Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Partner's Consulting, Inc. is an IT consulting and recruiting firm. The company is seeking a Technical Project Manager III to support a large, cross-functional HR initiative by managing project delivery mechanics, Agile processes, timelines, risks, dependencies, stakeholder coordination, documentation, and reporting in a fully remote environment.
Responsibilities
- Coaches individuals in Agile processes and tools
- Provides status reporting on project key performance indicators (KPIs), schedule, resources, and milestone delivery
- Develops the program strategy, supporting business case and various enterprise-wide, high-level project plans
- Ensures integration of projects and adjusts project scope, timing, and budgets as needed, based on the needs of the business
- Responsible for enacting Scrum values and practices, ensuring the correct use of Scrum process
- Communicates with IT leadership, business leadership, and IT Business Consultants to communicate program strategy, direction, and changes
- Responsible for delivering all projects contained in the IT project portfolio on time, within budget, and meeting the strategic and business requirements
- Responsible for tracking key project milestones and recommending adjustments to Project Managers
- Partners with senior leadership of the business community to identify and prioritize opportunities for utilizing IT to achieve the goals of the enterprise
- Manages specific new technical service engineering programs to meet broad service / product objectives
- Establishes milestones and monitors adherence to plans and schedules, identifies delivery risks, and obtains / drives mitigation strategies and solutions
- Coordinates across multiple engineering / development teams as needed
- Serves as a conduit between deployment and engineering to ensure requirements and design considerations are incorporated to improve deployment and sustainability of software and services
Skills
- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or other related field—or equivalent work experience
- 7 to 10 years+ of Project Management experience in an Agile environment
- Project Management certification is required
- Extensive knowledge and expertise in the use of Project Management methodologies and tools
- Experienced Scrum Master who will exhibit agile leadership and a deep understanding of what it means to conduct oneself as a servant leader
- Outstanding organizational, communication, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills conducive to team development
- Hands-on project management or project coordination experience, strong organizational and follow-through skills, and the ability to independently manage multiple priorities
- Must-have capabilities include project plan and timeline management, action / risk / dependency tracking, meeting coordination and documentation, stakeholder follow-up, and clear written and verbal communication
- Must be available during standard business hours and comfortable working collaboratively across a virtual, cross-functional environment
- The role involves regular interaction with project leads, business partners and other stakeholders, so responsiveness and strong virtual communication skills are important
- Experience working within a large, matrixed organization and supporting cross-functional initiatives is strongly preferred
- HR project experience and familiarity with tools such as Smartsheet are a plus
Benefits
- Fully remote position
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