Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager

Location: Remote

Duration: 8++ months with high possibility of extensions

Description:

*The position is full time remote but it is desired for candidate to be local to either Vienna, Virginia, or Pensacola Florida

Qualifications and Background:

• 10 Years IT Project Management experience is required

• 3 – 5 years of hands-on experience managing projects in Cybersecurity or Identity and Access Management space is required

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required

• An active PMP Certification is required

• Strong communicator to various levels of management required

• Budgeting and Financial management background and skills are required

• Familiarity with ADO or a similar tracking board is required

• Self-starter, who is able to work independently and work across teams and groups

• Prior experience working in the Financial Industry is desired.

• The position is full time remote but it is desired for candidate to be local to either Vienna, Virginia, Pensacola Florida

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) – Nice to Have

• Certified SAFe 5 Scrum Master (SSM) – Nice to Have

• Proven experience as a PM/Scrum Master utilizing a S/W development life cycle.

• Strong focus on delivery and actively turns lessons learned into better and faster delivery methods. (Courageous servant leadership)

• SharePoint, PowerPoint, Visio, Excel, Service Now

• Experience working with external vendors (creating RFIs and vendor selection)

Day to Day Role:

• Collaborate and negotiate with business partners and vendors to understand requirement needs and resolve any gaps or risks/issues

• PM on a dedicated team for Identity and Access Management projects

• Proactively determine next steps and best path forward based on current status and delivery dates – Key Factor

• Demonstrate a positive “can-do” attitude and create energy within the project team

*Manage project activities through all life cycles (utilizing Service Now, SharePoint, proprietary software, etc.) to ensure the best quality product is delivered

• Identify, communicate, and support resolution of technical, tactical, and operational project issues and risks

• Define and maintain key performance indicators (KPIs) and success metrics for projects

*Report on project activities through verbal and written communication.

*Provide input to Annual Financial Plan (budget)

• Communicate project plan, changes, direction, approach, and priorities based on changing business requirements, circumstances, new information and/or budget considerations to stakeholders

• Facilitate project team and stakeholder meetings for the resolution of project-related issues

• Build and maintain relationships with team members, management, key stakeholders and/or external contacts (vendors, etc.)

• Lead project teams in identifying and managing risks, issues, dependencies

A Project Manager ensures that the work scope is completed in a quality manner, within budget, and on time by providing leadership in planning, organizing, and controlling the work effort

1. Strong project management skills, including planning, scheduling, and budgeting

2. Excellent leadership and team coordination abilities

3. Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills

4. Knowledge of risk management and process improvement techniques?