Project Manager

Job Description:

IT Project Manager Summary:

Signature Consultants has an opportunity for an IT Project Manager.  In this role the candidate will be responsible for the successful delivery of all IT projects in a fast-paced enterprise priority driven environment with changing business priorities. The candidate will manage multiple IT infrastructure and applications projects and develop/execute detailed effort based project work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans and status reports. The incumbent will be responsible to manage and mitigate risks and issues with consistency and initiative.

Responsibilities:

• Execute and deliver projects through adherence to all IT project standards, defining and managing the project through Agile SDLC and associated IT processes
• Deploy quality and timely within budget, as per business specification; effectively monitor project risks, and employ mitigation strategies where appropriate
• Manage the project team, demonstrating the ability to coach, mentor and positively influence others
• Build and maintain an understanding of business processes and products across the enterprise, establishing strong working relationships with counterparts across functional areas
• Manage the Business Analyst and Quality Assurance IT teams

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience with mainstream project management tools for running an Agile SDLC
• 10+ years of IT project management or related function in a global IT environment
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field or a combination of equivalent work experience and education required
• Passion for all things technology including IT processes and project management
• Passion for people
• Understanding of the Agile SDLC
• Ability to create project status documents / dashboards to executive leadership
• Excellent planning, communication and organizational skills
• Ability to work with multiple teams across the globe
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification) is a plus

Core Competencies:

• Oral/Written Communication Skills – Conveying and receiving information and ideas efficiently and effectively through a variety of organizational mediums
• Planning & Organizing – Identifies scope of work to be completed, prioritizes work by level of importance, remains focused in the face of distractions or dependencies
• Quality of Work – Amount of work produced together with the necessity of close supervision
• Dependability for Getting Work Done – Takes accountability for tasks, ability to achieve goals, delivers on time, performs independently and accurately
• Industry Knowledge – Understands the direct selling and network marketing industries and can apply it directly to job responsibilities
• Quality of Work – Ability to maintain quality and precision, attention to detail, ability to produce without mistakes
• Acceptance of Responsibility – Assuming responsibility for successfully completing assignments, self-imposing excellence standards
• Job Knowledge – Having achieved a satisfactory level of professional or technical knowledge and/or skill in job related areas
• Ability to Direct and Develop Employees – Managing people, process, and/or projects by providing guidance and direction to others that not only accomplishes results but earns/gains respect
• Control of Operations & Cost – Working within the organization’s budgetary guidelines while minimizing expenses and maximizing efficiency
• Attendance – Arrives to work on time and every day does not miss work without prior and appropriate notification
• Initiative – Seeks new/additional responsibilities, projects, tasks, acts independently, goes beyond limits of tasks with little or no supervision, demonstrates creative thinking skills
• Versatility – Easily adapts to changes in the work environment, readily deals with unexpected delays, events or changes, manages multiple tasks and competing priorities
• Judgment & Decisions – Reasoning effectively and coming to logical conclusions

About Signature Consultants, LLC

Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Signature Consultants was established in 1997 with a singular focus: to provide clients and consultants with superior staffing solutions. For the seventh consecutive year, Signature was voted as one of the “Best Staffing Firms to Work For” and is now the 15th largest IT staffing firm in the United States (source: Staffing Industry Analysts). With 25 locations throughout North America, Signature annually deploys thousands of consultants to support, run, and manage their clients’ technology needs. Signature offers IT staffing, consulting, managed solutions, and direct placement services. For more information on the company, please visit www.sigconsult.com.