Responsibilities

Our client is seeking a Project Manger in Long Beach, California (CA).

Key Responsibilities

• Direct and manage project development from beginning to end
• Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders
• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion
• Liaise with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis
• Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals
• Draft and submit budget proposals, and recommend subsequent budget changes where necessary
• Where required, negotiate with other department managers for the acquisition of required personnel from within the company
• Determine and assess need for additional staff and/or consultants and make the appropriate recruitments if necessary during project cycle
• Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders
• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path
• Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools
• Track project milestones and deliverables

Requirements

The successful Project Manager will meet the following requirements (items are required unless noted otherwise):

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Information Systems, or related field; or equivalent experience
• Broad knowledge of IT functions and SDLC required
• Knowledge of the key components of project management (e.g., scope, time, cost, quality, human resources, communication, risk, integration) and associated tools and methodologies
• General knowledge and ability to apply business practices in the context of project management activities
• Able to identify issues, impacts and implications of events to a project and recommend alternatives to resolve issues
• Able to apply sound judgment in highly ambiguous situations in unstructured environments
• Agile and Scrum process experience a plus
• Demonstrated technical knowledge in Business Intelligence, ETL processing, reporting, and analytics highly desirable
• Demonstrated strong customer focus and client relationship building skills.
• Experience working in a large scale IT shared services environment preferred
• Ability to carry out administrative management responsibilities such as weekly status meetings, weekly status reports and financial updates