Associate Project Manager (Contractor)

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Overview

The Associate Project Manager is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of specific projects, ensuring consistency with company strategy, commitments and goals.  This includes managing resources and coordinating the efforts of team members, business stakeholders, and third-party contractors or consultants to deliver projects according to plan, and within defined timelines and budget. 

The Associate Project Manager will direct multiple projects involving one or more project teams utilizing Agile, Waterfall, Iterative, or Hybrid methodologies.  The associate project manager will also define the project’s objectives and oversee quality control throughout its life cycle.  Responsible for preparing and communicating status reports on the health of the project.

Core Responsibilities

• Define, document and successfully complete projects.
• Ensure that effective project control, change control, risk management, design, development, and testing processes are maintained.
• Monitor and control resources, revenue and capital costs against the project budget, and manage expectations of all project stakeholders.
• Align project objectives with company goals, and make sure project team is clear on objectives.
• Work with Solution Managers to staff initiatives with appropriate skill sets.
• Communicate project status, progress and issues effectively and appropriately, including periodic report creation and distribution.
• Assist with vendor selection activities, using established RFP process.
• Manage sprint velocity-related metrics and goals.
• Run scrum ceremonies, e.g., daily huddles, backlog grooming, sprint planning and sprint retrospectives to actively manage risks and external dependencies.
• Facilitate discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution while promoting joint. accountability for results and problem solving.
• Provide coordination for smaller efforts and enhancements.
• On-Call and/or after-hours work required.

Skills Qualifications

Required:

• Knowledge of project management methodologies and techniques including Agile, Waterfall, Iterative, and Hybrid methodologies
• Ability to contain project scope, and act as owner for all project outcomes
• Knowledge of Agile techniques: User Stories, Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Paired Programming and Automated Testing
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Persuasive, encouraging and motivating
• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including upper management, clients and other departments
• Strong customer service orientation
• Excellent listening, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
• Experience working in highly fast paced team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Technical acumen
• Competency in Microsoft applications including Visio, Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook
• Basic Technical understanding of the digital platform, cloud applications, web services, server-side components and APIs

Education

            Required:

• BA or BS in Business, Project Management, Computer Science, or another business-related field
• 1-4 years of project management experience

            Preferred:

• PMI-ACP or PMP certification (through PMI)
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and/or Professional Scrum Master (PSM) certification a plus

Physical Demands