Description

We are currently seeking a Senior Project Manager to join an existing team working onsite with local client. This long-term contract / temporary employment opportunity is based in the El Dorado Hills, California area. We are seeking a Senior Project Manager to manage key projects as part of our client’s strategic business plan. It is important for this position to ensure that changes are delivered to the expectations of stakeholders, serving as a key member of the team. You will succeed in this role if you can be responsible for managing projects to successful completion, ensuring that projects deliver on time, on budget, and in accordance with standards and guidelines over the entire project. Don’t wait – apply today!

Key responsibilities

– Supplies detailed reporting to management on risk assessments, milestone completion, and project status

– Lists out and supervises the sprint planning and grooming meetings and follows ticket assignments

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

– Shall cooperate closely with the QA Manager, Product Specialist, Product Owner/Product Manager, and Business Analyst

– Collude with the Product Owner/Product Manager to facilitate creation and maintenance of the Project Roadmap

– Collaborates with Product Owner/Product Manager to secure that the product vision and high-level business objectives are clean and feasible

– Conducts deployment scheduling in coordination with Dev Ops, Product Owner, and tech lead

– Eventuates and schedules projects – as per the Project Roadmap defined by the Business Owner

– Be instrumental in managing dependencies among cross-product teams

– Acquires information from technical leads, QA leads and business analysts into counsel

– Work in close cooperation and communicates with technical team members, designers, stakeholders, and developers

– Encourage the team focus on the on-time delivery of agreed products

– Provide that the functional requirements are met, tracked, and achievable

– Sets forth the RACI matrix for projects in a product line

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

– Handles the daily stand-ups, asserting they are timely, focused and brief

– Operates with the Product Owner/Product Manager to turn the product roadmap into executable projects

– Manages project planning

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

– Arranges project with precise ticket workflows and boards

Requirements

– General familiarity with Microsoft PowerPoint

– Foundational knowledge in Health Plan

– Previous experience working with Proficiency

– Project management experience

– Comprehension of coordination

– Good understanding of Oversight

– Well-founded grasp of Progress

– Solid understanding of Requirements Gathering

– Wide ranging experience with business analysis

– Proven knowledge of production

– Deep understanding of gap analysis

– Strong familiarity with Microsoft Word

– Planning experience preferred

– Experience with Enhancement

– Experience with Workstation Support

– Expertise in Microsoft Visio

– Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Excel

– Hands-on experience with Release Process

– Skills in timelines

– Experience with Operational Performance

– Prior experience with Written Communication

– Earlier work involving Interpersonal Skills

– Solid understanding of A Plus

– Quality experience with Prioritization

– Practical knowledge of Agile Scrum

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

– Strong communication skills, both verbally and in writing

– We need the person we hire to be flexible and focused

– Ability to complete multiple tasks and projects within deadlines

– You’ll be a good fit for this position if you have proficiency using commonly accepted scheduling and project management tools

– Able to work independently with a minimal amount of oversight

– Candidates with a Project Management (PMP) certification will be the best fit for this position.

– This position will be the best fit for a candidate with experience working with e-learning and blended learning programs

– Ability to recognize, evaluate, and resolve problems effectively

– Project management knowledge, along with strong operation and project management skills

– Minimum of 3 years of relevant Project Management experience

– If you can demonstrate that you are familiar and comfortable with IT project management methodologies, this position is for you

– Be creative, adaptive, and eager to learn new technical skill sets