IT Project Manager

Location: Los Angeles, CA, us

Company Description

Banking and finance

Job Description

The Project Manager is responsible, with assistance from manager and team members to plan, execute, and finalize projects according to strict deadlines and within budget. This includes acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of team members and third-party contractors or consultants in order to deliver projects according to plan. The Project Manager will also define project objectives and oversee quality control throughout its life cycle.

Qualifications

1. Strategy & Planning

• Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.

• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.

• Liaise with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis.

• Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.

• Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools.

• Track project milestones and deliverables.

• Determine the frequency and content of status reports from the project team, analyze results, and troubleshoot problem areas.

• Define project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project life cycle.

• Conduct project post mortems and create a recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.

• Develop best practices and tools for project execution and management.

2. Acquisition & Deployment

• Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals.

• Where required, negotiate with other department managers for the acquisition of required personnel from within the company.

• Determine and assess need for additional staff and/or consultants and make the appropriate recruitments if necessary during project cycle.

3. Operational Management

• Direct and manage small to mid-size project development from beginning to end.

• Develop project plans and associated communications documents for small to mid-sized projects.

• Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.

• Identify conflicts within the project team.

• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.

• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.

• Proactively manage changes in project scope, report potential crises, and working with manager to provide contingency plans.

• Build, develop, and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.