or PRINCE2 certification
- Demonstrated knowledge of operations and project management skills
- Demonstrated excellent written and communications skills
- Experience managing cross-functional technical teams, with overall responsibility for managing scope, cost, schedule, and contractual deliverables, which includes applying techniques for planning, tracking, change control, and risk management
- Demonstrated experience creating and managing complicated project plans that span multiple years that leverage client, consulting and 3rd party organization resources
- Strong negotiation skills with the ability to organize competing priorities and adapt to change
- Project management experience
- IBM Z Mainframe experience
- Experience with IBM Z software products
- Microsoft Office (Word, PPT) certification
- Experience doing application development on IBM Z, including programming languages like Cobol or PL/1 is a plus
Benefits
- Health Benefits
- Referral Program
- Excellent growth and advancement opportunities
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