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IT ProjectManager with Digital Projects Experience
My name is Bill Stevens and I have a new six month plus IT Project Manager opportunity available for a major firm located in Whippany, New Jersey, that could be of interest to you, please review my specification below. The work schedule will be a hybrid one, three days a week in the office and two days remote. The ideal candidate must possess experience with WMS (Warehouse Management Systems) and / or experience working on Digital type projects. The role will be an outward facing one. The ideal candidate should possess plenty of “hands on’ IT Project Management skills including strategic and tactical.
The ideal candidate should also possess a green card or be of citizenship. No Visa entanglements.
This position pays $75.00 per hour on a w-2 hourly basis or $85.00 per hour on a Corp basis. The Corp rate is for independent contractors only and not third-party firms.
The ideal Senior Delivery Manager will be responsible for delivering multiple strategic efforts across various departments. This role will be a part of the firms Project and Portfolio Management organization and reports to the Director - Project and Portfolio Management.
Responsibilities:
Establishing a good cadence for communicating outside the team including conducting effective meetings for the given audience by managing the agenda, running the meeting and communicating/tracking follow-ups.
Establishing strong relationships with IT and business stakeholders
Helping the team in identifying development opportunities and challenging the team to actively work on improving their performance.
Managing budgets, forecasts, and vendor teams; Coordinates vendor selection and contracting.
Ensuring alignment of project objectives with the overall IT strategy and roadmap.
Ensures project or framework-specific governance is implemented.
Using a hands-on and proactive approach to ensure that value is delivered with full responsibility for all aspects of a project including managing milestones, identifying, and tracking issues and risks, and driving the team to meet project goals.
Creating visibility into the project activities and milestones while balancing the desire to follow an agile and iterative software development process.
Partnering with other digital delivery groups to align ongoing efforts
Contributing to the team by participating in solution definition and removing roadblocks
Attaining full knowledge of the functional area and helps the project teams to focus on achieving desired business outcomes.
Surfacing challenges that require cross-team coordination or leadership intervention prior to them impacting scope, cost or the timeline.
Education/Experience:
Must have experience in applying traditional and agile frameworks that are best suited to the needs of the project to deliver value.
Must have strong experience in managing large, complex Digital or Warehouse Management Systems type projects.
Training and certifications in traditional project management and/or agile methodologies is preferred.
Level Based Competencies are to be designated based on job level and content.
Strong Decision Making, Collaboration, conflict management, facilitation, and delegation skills.
Excellent experience in dealing with C-level executives.
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field OR relevant experience.
10+ years of managing initiatives in digital environment preferably in a manufacturing environment.
Can coach other Project Managers and business team members in applying the right methodology.
Ability to juggle multiple priorities with competing deadlines.
Ability to drive deliverables through completion and hold team members accountable for their work.
Ability to identify potential risks and provide proactive mitigations.
Technical knowledge/skills:
Advanced knowledge of IT standards, policies and procedures.
Advanced knowledge of Traditional and Agile frameworks.
Advanced knowledge of Tools for Managing and Reporting team progress.
Proficient working with Digital technology platforms.
The interview process will include an initial telephone or Zoom screening.
Please let me know your interest for this position, availability to interview and start for this position along with a copy of your recent resume.
My name is Bill Stevens and I have a new six month plus IT Project Manager opportunity available for a major firm located in Whippany, New Jersey, that could be of interest to you, please review my specification below. The work schedule will be a hybrid one, three days a week in the office and two days remote. The ideal candidate must possess experience with WMS (Warehouse Management Systems) and / or experience working on Digital type projects. The role will be an outward facing one. The ideal candidate should possess plenty of “hands on’ IT Project Management skills including strategic and tactical.
The ideal candidate should also possess a green card or be of citizenship. No Visa entanglements.
This position pays $75.00 per hour on a w-2 hourly basis or $85.00 per hour on a Corp basis. The Corp rate is for independent contractors only and not third-party firms.
The ideal Senior Delivery Manager will be responsible for delivering multiple strategic efforts across various departments. This role will be a part of the firms Project and Portfolio Management organization and reports to the Director - Project and Portfolio Management.
Responsibilities:
Establishing a good cadence for communicating outside the team including conducting effective meetings for the given audience by managing the agenda, running the meeting and communicating/tracking follow-ups.
Establishing strong relationships with IT and business stakeholders
Helping the team in identifying development opportunities and challenging the team to actively work on improving their performance.
Managing budgets, forecasts, and vendor teams; Coordinates vendor selection and contracting.
Ensuring alignment of project objectives with the overall IT strategy and roadmap.
Ensures project or framework-specific governance is implemented.
Using a hands-on and proactive approach to ensure that value is delivered with full responsibility for all aspects of a project including managing milestones, identifying, and tracking issues and risks, and driving the team to meet project goals.
Creating visibility into the project activities and milestones while balancing the desire to follow an agile and iterative software development process.
Partnering with other digital delivery groups to align ongoing efforts
Contributing to the team by participating in solution definition and removing roadblocks
Attaining full knowledge of the functional area and helps the project teams to focus on achieving desired business outcomes.
Surfacing challenges that require cross-team coordination or leadership intervention prior to them impacting scope, cost or the timeline.
Education/Experience:
Must have experience in applying traditional and agile frameworks that are best suited to the needs of the project to deliver value.
Must have strong experience in managing large, complex Digital or Warehouse Management Systems type projects.
Training and certifications in traditional project management and/or agile methodologies is preferred.
Level Based Competencies are to be designated based on job level and content.
Strong Decision Making, Collaboration, conflict management, facilitation, and delegation skills.
Excellent experience in dealing with C-level executives.
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field OR relevant experience.
10+ years of managing initiatives in digital environment preferably in a manufacturing environment.
Can coach other Project Managers and business team members in applying the right methodology.
Ability to juggle multiple priorities with competing deadlines.
Ability to drive deliverables through completion and hold team members accountable for their work.
Ability to identify potential risks and provide proactive mitigations.
Technical knowledge/skills:
Advanced knowledge of IT standards, policies and procedures.
Advanced knowledge of Traditional and Agile frameworks.
Advanced knowledge of Tools for Managing and Reporting team progress.
Proficient working with Digital technology platforms.
The interview process will include an initial telephone or Zoom screening.
Please let me know your interest for this position, availability to interview and start for this position along with a copy of your recent resume.
