Location: Boston, MA
Duration: 12 Months on W2 (C to H)
What You Will Do
50% on Cloud Initiative(s)
50% on Data Initiative(s)
The %'s may be re balanced based on demand
You will work closely with the Program Manager and other leaders to to ensure delivery of Cloud & Data deliverables and projects
Build relationships across multiple business units to help facilitate execution of work
Build and cross functional communication channels and KPI metrics
Identify, communicate, and manage dependencies within and across teams
Proactively identify & manage risks, issues, dependencies and decisions. Remove impediments preventing program progress and develop mitigation plan.
Help to facilitate quick decision making
Help prioritize workload and determine trade-offs of scope/budget/calendar
In partnership with product owner(s) and SME's, roadmap work within and across teams
Negotiate trade-offs between multiple competing priorities
Lead daily standup meetings to maintain adherence to timelines and requirements.
Create a community of information sharing on what's working and challenges within the organization.
Utilize agile/adaptable delivery method for management of large strategic initiatives and smaller enhancement projects.
Assess project health compile periodic project health reporting
Manage the project financials
Potential contract to hire
Technical Project Manager Role
Hybrid 3 days a week onsite
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Technology, Business, or a related field
8+ years of experience as a Project Manager and / or Scrum Master.
3+ years of recent experience in Cloud transformation, and/or migration project.
Experience running data projects
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or Microsoft Azure Fundamentals certification
Knowledge of cloud computing concepts, models, and services, such as public, private, and hybrid cloud, in addition to infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and software as a service (SaaS)
Basic understanding of various types of IT project methodologies and life cycles.
Ability to think resourcefully, take ownership of tasks, and adapt to shifting business requirements.
Strong project management skills including conceptualization; analysis; driving alignment; planning resources; managing milestones and objectives, and Agile practices.
Excellent written and verbal communication.
Comfortable making decisions with limited data.
Experience with Jira and Confluence.
Ability to work effectively in a dispersed team environment.
Excellent knowledge of MS Office tools (Word, Excel, Project, and PowerPoint).
Ability to Influence stakeholders who don't have a direct reporting relationship.
Leading through ambiguity with the ability to get to clarity to provide teams with clear direction.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in designing Program Management framework for Cloud initiatives and/or projects
Project management certification (PMI/CAPM or PMP/PgMP, PRINCE2)
Experience working and/or partnering with Cloud Engineers on Cloud implementation