Project Manager

Project Manager

12 months

Atlanta, GA

This position is located in Atlanta and reports to a hiring manager in the UK to assist on a project.

A technical project manager required to manage a data centre migration project for multiple products (messaging products) and associated customers.  

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the project through its lifecycle to project closure.  You manage change, mitigate risks and deliver results to stakeholders and customers alike.
• Attention to detail, effective time management and influencing people skills are required
• Working with project teams - Every project is completed through team effort. You work effectively with team members that may be local or distant. You regularly track project activities against plan schedules and take corrective action on any deviations. You communicate to team members, management, stakeholders and customers regularly and frequently ensuring that there is continuous understanding and alignment regarding the projects progress
• Project Management administration - Your ability to write clearly and simply are key skills to documenting project activities. Documentation ranges from developing communications strategy plans, designing resource and project plans, providing status reports, submitting and tracking change requests, tracking risks and issues, providing variance reports to providing Steering Committee reports and lessons learned. Accuracy is key

Education & Professional Qualification

• University degree or equivalent preferably in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or similar.
• Formal project management training and certification – PMP certified preferred

Experience

• Track record of success in managing multiple projects of varying sizes, complexities, budgets and deliverables within a commercial environment.
• Experience speaking in front of executives and senior management
• Experience working with customers (end users)
• Experience with IT solutions

Knowledge & Skills

• You have a good understanding of project management methodologies and the project life cycle
• You can demonstrate attention to detail, strong writing ability and solid oration and follow up skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Project

Thanks,

Tabrez Khan