Job Description

JOB TITLE: PROJECT MANAGER

LOCATION: PHOENIX, AZ

DURATION: 9+ MONTHS

DESCRIPTION

·         The Project Manager creates and executes project work plans for IT projects and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements of the organization.

·         Imagine designing world-class online educational experiences for hundreds of thousands of K-12 students, teachers, parents, and school staff in Arizona.

·         The Arizona Department of Education is creating award-winning educational web applications and you can contribute to our success by crafting the very best user interfaces using the bleeding-edge web technologies.

·         The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) IT division seek a Technical Project Manager who is self-driven and thrives working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment that operates on collaboration and partnership with all business stakeholders.

·         The successful candidate will have extensive technical expertise, demonstrate previous experience and success in large, enterprise-wide products/projects with an emphasis on software development and data warehousing projects.

RESPONSIBILITIES

·         Directs and monitors all activities for large, high risk, major technology-based projects from initiation to delivery; projects cross platforms, applications, and/or business lines

·         Works with stakeholders to develop technology concepts, requirements, design alternatives, project schedules, and costs for project initiatives

·         Plans and directs complex project and program schedules and budgets, monitoring and tracking

·         Manage all phases, dependencies, risks, and strategy to meet project and account objectives

·         Provides consistent and comprehensive status reports, project updates, and ongoing cost analyses, significant issue management and resolution

·         Manages and drives multiple projects

·         Delivers work effort and project artifacts that demonstrate a commitment to transparency and traceability

·         Directs the activities of project staff and is responsible for ensuring appropriate resources are allocated and maintained to facilitate the successful completion of the project

·         Ensures the ongoing process/system capability associated with projects and manages any changes required to meet or exceed the expectations established in project designs

·         Works with product owner to coordinate training plans for newly released functionality

·         Works with system users to capture system deficiencies and work with product owner to manage change control

·         Identify/recommend process improvements when gaps are uncovered

REQUIREMENTS

·         BS Degree CS or MIS or equivalent

·         5+years’ experience in Software project management roles

·         PMP, Six Sigma, Agile certification strongly preferred

·         Proficient in project and program management techniques, understands multiple software development methodologies, and uses current tools and techniques to monitor and measure project performance

·         Listens, asks appropriate questions, and respects the viewpoints of others

·         Builds mutual trust and encourages respect and cooperation among team members; builds morale and team productivity by recognizing and praising the efforts and achievements of the team

·         Works effectively across team boundaries; develops and maintains constructive and cooperative working relationships with others

·         Demonstrated ability to use discretion and make sound decisions

·         Ability to excel in a collaborative and distributed team environment

·         Ability to work with a minimal amount of direction while being pro-active in keeping management informed of project related issues, changes, and risks

·         Ability to work under pressure and maintain confidentiality

·         Ability to effectively communicate with various levels of employees ranging from entry level to senior leadership

·         Ability to manage multiple projects at the same time and shift priorities quickly

·         Excellent written and verbal communication skills

·         Proven strong relationship-building and communication skills with team members and business users

Qualifications

MANDATORY:

·         BS Degree CS or MIS or equivalent

·         5+years’ experience in Software project management roles

·         PMP, Six Sigma, Agile certification strongly preferred

Additional Information

Looking for ONLY LOCALS TO PHOENIX, AZ

Note: ONly W2 contracts, no c2c