Project Manager

Location: Berkley Heights Onsite/ Remote 

Client : HPE

GC and USC only

Open to all US Candidates, NJ candidates will be considered first.
Must be available to work CST or EST.

Responsibilities:

• Manage IT projects within HPE Financial Services Transformation program
• Build a strong project plan with clear schedule, scope, cost and resource plan
• Leads customer engagement to ensure that it meets all scope, time, budget and quality expectations, through planning, controlling and managing customer projects.
• Setting project goals and coming up with plans to meet those goals
• Maintaining project timeframes, budgeting estimates and status reports
• Managing resources for projects, such as computer equipment and employees
• Coordinating project team members and developing schedules and individual responsibilities
• Implementing IT strategies that deliver projects on schedule and within budget
• Using project management tools to track project performance and schedule adherence
• Conducting risk assessments for projects
• Organizing meetings to discuss project goals and progress
• Manages corporate, customer and third party vendor efforts to plan, sell and implement solutions to customer problems.
• Responsible for business as well as team management.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong large scale project or program planning skills (Schedule, Scope, Cost, Resources estimations)
• Experience with Agile and Waterfall methodology
• Experience with JIRA, MS Project Server tools
• Advanced computer skills and in-depth knowledge of different operating systems, network administration and service desk administration
• Project management and leadership skills for managing projects and the teams involved with them
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to coordinate with team members and management and explain technical issues
• Analytical and problem-solving skills to handle any issues that occur during project completion
• Organization and time management skills to keep projects on track and within budget
• Excellent resource planning and task scheduling skills
• Recognized authority internally and externally on leading-edge technologies, theories, or techniques.
• Provides innovative solutions to complex and critically sensitive issues affecting multiple disciplines and work groups.
• Determines and pursues courses of action essential in accomplishing objectives.
• Integrates advanced technology, theories or techniques that have a significant continued impact across disciplines and business units.
• Serves as organization spokesperson on specialized projects or programs.
• Champions large projects that effect the company’s long-range goals and objectives.

Education and Experience Required:

• First Level University degree.
• PMP Certified preferable
• SRUM Certified preferable
• 15 years’ experience in project management or in like roles/businesses.
• Has an in-depth and comprehensive understanding of the critical project components.
• Demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of project management tools, operational policies, processes and methodologies applicable to project management.
• Has an extensive understanding of critical project management techniques.