IT Project Manager V (Closed)

SkillStorm is seeking a Project Manager for our client in New York, New York. Candidates must be able to work on SkillStorm’s W2; not a C2C position. EOE, including disability/vets.

Description:

• Ability to operate at senior levels in both written and verbal communications interacting professionally with a diverse group, executives, managers, and subject matter experts
• Excellent relationship management, communication, teamwork, and influence skills;
• 3. Work in partnership with business stakeholders and the scrum team to ensure user stories are delivered in line with business requirements.
• Looking to recruit a Client Facing Project Manager to join Sales Technology.
• The successful candidate will help form the vision, roadmap and goals for the application/projects they will be aligned to, working with business stakeholders and development teams to deliver robust and sustainable business software solutions using agile techniques. They will also be responsible for ensuring requirements are appropriately understood, documented, owned, and actioned. Our team expects excellence, encourages innovation, demands integrity, cultivates trust and teamwork, and promotes diversity and inclusion. That culture, combined with market leadership and a wide array of professional opportunities, enables us to attract and retain the brightest minds in the business.

Educational Requirements:

• Degree in Information/Computer Science or related field, Certification in Project Management/Business Analysis/Agile (Scrum Master) methodologies

Specific responsibilities include:

• Play a key role in coordinating and managing meetings with business unit subject matter expert(s) in order to solicit and cross-reference business and functional requirements ensuring expectations are clearly understood and satisfied
• Define and prioritize user stories for the scrum team utilizing applicable artefacts; Jira, Business Requirements Document, Use Cases, Workflow, Business Rules, Software Specifications, etc.
• Work in partnership with business stakeholders and the scrum team to ensure user stories are delivered in line with business requirements.
• Participate in and support capacity planning and the development of long-term strategic goals for systems and software in conjunction with business stakeholders and technology management.
• Collaborate with technology team members, end users, and other stakeholders in the testing of new software programs and applications, including the coordination of UAT.
• Review, analyze, and report on the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems and develop testing strategies for improving or leveraging these systems
• Communicate application problems and issues to key stakeholders, including management, and end users
• Work diligently to enhance or improve business processes via integration, or as necessary, minimize the impact of integration on those processes Skills Required
• Previous experience in the financial services field preferred
• Minimum 5-10 years working in a large & complex environment
• Excellent analytical and project management skills required, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements using agile principles and techniques
• Excellent relationship management, communication, teamwork, and influence skills;
• Ability to operate at senior levels in both written and verbal communications interacting professionally with a diverse group, executives, managers, and subject matter experts
• Technical capabilities: Candidate must be versed in technical concepts to be able to understand implementation details, including working knowledge of relational databases as well as have moderate SQL skills to self-sufficiently query and analyze data.

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