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Russell Tobin lists this IT Project Manager opportunity in lake buena vista, Florida. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Our client, a global entertainment and media company , is looking to hire a Technology - IT Project Manager in Lake Buena Vista, FL(Onsite 2 days) . Duration: 12 Months plus Pay Range: $78/hr - $88/hr on W2 (DOE)
Job Summary: The Senior Technical Project Manager is responsible for delivering complex software development projects working with teams across multiple disciplines in a geographically dispersed organization, including working with vendors. The Senior Technical Project Manager will concurrently manage multiple medium to large digital projects across web and mobile applications, and/or one or more specific tracks within much larger scale programs, with oversight from a Program Manager. The Senior Technical Project Manager ensures on-time and on-schedule delivery for their projects working closely with Product, Technology, and Design.
Key Responsibilities include:
Project Estimation
Facilitate scope definition, and high-level planning, discovery, and estimation workshops for projects with cross-functional teams
Quantify cost factors to deliver project deliverables including resources, project oversight, objective risk and related contingency
Document key assumptions and dependencies established through estimation activities
Prepare and present high-level plan with estimates for executives and cross-functional leaders based on estimate outcomes
Project Planning
Create project schedule and communication plans
Ensure proactive scheduling of key deliverables, milestones and deliverable tasks
Establish project financial forecasts including resource plans and other expense plans
Develop the project plan and schedule with cross discipline functional leads
Ensure necessary steps and dependencies to deliver projects and components are established
Validate that scope can be completed within timeline and budget
Estimate resource needs with help from functional leads
Project Delivery
Confidently lead and drive cross-functional projects, and individual project tracks of large programs through full delivery life-cycle ensuring project is delivered on-time and on-budget
Manage resource assignment, budget, scheduling, and scope prioritization, and change control
Work with cross discipline team members to validate project assumptions and review project plans with leadership
Ensure proper documentation of scope of work with help from cross discipline functional leads
Serve as primary liaison among multiple teams, including Product Management, Design, Technology, vendors and other key functional delivery teams for the project (when appropriate)
Communicate regular updates to project and executive leadership team on delivery progress, plan updates and budget spend and forecast, including status report updates, financial/budget/variance reports, and other reporting as required
Monitor adherence to schedule and milestone commitments
Escalate key issues and risks to ensure timely resolution and mitigation
Prevent scope creep, record causes of change, and facilitate change requests to ensure impacts to schedule or budget, as well as forecasts, are approved and communicated in a timely manner
Use metrics, including burn-down charts, to drive performance, efficiency and forecast improvements
Ensure proper project closure including retroactives/lessons learned, transition and hand-off to production operations support, and final financial reporting
Job requirements:
5+ years of relevant work experience in project management
Strong project leader with experience in leading large, multidisciplinary digital teams.
Agile delivery experience.
Experience in a matrixed responsibility organization working with multiple Product Managers per effort.
Strong experience facilitating the gathering and development of requirements for complex solutions.
Possesses significant practical experience in the basics of project management (estimation, project planning, resource planning, issue management, risk management, change management, communication planning).
Experienced in multiple full lifecycle software deliveries from business development to final software acceptance.
Led teams with multiple discipline represented (including product management/strategy, technology, design, SEO, and analytics).
Proven accomplishment as a driver of multiple projects running concurrently
Proven track record managing individual project budgets and budget roll-up of multiple projects.
Demonstrated analysis/assessment capabilities.
Able to confidently lead teams to a successful delivery approach.
Able to work both collaboratively and independently while maintaining a high level of productivity.
Able to work under tight timetables and high pressure situations.
Thrive in a fast-paced environment and able to juggle, shift gears, and maintain a sense of humor; deliver under extreme deadlines and intense business environment.
Must possess excellent business communication, writing, and interpersonal skills.
Proactive and solution-oriented when managing issues.
Comfortable when communicating with executive level (Directors, VPs) in presentations, working sessions, and 1-on-1 interactions.
Practiced in negotiating with others in ways that result in win/win agreements and outcomes.
Must be open to coaching and guidance.
Exhibit good judgment skills on when to seek guidance and when to elevate risks and issues.
For workers in the United States, PrideGlobal and it's affiliates offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.
Equal Employment Opportunity
PrideGlobal and it's affiliates are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Fair Chance Employment
PrideGlobal and it's affiliates are a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.
Accommodations
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.
Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates
Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.
Only applicable for Kentucky positions:
For this type of employment, state law requires a criminal record check as a condition of employment. This applies to direct care staff (Examples: RN, LPN, Nurse Aides, Therapists) referred to Kentucky nursing facilities, assisted living communities, or long-term care facilities, in accordance with KRS 216.793.
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