Project Manager - IT

Talent Acquisition/Human Resources, The Aaron's Family of Companies•Atlanta, GA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Project Manager is responsible for working on multiple parallel projects using the organizational and time management techniques of a cross-functional Agile team and presenting clients with high quality products in a timely manner. The Project Manager utilizes best practices while ensuring collaboration with other departments and end users, communicating and demonstrating enhancements to the applications and establishing project backlogs, producing estimates and maintaining the health of the project (timelines, budgets, resources and risk management).

Requirements

Excellent organizational skill and ability to juggle multiple demands without missing deadlines
Deep understanding of more than one Agile flavor such as Scrum, XP, Crystal, Lean, etc.
Proven, strong written and oral communication skills ability to communicate effectively in meetings, email and informal discussions
Experience with traditional project management practices such as estimation, budgeting, resource allocation, scope management, change management, risk management, escalation, etc.
5+ years of professional, recent experience in the IT or software product development industry.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and recent, relevant work history.

Nice To Haves

PMP Certification a plus

Responsibilities

Meet with product managers and/or business stakeholders to discuss, define and capture requirements including project success criteria
Manage the creation and maintenance of valuable project documentation
Work with the clients to resolve specific issues
Utilize best practices for project and product delivery
Facilitate communication between all project stakeholders
Continuous planning and leadership
Report information to and for the team clearly, honestly, and continuously
Ensures that team and plan welcome changes and adapt accordingly