IT PROJECT MANAGER --MAINFRAME

• Communication: Ability to relate and communicate positively, effectively, and professionally with project stakeholders at all levels. Ability to establish an effective communication plan through various communication channels and project correspondence (project plan, presentations, project status, reports as required).

• Project Planning: Execute the tasks as defined in the project plan in order to achieve the project goals.

• Project Performance Monitoring: Measure project performance using appropriate tools and techniques to monitor the progress of the project, identify and quantify variances, perform required corrective actions as appropriate.

• Change Management: Manage changes to the project scope, schedule, and costs using appropriate verification techniques to keep the project plan accurate, updated, and reflective of authorized changes as defined in the change management plan; facilitate customer acceptance. Ability to make course corrections when necessary using structured and well-defined change management protocols and change control procedures.
• Setting Expectations: Ensure a common understanding by setting expectations regarding the project plan to align the stakeholders and team members. Implement approved actions and workarounds to mitigate project risks in order to minimize the impact on the project.
• Client and Vendor Relationship: Establishes and maintains client and vendor relationships.
• Resource Allocation: Manage resource allocation proactively by ensuring that appropriate resources and tools are assigned according to the project plan.
• Methodology: Champions best practices and methodologies to establish a solid foundation on how to execute the project. Ability to apply development methodologies such as Agile, Waterfall or Hybrid as well as managed services best practices to ensure compliance and security across operations. This includes endpoint security, network security, cloud security and policy management.
• Contract Management: Formalize and facilitate closing final acceptance for the project from the sponsor/customer by ensuring that the delivered product(s) and services comply with the agreed deliverables lists, scope, and any organizational procedures from all parties involved.
• Risk Management : Proactively assess, identify and communicate project risks and come up with a mitigation plan of action.

Experience and Education:

Required:

• 5-8+ years proven project management experience including scope and requirements definition, problem solving and process improvements, leading modernization efforts from mainframe to new tech platforms.
• Proficiency with MS Project, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio
• 5+ years' experience utilizing Software Development methodologies such as Agile, Waterfall or Hybrid as well as managed services support structure and best practices.
• Ability to recognize personal skills, abilities, limitations and strengths, taking appropriate action to pursue developmental activities to strengthen skills and experience.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to adapt to frequent change.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.