Senior IT Project Manager
Senior IT Project Manager
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Job Description
Job Title: IT Project Manager (Higher Education)
Location: Oakland CA (100% Remote) / Manager Prefers Northern CA
Type: 12 Month Contract (Can Be Extended)
Work Authorization: Must have GC or USC or H4 or TN Visas ONLY (No OPT/EAD)
Must Have:
- 7 years of solid project management (USA Experience)
- We need a PM who worked primarily on infrastructure security Cloud technologies Applications etc.
- Highly advanced skills associated with endtoend PMLC for programs/projects of large scale scope.
- Certification: PMP (MUST Proof required)
- Lives in California/Manager prefers northern CA
Job description
Seeking a seasoned project manager with 7 years of solid project management experience for UCOP IT projects spanning multiple systems & technologies including infrastructure security Cloud technologies Applications etc. The ideal candidate must have demonstrable skills delivering projects in close collaboration with multiple stakeholders vendors and implementation partners.
The ideal candidate must have demonstrable project delivery skills
- Able to drive project from initiation to closure with smooth handoff to operations teams
- Organize project work into Phases Work streams
- Track and report status on entire project individual phases individual work streams milestones resource utilization project finances (incl. burndown)
- Comfortable with presenting to executives sponsors business leadership team
- Proficient in waterfall & Agile methodologies
- Thorough in maintaining all project artifacts charter executive material RACI RAID log etc
- Skillful in project plan creation using MS project
- Create project dashboards
- End to end effective meeting facilitation (Clear Agenda with outcome next steps publishing Minutes track actions etc.)
- Establish project governance & communication plans with clarity
Key success factors in a candidate
- Selfstarter
- Proactive; can do problem solving attitude; effective navigating ability in ambiguity
- Ability to understand organization dynamics & adapt
- Audiencespecific communication/artifacts
- Establish clear roles responsibilities ownership
- Superior communication skills Written & Verbal
- Ability to influence
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree or equivalent years of relevant experience
- 7 years IT project management experience
- Tool proficiency (MUST): Microsoft Project Jira
- Certification: PMP (MUST Proof required)
Employment Type
Full Time
