What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager - Remote position at Zealogics?
Job Description
Primary Responsibilities:
• Manage a portfolio of projects, and track risks, issues, dependencies across the program
• Create & manage project plans and monitor progress
• Align project objectives with organization goals, and ensure project team is clear on objectives
• Manage project scope, risk and documentation
• Assist project team with the design and development of tasks
• Communicate progress updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders and escalate in a timely manner
• Lead issue identification and resolution
• Foster partnership with customers/stakeholders/sponsors
• Support Agile transformation
• Partner with Agile teams on sprint planning, backlog prioritization, and change readiness
• Develop subject matter knowledge to be perceived as a key contributor to support various project tasks and overall strategy
Experience:
• 5 years of project management and related experience in a financial industry leading and managing large/complex projects (IT projects preferred)
• Experience working in a high-level collaborative environment and promoting a teamwork mentality
• Managerial experience applying analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Experience in Agile (Kanban/Scrum) methodology preferred
• Experience seeing projects through the full life cycle
• Proven ability to complete projects according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline
• Knowledge of mainframe environment a plus
Skills & Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, business, or a related field
• Professional Project Management Certification from accredited institution preferred
• Strong familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Strong sense of personal accountability
• Ability to predict challenges and seek to proactively head-off obstacles
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to establish quality measures and standards
• Proven ability to solve problems creatively
• Detail-oriented, collaborative, and organized
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, including effectively articulating the message in a clear and concise fashion which is audience appropriate
• Strong interpersonal skills and extremely resourceful
• Ability to document accurate and timely meeting notes, and track/manage follow ups
• High proficiency in standard productivity tools (Google Docs, MS Project, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, Visio)
• Understanding of both Agile methodology and SDLC principles
• Knowledge of SharePoint and JIRA
