Project Manager

Position: Project Manager

Duration: 8 Months

Remote

Job Description:

CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Requirements:
Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.

Years

Required/Preferred

Experience

8

Required

Skilled in managing projects with implementations across large organizations. Experience should include developing and managing project plans; documenting risks, issues, and contingency plans; ensuring resolution of issues; and removal of project barriers

8

Required

Ability to research, gather, assemble, correlate, and analyze facts; to devise solutions to problems; and to prepare concise reports and/or to analyze and solve complex and difficult problems and prioritize information and issues.

8

Required

Skilled in effectively mapping business processes and identifying process improvements and skilled in planning and facilitating meetings and group problem solving.

8

Required

Experience overseeing the development of SDLC artifacts, ensuring business requirements get translated into technical specifications, and guiding and facilitating the SDLC process.

8

Required

Experience developing and maintaining strong relationships with multiple project sponsors and stakeholders. Must possess strong communication and presentation skills and strong teamwork skills.

8

Required

Ability to appropriately summarize and escalate issues and develop and present weekly status updates (written and verbal) and conduct regular project team status meetings.

8

Required

Agile (Scrum) Experience - Managing projects with feature driven approach.

8

Required

Agile methodology, overseeing and tracking development progress, and ensuring project assignments align with project timelines

1

Preferred

Experience implementing and using agile methodologies and best practices for one or more State of Texas agencies.

1

Preferred

PMP or PMI-ACP Certification