Project Manager/Sr. Consultant

Description

We need experienced Technical Project Managers! Join this existing team in the Madison, Wisconsin area and be a part of a growing team that is affecting instrumental change to the world! Ideal candidates for this role can take responsibility for managing projects to successful completion, ensuring that projects deliver on time, on budget, and in accordance with standards and guidelines over the entire project. You'll be required to manage key projects as part of our client's strategic business plan. This job is important because it ensures that changes are delivered to the expectations of stakeholders. Submit an application now and learn more about this role! If this interests you, please send your resume to Jena Schneider, Recruiting Manager, at:

What you get to do every day:

- Works with and communicates with technical team members, designers, stakeholders, and developers

- Work in close cooperation with the Business Analyst, QA Manager, Product Owner/Product Manager, and Product Specialist

- Assists to manage, identify, and classify risk for functional improvement requests

- Develops schedules and milestones with inputs from all other teams assigned to that product, manages project scope and timelines

- Assembles with the Product Owner/Product Manager to turn the product roadmap into executable projects

- Determines project with correct ticket workflows and boards

- Submits detailed reporting to management on risk assessments, milestone completion, and project status

- In charge of deployment scheduling in coordination with tech lead, Dev Ops, and Product Owner- Handles the daily stand-ups, asserting they are timely, focused and brief

- Attends as Scrum Master for the developers on the team - ensuring the team is working effectively, clearing obstacles, and leading scrum ceremonies

- Initiates and schedules projects - as per the Project Roadmap defined by the Business Owner

- Offers support to manage dependencies among cross-product teams

- Support the team focus on the on-time delivery of agreed products

- Acquires information from technical leads, QA leads and business analysts into counsel

- Coordinates and directs the sprint planning and grooming meetings and marks ticket assignments

- Associates with Product Owner/Product Manager to make sure that the product vision and high-level business objectives are unmistakable and attainable

- Collude with the Product Owner/Product Manager to facilitate creation and maintenance of the Project Roadmap

- Provide that the functional requirements are met, tracked, and achievable

- Establishes the RACI matrix for projects in a product line

- Supervises project planning

Requirements

- Minimum of 5-*+ years of relevant Project Management experience

-Technical Project Management background is strongly preferred

- Background in project management, operations, and supervisory leadership

- Ability to understand and communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical colleagues

- Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision

- Proficiency in Define Requirements

- Cross functional project management experience preferred

- PMP Certified or other PM Certification is highly desired

-Excellent Communication Skills with technical and nontechnical staff

- Experience with government contracts, or in within the governance space is highly preferred to be successful in this position

- Ability to swiftly gather requirements of new projects, keep them on task, and work to align teams with appropriate deadlines

- Excellent verbal, written, and social communication skills

- Dedication and requisite skills to meet critical business deadlines

- Experience using commonly accepted scheduling and project management tools

- Familiarity and comfort with IT project management methodologies

- Show the ability to adapt and learn new techniques and skill sets when required

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