Senior Project Manager

This position is a temp to perm for the right candidate

This position is HYBRID but must be in Brooklyn, OH or Albany NY

These questions must be answered and submitted with resumes. If they are not your candidate will be rejected.Do you have Financial Industry / Banking/Real Estate Capital experience?What are some of the applications you have delivered as a PM? Front End? Mobile? Back End?What is your level of experience with waterfall practices?What is the largest project team you managed?ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS "

Leads one or more system implementation/application development and/or front/back-end processing projects in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, which includes directing third party vendors as well as virtual teams. Must be familiar with system scope and project objectives, organizational change management methodologies and techniques, as well as the role and function of each team member to effectively coordinate the activities of the team. Orients members of the project team on the Standard Project Lifecycle Framework.

" Develops and grows partnerships and foster relationships with senior functional managers and their management teams to prioritize project deliverables and set/ receive direction to achieve business objectives.

" Supports business status development, performs project registration/consolidation/prioritization as required; creates funding plan; and administers project pipeline checkpoints to drive delivery and mitigate/resolve bottlenecks

" Defines and manages project scope, scope changes, objectives, requirements, deliverables, and value proposition that support the diverse business goals and interests of multiple stakeholders

" Develops integrated project plan; identifies and manages project dependencies and critical paths; and tracks/reports project milestones as well as status

" Estimates resources needed to achieve project goals; tracks utilization; determines and assesses need for additional staff and/or vendors; manages on/off boarding; and monitors/manages vendor performance on labor resources

" Drafts and submits project budget proposals and recommends subsequent budget changes where necessary; conducts cost forecasting and actual tracking as well as variance reporting

" Identifies, tracks, escalates and resolves issue conflicts; performs impact analysis and prioritization; manages dependencies and track/monitors; and escalates risk with corrective/ mitigating actions

" Tailors methods and metrics; administers configuration management/version control; adheres to project policies/ standards; performs project assessments; coach/ mentors' teams; and manages deliverable reviews and signoffs

" Leads communication planning, execution and reporting with other project managers and project team members; liaises with key stakeholders

" Supports development of change management planning, design and implementation including communication and training.

" Manages documentation and the knowledge transfer to the business as usual functions; conducts lesson-learned reviews

" Manages the execution of vendor contract(s) and ensures adherence to contract provisions, where applicable

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Certifications: Bachelor s Degree or equivalent work experience required. Knowledge and experience in the financial services industry a plus. Knowledge and experience with standard project development/management methodologies and tools required. Knowledge and experience with managing system implementation projects is required.

Experience: Minimum five years of increasingly complex project related experience required.

Competencies and Skills:

" Familiar with Jira, Scrum, Agile and Waterfall practices

" Familiar with application development practices and cloud, network and security infrastructure components Familiar with real estate capital markets business

Demonstrates critical thinking, problem solving and conflict management skills; ability to connect the dots

Assesses and coaches to strengths and developmental needs of project team members and direct reports. Shares knowledge, insights, and experiences to help others develop.

" Thinks, plans and executes on multiple levels

" Organized, self-disciplined, leads others towards common outcomes and strategy execution

" Credible leader with established reputation for presenting and gaining support for ideas/solutions

" Proven demonstration of leadership competencies

" Can clearly articulate vision for future state; provide big-picture view/ enterprise view; decisive and directive when necessary

" Fosters and encourages frequent, open and honest feedback; learns from setbacks and mistakes to drive improvements; independently seeks out learning opportunities

" Highly polished and confident communication ability; possess written, verbal and stand-up presentation skills. Adjusts communications to audience.

" Takes the initiative to understand the business impacted by the project, current, trends and information that could impact the business and organization. Stays up to date on current industry best-practices

EEO:

Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.