Project Manager II ATI (Contract Talent)

Robert Half•San Ramon, CA

About The Position

Robert Half is seeking a Project Manager II - ATI to plan and coordinate all aspects of internal information system projects from initiation to production deployment. Projects typically involve network, hardware, or software implementation and upgrades. Coordinate work performed by technical and functional staff across all IT departments, internal customers, and partners, and/or vendors. Develop detailed project plans and manage all implementation processes including project chartering, resource allocation, progress tracking, issue management, risk management, budget analysis, change control, testing, documentation, training, and production deployment within budget and schedule constraints. Projects vary in number, size, and complexity.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
3+ years project management experience with significant responsibility progression
More than three types of projects managed
Seven or more years IT experience
Proficient with scrum and project management practices.
Strong knowledge of MS Project, Visio, and Excel
General knowledge of IT functions and disciplines
Technical proficiency with UI and backend/integrations software development type of projects, depending on ATI area
Ability to coordinate and collaborate with technical teams
Strong work ethic and self-discipline
Ability to prioritize and focus effort
Attention to detail and accuracy
Excellent interpersonal communication and teamwork skills
Strong business writing skills
Strong ability to manage others
Ability to influence others and present ideas persuasively
Solid budgeting and planning ability
Ability to plan and manage complex projects often consisting of multiple technical teams

Responsibilities

Manage medium-sized projects typically involving multiple technical, business, and/or vendor teams; multiple technology platforms, and cross-project dependencies
Facilitate and control changes to project scope, schedule, and cost with review, adjust plans as needed to ensure successful delivery
Motivate the project team to understand and meet customers' expectations
Identify, analyze, and escalate resourcing issues to Resource Managers as appropriate
Ensure effective transition into production and meeting production acceptance readiness criteria
Is able to apply knowledge of organizational priorities, culture elements, and leadership risk profiles, to maximize effectiveness on a project
Track the team velocity, burn up/down using the data from Jira and Domo
Coordinate end of release demos
Identify, analyze, escalate, and facilitate resolution of issues affecting project scope, schedule or cost appropriately and consistently
Measure and analyze progress against plan using objective, standard criteria
Utilize advanced analysis methods like earned value and critical path to analyze trends and anticipate issues
Assist in right-tracking projects in trouble
Adapt to changing project environment
Utilize knowledge of company culture, history, and lessons-learned to optimize project execution
Identify project stakeholders (RAPID or RACI)
Understand and document key project parameters like business objective, customer, technical and functional scope, budget, and schedule
Identify project resources and any gaps to be addressed. Understand how the project's technical scope supports customer needs, and where the technical work areas may be new or challenging
Ensure that project/release plans include provisions for organizational change management
Influence business and gain commitment to required changes
Work with business contacts and other key stakeholders to develop project plans, communications mechanisms and strategies that reflect leadership priorities.
Create JIRA project and board and agree on JIRA parameters for best board management, based on teams involved.
Follow standardized scrum or project management methodology
Accommodate changing needs by tailoring standard processes with guidance
As part of regular team planning and reviews, identify project risks and work with leadership to agree on mitigation strategies. Track mitigation steps until resolved.
Identify and manage hidden and cross-project risks
Manage risks among multiple distributed teams
Use standard approved processes, tools, and templates, tailoring them as necessary
Lead and/or participate in process improvement efforts
Consolidate schedule and cost estimates from ATI staff, internal partners, and vendors
Assign and monitor work of ATI staff and vendors, ensuring alignment with project parameters
Work directly with resource managers to coordinate resource planning, mobilization, and utilization
Work with key project team members to develop, agree, baseline, publish, and maintain the project plan
Coordinate work performed by IT staff, internal partners, and vendors
Document and publish meeting minutes, key decisions, and action items
Ensure all project deliverables are published consistently and are available to all stakeholders
Share improvement ideas and best practices within the PMO
Provide input on team member performance as requested
As a Scrum Master Helps the Product Owner in their efforts to manage the backlog and guide the team while facilitating a healthy team dynamic with respect to priorities and scope
Supports the team in addressing and eliminating the impediments/issues to improve the likelihood of achieving the objectives of the Sprint
Create and update Project Resource Capacity Planning; Ensure Define Team has healthy backlog for your project
Story walkthrough with product and project scrum team
Release planning: Review release epics, determine dependences and plan out release
Track and Manager project inter-dependencies with their teams/groups
Closely track Team Capacity and Reaming Work (LOE) and report any issues that might impact the sprint/release deliverables
Facilitates team events, including the Daily Stand-up, Release Planning, Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement, and Retrospective ensures they are productive and kept within the timebox
The Scrum Master helps the Product Owner in their efforts to manage the backlog and guide the team while facilitating a healthy team dynamic with respect to priorities and scope
Proactively tailor and implement standard communications mechanisms that meet stakeholders' needs
Communicate accurately, courteously, and concisely in accordance with approved communication plan
Facilitate meetings to ensure purpose, flow, participation, and follow-up including the collection of action items and production of meeting outcomes
Oversee effective communications among technical and functional IT staff, internal partners and customers, and vendors
Publish objective, regular, accurate project status to stakeholders escalating any needed decision points to appropriate stakeholder(s)
Sprint Demo’s - Drive Sprint demos with clear agenda on who is presenting/Demoing, what are the functionalities being presented?
Weekly Status reporting to key stakeholders with Issues and challenges faced by the project: present the options, if possible, and your preference with a reason

Benefits

Benefits are available to contract/temporary professionals, including medical, vision, and dental, and life and disability insurance.
Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan.

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