Project Manager III

Federated Hermes • Pittsburgh, PA

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About The Position

The position involves managing the complete lifecycle of information technology projects according to Federated Project Management Methodology. Projects are minimally defined, have a high degree of complexity, involve multiple functional areas, and have large capital expenditures. The role requires providing a high level of input into project team performance evaluations and assisting the reporting manager with various tasks and assignments related to vendors, applications, technologies, and processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in information technology environment
• PMP Certification or demonstrated evidence toward certification
• Minimum 5 years of project management experience in an information technology environment
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications, project and program management tools and methodologies
• Ability to manage large, complex projects and multi-task projects and priorities
• Familiarity with Waterfall and Agile/SCRUM methodologies
• Demonstrates accountability for management of project life cycle

Responsibilities

• Achieve a high-level understanding of the project work being requested, obtain senior management approval, work with the project sponsor to define the project scope and prepare and submit scope document for approval
• Coordinate, prepare and participate in the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) meeting
• Prepare the project schedule and all required project planning documents
• Execute the project plan on schedule and within budget with effective utilization of scope, time, quality and cost constraints
• Communicate status to all stakeholders according to the project communication plan
• Escalate project issues to the sponsor, vendor, program manager, functional manager and/or senior management, if appropriate
• Ensure that the goals and deliverables as described on the project scope document are met; actively manage material changes to the scope and schedule
• Perform all project closure activities including functional managers' feedback on performance of their resources and recognizing project team and/or key members for successful results

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree