Project Manager
NOVALINK SOLUTIONS LLC
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Location Type: Remote
Location: New York • United States
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About the role
- The Expert IT Project Manager (PM) is responsible for planning, leading, organizing, and motivating agile and hybrid project teams with a focus on achieving business results.
- Project Planning and Management: Define project scope and schedule while focusing on regular and timely delivery of value; organize and lead project status and working meetings; prepare and distribute progress reports; manage risks and issues; correct deviations from plans; and perform delivery planning and operational readiness for assigned projects.
- As a Senior or expert level, the PM may be responsible for complex, highly visible projects that require significant oversight.
- Project Team Management: Assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, remove roadblocks to their work; leverage organizational resources to improve capacity for project work; and mentoring and developing team members; facilitate the efficient use of resources across multiple projects and monitor trends to ensure use aligns with strategic goal.
- Product Owner Support: Support the Product Owner in managing customer expectations for project deliverables, managing stakeholder communications, and help with an effective system of project governance.
- Communication and Documentation: Keeping stakeholders informed, resolving issues, and maintaining project documentation utilizing project management tools.
- Leadership: Promotes empowerment of the team, ensuring that each team member is fully engaged in the project and understands how to motivate members to make a meaningful contribution.
- Vendor Management: Monitor and report on vendor performance metrics. Drive vendors delivery against a specific contract deliverables.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher
- At least 7 years of medium to large-scale project experience in a project management or similar role
- At least 7 to 10 years of strong experience with project or program planning, resource planning, work plan development, and project management processes
- Effective interpersonal skills including the ability to manage conflict, listening, collaborating, and team building
- Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills with an ability to manage competing demands
- Ability to use critical thinking to make complex decisions
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of business need with the ability to establish/maintain high levels of customer trust and confidence
- Solid understanding of and demonstrated experience in using appropriate tools:
- o Project Management tools
- o Jira/Confluence, Workfront, Monday.com or equivalent
- o Microsoft Project, Visio, and all Office Tools
- Excellent oral and written communications skills and experience interacting at all levels including the executive level
- Full transparency and communication of project progress, risks, and vendor performance
- Ability to work creatively and analytically to solve business problems and propose solutions
- Ability to see the big picture and quickly comprehend the impact of new technologies, systems and/or teams on changes to business processes
- Ability to drive projects and take initiative to keep things progressing forward
- Ability to provide leadership to business analysts, program managers, coordinators, and collaborate with customers and develop strategies and solutions of high business value.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible work hours
- Paid time off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
project managementproject planningresource planningwork plan developmentrisk managementvendor managementagile methodologyhybrid project managementcritical thinkinganalytical skills
Soft Skills
interpersonal skillsconflict managementcollaborationteam buildingorganizational skillscommunication skillsleadershipmentoringproblem-solvingstrategic thinking
Certifications
Bachelor's degree