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Position Title: Project Manager
Location: New York

POSITION REPORTS TO: Senior Project Management
POSITIONS SUPERVISED: N/A

POSITION PURPOSE: This position will be responsible for applying proven project management skills, techniques, and leadership to drive the execution of software development projects and the ongoing support necessary to meet or exceed the defined objectives for each project.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BASIC DUTIES

Apply advanced project management principals and practices in leading the delivery and execution of software development and application maintenance projects
Adhere to project delivery standards (SDLC) to ensure scope management, schedule management, and cost management while delivering quality work products
Provide leadership to and motivate team members to efficiently produce high quality work in a team environment
Communicate with senior management to ensure clear understanding of project progress and direction
Conduct project risk assessments and track and drive issue resolution to proactively mitigate project impacts
Participate in business and project planning sessions to ensure project objectives are understood and documented
Develop detailed Project Schedules using OnTime and report progress or variance to schedules, milestones and budgets (takes corrective action, as required)
Apply scope change management principals and techniques to eliminate any ambiguity and ensure the project team delivers agreed upon scope
Prepare time estimates for project execution
Establish and maintain communications and rapport with project team members, users, stakeholders, business partners, and executives
Plan and manage multiple IT projects with responsibility for coordinating efforts between various functional and corporate groups
Understand and communicate technical concepts around the project solution
Perform QA Testing and coordination of User Acceptance Testing
Perform 1st level troubleshooting of reported user issues and assign defect tasks to appropriate resources.

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or MIS, or equivalent education and work experience
3-5 years experience in enterprise project implementation and software development project management
Ability to work collaboratively
Experience with email delivery is highly desired
Highly self-motivated and directed with keen attention to detail
Strong project management skills with successful experience leading small to large scale enterprise IT projects
Excellent influencing skills at all levels and ability to develop and maintain good relationships
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills

POSITION CONTACT

Forward resume and cover letter to khollis@mwcorporate.com

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