Project Manager, Program ​/ Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager

Job

Contract:

6 months

Job Location: Brooklyn, OH 44144

Work Arrangement: Fully onsite

• Summary Leads small/mid-size projects or phases of a larger project, which usually impact a Line of Business (LOB) and/or functional areas.
• Takes projects from original concept through final implementation using standard Project Management, Change Management and Risk Management methodologies and concepts.
• Sets expectations for diverse project stakeholders through planning activities and maintains transparency via communication & reporting channels.
• Establishes and maintains a strong collaborative trusted advisor relationship.

• Works with business leader to define scope; manages project scope, scope changes, objectives, requirements, deliverables, and value proposition that support the diverse business goals and interests of multiple stakeholders
• Develops integrated project plan; identifies and manages project dependencies and critical paths; and tracks/reports project checkpoints as well as status while adhering to project policy standards; ensures potential impacts to external client experience are addressed in project solution/plan.
• Understands various project delivery methodologies such as waterfall, agile, etc. Feels comfortable coordinating with all types of projects.
• Leads communication planning, execution and reporting with project team members; liaises with key stakeholders.
• Develop change management planning, design and implementation including communication and training.
• Identifies, tracks, escalates and resolves issue conflicts; performs impact analysis and prioritization; manages dependencies and track/monitors; and escalates risk with corrective/mitigating actions.
• Supports business case development; performs project initiation activities; and administers project checkpoints to drive delivery and mitigate/resolve bottlenecks.
• Responsible for gathering estimates from resources needed to achieve project goals; tracks utilization; determines and assesses need for additional staff and/or vendors; may support on/offboarding; and monitors/manages performance for vendor labor resources.
• Responsible for project budget and financials continuously throughout project.
• Able to facilitate and execute budgetary requests independently, while adhering to project and company standards.

• Education/
  
  Certifications:
  
  Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience required.
• PMI certification preferred.
• Knowledge and experience in the financial services industry a plus.
• Knowledge and experience with standard project development/management methodologies and tools required.

• Five or more years of increasingly complex project related experience required.

• Demonstrates critical thinking, problem solving and conflict management skills; ability to “connect the dots”
• Assesses and coaches to strengths and developmental needs of project team members and direct reports.
• Shares knowledge, insights, and experiences to help others develop.
• Thinks, plans and executes on multiple levels
• Organized, self-disciplined, leads others towards common outcomes and strategy execution
• Credible leader with established reputation for presenting and gaining support for ideas/solutions
• Proven demonstration of Key leadership competencies
• Can clearly articulate vision for future state; provide big-picture view/ enterprise view; decisive and directive when necessary
• Fosters and encourages frequent, open and honest feedback; learns from setbacks and mistakes to drive improvements; independently seeks out learning opportunities
• Highly polished and confident communication ability; possess written, verbal and stand-up presentation skills.
• Adjusts communications to audience.
• Takes the initiative to understand the business impacted by the project, current, trends and information that could impact the business and organization.
• Stays up to date on current industry best-practices

EEO:
“Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of – Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.”