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The IT Project Manager will lead multi-disciplinary teams and work with internal IT subject matter experts as well as business partners and external vendors. The candidate must be able to coordinate activities across multiple areas and work with key stakeholders to define the project scope, timelines, objectives and track budget, deliverables, risks/issues and project status.

Experience with mainframe is must

Responsibilities:

• Manage scope, requirements, timeline, cost, quality, human resources, communications and integration
• Identify and manage risks / issues and development of mitigation plans
• Lead meetings for status reporting, scheduling, requirements, resource assignments and deliverables
• Maintain document control and track project activities and team communications
• Prepare project reports and dashboards as required by the management team
• Ensure project repository is built and maintained
• Develop and review project status with project team and create weekly reports
• Manage outsourced teams (off-site) including vendor engagements
• Develop and publish communications to project teams, management and project stakeholders
• Provide guidance on process and deliverables to the project team
• Lead project teams in strategic meetings and follow up with meeting notes

Job Requirements:

• Strong project planning skills using appropriate PM tools: MS Project, MS Office, Jira etc.
• Facilitate cross-functional, intra-department, and inter-department communications and cooperation
• Understands Business and System Requirements as they map to a traceability matrix
• Ability to facilitate large meetings with all management levels in attendance
• Ability to take ownership of issues to resolution
• Ability to influence others to move to a common goal

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of IT Project Management experience including management of multiple concurrent projects
• Active PMP or pursuing certification
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, business administration, engineering or a related discipline with an information technology focus; M.B.A. degree desirable
• IT System Implementation and Integration experience
• Experience as an RTE and Scrum Master
• Experience with Jira
• Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tool experience (OnePlan preferred)
• Demonstrated understanding of project management concepts
• Experience with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and SDLC Methodologies (Waterfall, Agile etc….)
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office Suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, SharePoint and Project
• Experience preparing and presenting effective presentations to Executive Leadership

Additional Notes:

• At least 3+ years of proven experience as a Scrum Master leading a software development team diligently applying Scrum principles, practices, and theory, and knowledge of additional Agile approaches (Scaled Agile, Kanban, Release Train Engineer, etc.)
• Prior experience managing application development projects
• Prior experience managing projects for mainframe applications and experience managing projects transitioning from mainframe to other technology solutions (client/server, SAAS etc…)
• Experience transitioning from Waterfall to Agile paired with strong Agile background specifically SCRUM
• Must have capability to flex across Scrum Master, Release Train Engineer, Project Manager and Program Manager roles
• Prior experience managing transportation, logistics or asset management projects preferred
• Prior Railroad or transportation industry experience preferred but not required

Regards,

Ritika Negi

Technical Recruiter

Ritika@vsgbusinesssolutions.com

VSG Business Solutions Inc

3240 East State ST Ext Suite 203

Hamilton, New Jersey 08619