Project Manager

PROJECT MANAGER

About SafeNet Consulting

SafeNet Consulting is consultant-focused, where our consultants' needs and requests come first. Our people are what make our company exceptional. We work to support the team as they wrap their work around their lives and their lives around their work. From brand identity to recruiting and prospecting to how we treat our clients and employees, everything we do is built upon our five keywords:

Relationships | Transparency | Innovators | Trust | Partner

SafeNet Consulting is searching for a driven Project Manager to join our growing team. We are looking for a skilled individual who will oversee budget, timelines and resources for technology projects with experience in assessing and articulating strategy and objectives in a clear and effective manner from start to finish.

Required Experience:

Project Execution

• Effectively takes projects inclusive of all aspects from original concept through final implementation
• Applies agile project methodology on enterprise projects including planning, organizing, monitoring, risk management, managing budget, project closure activities, and enforcing best practices
• Manages the integration of vendor tasks, and tracks and reviews vendor deliverables as part of a consolidated project plan
• Provides structure to milestones and leads the organization to achieve them
• Structures and facilitates effective meetings and ensures a focus on achieving the necessary outcomes
• Navigates group and organizational dynamics including identifying issues that may impact project outcomes and aggressively works to resolve conflict leading through roadblocks, and escalating in a timely manner to ensure no surprises

Leadership

• Leads teams and manages stakeholders effectively through influence and engagement
• Efficiently identifies and removes roadblocks to project execution.
• Evokes creative and innovative thinking from team members while helping them to bring their ideas to fruition
• Models developing relationships across organization, leveraging them to work through barriers
• Possesses the expert knowledge to identify opportunities for change and the ability to convey the need for change
• Exhibits extensive knowledge of current and emerging project management practices and applies them in projects
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the project related structure of required vendors related to project outcomes
• Fosters engagement in project milestones sharing key information to achieve outcomes

Communication

• Responsible for all project communications to leadership, the stakeholder community, and project team
• Proactively understands how and when to communicate difficult/sensitive information tactfully

Project Scoping

• Build the required project structure including concept, oversight, communication, and the team
• Identifies and works with Resource Managers to acquire necessary team members in a matrix environment
• Creates Project Charter, facilitates definition of scope, and milestone deliverables inclusive of vendor related contracts

Candidate Profile:

• A minimum of seven years of prior IT project management experience and three years in Financial Services preferred.
• Bachelor Degree in Computer Science, MIS, Business Administration, or Finance is preferred.
• Demonstrates ability to handle multiple/simultaneous projects on an ongoing basis
• Detail oriented and possess exceptional organizational, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and leadership skills, ability to influence without authority in a matrix environment
• Experience in various project methodologies and project lifecycle/portfolio management - Agile experience is preferred

Why work at SafeNet?

• Remote & hybrid-based projects
• Employees have a say in what they work on
• Referral bonus - earn $2 per hour for every hour your referral works
• Sales bonus - earn up to $4 per hour for new business your refer in
• Career development & advancement with your Consulting Manager
• Paid training and certifications - with bonuses
• Flexibility with unlimited PTO for salaried positions
• Full benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Short & Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance