Expert IT Project Manager

Diverse Agile Solutions • Albany, NY

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About The Position

Diverse Agile Solutions is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead complex, cross-functional information technology projects. Projects may include application development, vendor software implementation, and technology infrastructure initiatives. The successful candidate will guide large, matrixed teams, coordinate delivery across organizational boundaries, and communicate effectively with project teams, stakeholders, and executive leadership.

The Project Manager plans and manages projects from initiation through rollout and transition; develops and maintains project documentation and plans; coordinates and mentors team members; tracks delivery; and communicates progress, decisions, risks, issues, and dependencies. The role also includes managing resources and priorities, facilitating stakeholder meetings, and supporting training, implementation, rollout, and transition activities.

Requirements

• At least 84 months of project management experience, including the ability to guide large teams and provide expert-level industry leadership.

Nice To Haves

• 84 months of experience creating project scopes, business cases, and/or project plans and applying project management methodologies to manage scope, schedule, and quality.
• 84 months of experience reporting project status to stakeholders at all levels, including executives, management, and project resource teams.
• 84 months of experience creating meeting agendas, meeting minutes, and project communications for complex cross-functional projects.
• 84 months of experience managing complex, cross-functional, multi-organization IT projects with executive-level stakeholders, including application development, vendor software implementation, and/or technology infrastructure projects.
• 60 months of experience as a Project Manager in a state or federal government environment.
• 60 months of experience managing projects with 15 or more participants, including negotiating priorities and resolving conflicts among team members.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and manage complex IT projects from initiation through rollout and transition.
• Develop and maintain project scopes, schedules, business requirements, business rules, communication plans, detailed project plans, milestones, and rollout plans.
• Coordinate and mentor project team members, track task completion, and facilitate delivery across project and organizational boundaries.
• Prepare status reports and briefings; communicate progress, decisions, risks, issues, and dependencies to stakeholders, executives, management, and project resources.
• Identify and maintain critical paths, contingencies, risks, and issues; develop and monitor mitigation and control plans.
• Estimate and allocate resources, report resource needs, secure participation, and negotiate priorities and timelines.
• Schedule and facilitate stakeholder meetings; prepare agendas, document minutes, and support decisions that clarify cross-functional business and technical requirements.
• Plan and support training, product implementation, rollout, and transition activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed