Project Manager - Staff Engineering at Ekman Associates, Inc

Job Description

Title: Project Manager – Cloud Migration
Location: Remote

Ekman Associates is a management consulting firm that specializes in developing business, digital, and technology strategy, delivering solutions, and addressing human resource demands.
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Summary:
Staff Engineering Project Manager with a specific focus on supporting our Enterprise Technology division. Enterprise Technology supports corporate technology, broadcast, and production systems globally across our client's portfolio. This role will work on large complex software projects affecting large parts of our organization.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage multiple programs and large projects.
• Develop and maintain project scope, schedule, and budgets.
• Manage and update detailed project plan, roadmaps, and trackers to monitor and track progress.
• Communicate project expectations, risks, and escalations effectively and timely across all levels of the organization.
• Manage project resource capacity, identify overallocated resources and build mitigation strategies.
• Plan and maintain strong mitigation strategies against possible risks and issues.
• Lead cross functional teams towards shared goals against tight timelines.
• Communicate weekly and monthly project status.
• Provide input towards constantly improving processes with the intention of efficiency and automation.
• Successful execution of software, cloud, and infrastructure engineering projects, while meeting performance, quality, and scheduling goals.
• Plan and execute in a hybrid waterfall and agile environment.
• Must have a strong technical foundation and ability to quickly develop deep understanding of the strategic objectives.
• Effectively manage stress in accomplishing the foregoing list.

• B.S./B.A. degree in relevant field or equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years' experience leading complex software or infrastructure projects.
• This position requires strong communication, influencing, and negotiation skills.
• Experience with project management tools such as Jira, ServiceNow, and Smartsheet.
• Excellent organization and communication skills, as well as strong and consistent attention to detail.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure and account migrations.
• Foundational understanding of software and infrastructure engineering technologies.
• Strong leadership skills with the proven ability to coordinate and influence team members from global teams with diverse backgrounds, business objectives, and time zone constraints.
• Adaptable performer who can lead effectively under pressure and through significant change.
• Ability and desire to continually learn about new technologies, project management methodologies, and adapt to ever-changing business and industry needs.
• PMP or CSM certification.
• Previous work experience within media entertainment industry.
• AWS or Azure cloud certification, or equivalent deep understanding of AWS and Azure.

Qualified Candidates Only: If you wish to learn more about this opportunity and additional qualifications/responsibilities, please submit your resume. To learn more about Ekman Associates, Inc. please visit our website at www.ekmanassociates.com.