Job Train - Menlo Park (5924)
To: Employment Counselor
Date: 05/02/2024
is now hiring! 95032

Los Gatos, CA, 95032

 

Project Manager/Sr. Consultant
Benefits: Candidates on temporary assignment may qualify for our competitive benefits package which includes group health, life and disability insurance and voluntary benefits such as retirement savings and holiday pay. Salary range: DOE
Employment status: Contract / Temporary

Description

This is a great opportunity for someone who is adept at managing projects within a PMO, communicating with key stakeholders and delivering value based on changing expectations. We are seeking a Mid-level to Sr-level Project Manager to start immediately. If you like the idea of being at the center of our client's strategic business plan, apply to this opportunity through Robert Half for this Project Manager position.

What you get to do every single day

- Contributes as Scrum Master for the developers on the team - clearing obstacles, ensuring the team is working effectively, and leading scrum ceremonies

- Work in close cooperation with the QA Manager, Product Specialist, Product Owner/Product Manager, and Business Analyst

- Creates and handles the sprint planning and grooming meetings and marks ticket assignments

- Rallies details from QA leads, business analysts, and technical leads into testimonials

- Advances to manage, identify, and classify risk for functional improvement requests

- Follows and schedules projects - as per the Project Roadmap defined by the Business Owner

- Arranges the daily stand-ups, assuring they are focused, timely, and brief

- Determines project with correct ticket workflows and boards

- Sets schedules and milestones with inputs from all other teams assigned to that product, manages project scope and timelines

- Assist the team focus on the on-time delivery of agreed products

- In charge of deployment scheduling in coordination with tech lead, Dev Ops, and Product Owner- Defines the RACI matrix for projects in a product line

- Fosters help to manage dependencies among cross-product teams

- Comes together with the Product Owner/Product Manager to turn the product roadmap into executable projects

- In collaboration with the Product Owner/Product Manager, you will facilitate creation and maintenance of the Project Roadmap

- Teams up with Product Owner/Product Manager to see to it that the product vision and high-level business objectives are apparent and accomplishable

- Commands project planning

- Engages and communicates with designers, technical team members, developers, and stakeholders

- Submits detailed reporting to management on risk assessments, milestone completion, and project status

- Make sure that the functional requirements are met, achievable, and tracked


Requirements

- Ability to work independently with minimal oversight

- You're sure to succeed in this position if you are familiar and comfortable with IT project management methodologies

- Applicants should have experience working with e-learning and blended learning programs

- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)

- Ability to handle multiple projects within strict deadlines

- Project management skills, strong operational abilities, and demonstrated leadership and supervisory qualifications

- Ability to understand and communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical colleagues

- You'll do well at this position if you are flexible and focused

- This position will be the best fit for a candidate with a Project Management (PMP) certification

- Minimum of 3 years of relevant Project Management experience

- Strong problem-solving skills

- Applicants with proficiency using commonly accepted scheduling and project management tools are preferred

- Comprehensive knowledge of PMO (project management office)

- Demonstrated flexibility to adapt to changes in procedures


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