Project Manager; Analyst

Position: Project Manager (Analyst)
Description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead and coordinate a portfolio of strategic projects within our Data Analytics organization. This role is responsible for ensuring projects are delivered on schedule, within budget, and aligned with business objectives. The Project Manager will serve as a key coordinator across business teams, technical teams, leadership, and external vendors to drive successful project outcomes.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, proactive, and skilled at managing multiple concurrent projects with competing priorities. This individual will establish project roadmaps, facilitate collaboration, manage risks, and provide clear visibility into project progress and performance. Industry-specific experience is not required.

Key Responsibilities

Portfolio & Project Management

- Manage multiple projects simultaneously across the Data Analytics.

- Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, roadmaps, milestones, and deliverables.

- Track project performance against schedule, budget, scope, and quality objectives.

- Identify project risks, dependencies, and resource constraints and develop mitigation plans.

- Ensure projects follow established governance, reporting, and change management processes.

- Support prioritization efforts and help align project activities with departmental and organizational goals.

Stakeholder Management & Communication

- Serve as the central point of coordination between business stakeholders, technical teams, leadership, and external partners.

- Facilitate project meetings, workshops, status reviews, and planning sessions.

- Prepare agendas, document decisions and action items, and ensure timely follow-up.

- Provide regular project updates and executive-level reporting on project health, risks, milestones, and key decisions.

- Foster strong working relationships across cross-functional teams.

Vendor & Partner Coordination

- Coordinate activities with vendors, consultants, and third-party partners.

- Monitor vendor deliverables, commitments, and project timelines.

- Facilitate issue resolution and escalation when necessary.

- Ensure external partners remain aligned with business priorities and project objectives.

Budget & Resource Management

- Monitor project budgets, expenditures, and forecasts.

- Assist with resource planning and allocation across multiple projects.

- Track project staffing needs and help identify resource gaps or conflicts.

- Support leadership with project planning and investment decisions.

Process Improvement

- Promote project management best practices and continuous improvement.

- Develop and maintain project templates, standards, and reporting mechanisms.

- Identify opportunities to improve project execution, communication, and collaboration.

- Support organizational change management and adoption efforts for new processes, tools, and technologies.

Qualifications

Required

- Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Project Management, Engineering, Analytics, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

- 5+ years of project management experience leading technology, analytics, software, or business transformation initiatives.

- Proven experience managing multiple concurrent projects and stakeholders.

- Demonstrated ability to deliver projects on schedule and within budget.

- Strong organizational, planning, and prioritization skills.

- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.

- Experience creating project roadmaps, schedules, status reports, and executive presentations.

- Ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical teams.

- Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Azure Dev Ops, , or similar platforms.

Preferred

- PMP, PMI-ACP, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), or equivalent project management certification.

- Experience supporting data analytics, business intelligence, reporting, data platform, or technology-related initiatives.

- Experience managing external vendors and consulting partners.

- Familiarity with Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid project delivery methodologies.

The successful candidate will:

- Maintain visibility and control across a portfolio of strategic projects.

- Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with business objectives.

- Establish clear project roadmaps and reporting processes.

- Improve coordination between business teams, technical teams, and vendors.

- Provide leadership with timely, accurate insights into project status, risks, and resource needs.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Birmingham, AL.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $45.00 - $60.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the…