Job Description

MW Partners is currently seeking a Project Specialist to work for our client who is a well-known leading utilities company.       

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES: 

• Product Management: Owns product roadmap and product backlog. 
• Translates business needs into functional requirements; manages multiple constraints to develop and execute product vision/strategy; and engages stakeholders to remove roadblocks and gain consensus to support customers (users) and product team. Determines how product can be improved, develops/tests hypothesis, makes data-driven tradeoff/prioritization decisions, and manages successful product releases through agile software development and business readiness activities. 
• Gathers and manages product feedback through surveys, concept testing, wireframes/POCs/prototypes, analytics tools, and A/B testing.
• Process Management: Gathers, documents, analyzes and draws conclusions on complex data and information after considering alternatives through independent research and analysis. 
• Uses scientific method to determine if processes can be improved and provides clear and actionable recommendations. 
• Identify and mobilize teams to drive continuous improvement (e.g. kaizen, lean six-sigma, etc.) in business processes that support end-users and business goals. Develops best-practices that drive business process management maturity.
• Performance Management: Prepares detailed and complex analysis and documents and communicates to all stakeholders the program goals, performance-to-date, risks, mitigations, and path forward.
• Technical Program/Project Management: Capable of planning, gaining approval, and executing complex programs and projects in a fast-paced, cross-functional, and high-performing environment and deliver tangible and measurable results. 
• Acts as change agent, comfortable performing with little supervision, and proven ability to define scope, schedule, and resources in often ambiguous conditions. 
• Strong bias for action, proactively manages risks and stays informed of organizational, program/project activities and events. 
• Solid financial management skills, driving program budget and vendor contract negotiations.

REQUIREMENTS: 

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science/Information Systems or relevant technical discipline from an accredited, top tier 4yr academic institution.
• Minimum ten (10) years of experience in technical project management or equivalent education and demonstrated industry thought leadership.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience in product/service management or equivalent education and demonstrated industry thought leadership.
• Minimum two (2) years of software product design (Design Thinking) and agile development experience in web/mobile apps
• Minimum two (2) years of process engineering, business process management, and continuous improvement experience (e.g. Lean Six Sigma)
• Experience with applied mathematics, advanced analytics, and data science (ML/AI)
• Experience in Organizational Change Management and/or Customer Success best-practices

For a confidential discussion or to find out more, contact Cedrick on 323-205-7250 or cedrick@mwpartners.net. apply now.

Company Description

MW Partners is a rapidly growing Women and Minority owned company that provides Professional and IT Staffing Services on a contract, contract to hire and direct hire basis.