IT Project Manager -Whitehouse Station, NJ - Georgia IT Inc.
Whitehouse Station, NJ
About the Job
IT Project Manager
Duration: 6+ Months
Location: Whitehouse Station, NJ
Responsibilities:
Duration: 6+ Months
Location: Whitehouse Station, NJ
Responsibilities:
- Identify and resolve work stream issues and risks; proactively raise any potential issues or risks with respect to solution, schedule, quality, people, etc. to Program Management
- Assist with managing agreed upon scope and direct specific outcomes of the project(s) and releases. Define and execute Key Success Criteria (Go/No Decision-making framework)
- Create, deploy, and manage Communication Plan including all key stakeholders
- Assist with planning project effort estimates and high-level duration planning, resource planning, ensuring ability to meet these timelines
- Identify, communicate, and manage project risks and issues. Manage escalation and change control process for project(s). Negotiate with business and IT on change items (time, budget, scope).
- Driving the execution and delivery of all work streams within the project. Ensuring delivery is on budget both internal and external (third party service providers) costs (Comptech Associates IT resources including shared services) and at a high-quality level
- Financial reporting for assigned work streams/ project
- Understand and apply corporate IT standards, ensure SOX and Audit compliance.
- Manage coordination of dependencies with other IT areas (e.g., ICC, Claims, Genius, Tracker, Print) where applicable
- Work collaboratively within and across program team members to execute work stream/project tasks and complete deliverables, per scope, budget, and timeline
- Apply strong communication, collaboration, risk mitigation, sound contingency management, and problem-solving skills to provide leadership and strategic direction to assigned project(s)
- Define and execute transition of the project(s) to production support team after 30 days warranty period post go live
- Provide input to Governance and Dashboard reporting for assigned work streams/ project for steering committee and executive governance board
- Strong ability to manage multiple small to large projects concurrently.
- Strong educational background, preferably in the field of computer science or engineering
- Proven working experience (7 years) with a concentration in project management in the information technology sector of large implementations (1-3 years)
- Solid technical background with understanding and/or hands-on experience in software development and web technologies (e.g., .Net, XML, MS SQL Server)
- Strong client-facing and internal communication skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong ability to lead diverse teams (vendors, multi locations, on/offshore)
- Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills
- Strong adaptability and able to manage and excel in a rapidly changing environment
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Clarity
- Working knowledge of Insurity's Policy Decisions platform including IEV and/or Client's Duck Creek platform a plus
- PMP, Agile, SCRUM certification or similar preferred
Source : Georgia IT Inc.