Project Manager – SDLC Experience - Blue Star Partners LLC

Job Title: Project Manager – SDLC Experience
Location: Hybrid in Minneapolis, MN – Onsite 3 days per week – Local candidates only.
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: Now through 12/31/24
Hours/Week: 40 hours 
Rate: $70/hour
Contract Type: W2 Only (No 1099’s or Corp to Corp)

Scope of Services:

The Project Manager will work closely with project sponsors, cross-functional teams, and assigned project managers to develop comprehensive project plans for new initiatives. This includes identifying key requirements for cross-functional teams and external vendors, delivering projects within established timelines and budgets, and maintaining project documentation throughout the project lifecycle. The role involves creating and maintaining project plans, managing project budgets, and ensuring compliance with company project management policies and standards. Additionally, the incumbent will interface with project stakeholders to manage expectations, address issues and risks, and consult with management to maintain a strategic link to business needs. Strong communication, leadership, time management, and organizational skills are essential, along with knowledge of project management methodologies, tools, and the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Experience in managing stakeholders, formal risk management techniques, and change management is highly desirable, along with proficiency in Microsoft Project Server.

 
Essential Functions:

• Work closely with project sponsor, cross-functional teams, and assigned project managers to develop the scope, deliverables, required resources, work plan, budget, and timing for new initiatives
• Identify key requirements for cross-functional teams and external vendors
• Deliver projects that meet business requirements on time and within budget.
• Create and maintain project plan; identify and schedule project deliverables, milestones tasks; collect and report on progress to plan against individual project tasks as well as against the overall project.
• Create a communication plan that includes both internal and external project communication documents, meetings, and reporting requirements.
• Work with functional managers to assure complete and appropriate resourcing.
• Assign and monitor work of project team members, providing support and direction.
• Perform project plan analysis to identify critical path and resource issues.
• Manage the project from initiation through delivery and closure.
• Interface with project stakeholders to manage expectations.
• Manage issues and risks from identification to resolution.
• Manage project documentation including project documents (i.e. scope, requirements, design) status reports, meeting minutes, risks, issues, decisions, and action items.
• Manage the project budget.
• Consult with management on an ongoing basis to maintain strategic link to business needs.
• Assure compliance with company project management policies and standards.

 
Knowledge, Skill & Competency Requirements:

• Demonstrated communication and influencing skills.
• Experience in leadership, time management, facilitation, and organization
• Experience in managing stakeholders
• Knowledge of Project Management methodologies and tools.
• Knowledge and understanding of SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle).
• Knowledge of industry products, functions, marketing and/or service policies and procedures.
• Highly skilled in the use of Microsoft Project Server
• Experience in formal techniques of risk management
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Experience working closely with business teams
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Excellent relationship management skills
• Experience in change management
• Financial and Insurance Product Industry Experience is a plus
• Agile Methodology knowledge is a plus

 
Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) is a plus
• PMP certification or other formal project management training required.
• Must have at least three years project management or program management experience.