Project Manager

Full Time Remote
  • Post Date: April 16, 2024
  • Apply Before: January 28, 2025
Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Formulates statements of management, scientific and business problems, establishes procedures for the development and implementation of significant, new or modified computer systems to solve these problems, and obtain approval thereof.
  •  Defines and documents the objectives for the project, determines budgetary requirements, the composition, roles and responsibilities, and terms of reference for the project team.
  • Manages the project during the development, implementation and operations start up by ensuring that resources from all service areas are made available
    and that the system is developed and totality operates within previously agreed time, cost and performance parameters.
  • Reports progress of the project on an ongoing basis, and at scheduled points in the life cycle to the sponsors of the project.
  • Evaluates proposed computer systems to determine technical feasibility, functional adequacy, and estimated costs for implementation and operation.
  • Meets in conference with program managers and other cognizant officials and states problems in a form capable of being solved.
  • Prepares plans, charts, tables and diagrams to assist in analysing or displaying problems. Works with a variety of scientific, business or engineering tools requiring a sound knowledge of mathematics and management sciences.
  • Must have a demonstrated capability of managing a team of specialists, analysts and programmers.

Qualifications

  • The candidate must demonstrate 7+ experience successfully managing extremely large, complex projects. Extremely large complex projects are those that:
  • Cross multiple (i.e. more than 4 or 5) business units and / or organizations;
  • Involve multiple (i.e. in excess of 15) direct project participants;
  • Operate for an extended period (i.e. more than 1 year); and
  • Involves managing business transformation as well as technical transformation.

Nice to Have/ Assets:

  • Strong understanding of technology and familiarity with iOS or Android app development a definite plus
  • Experience working in an agile software development environment
  • Graduate Degree preferred or equivalent experience
  • Proven track record delivering high-quality, result-based work
  • Familiarity with the design thinking process
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

Skills

  • Communication
  • Agile Methodologies
  • attention to detail
  • Strategic Planning
  • Team Leadership
  • Working With Clients
  • Project Management
  • Product Management