Project Manager

Company: Experis
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: March 20, 2023

Job Description:

Title: Sr. Project ManagerContract: 1 year (possible extension)Location: San Francisco Bay AreaStart Date: ASAPNo C2C/Corp-to-CorpMust be authorized to work in US without restriction or sponsorshipResponsibilities:

• Provides project management and business analysis for various applications requiring customer input using meeting facilitation to determine needs and develop solutions
• Can concurrently manage 1 - 3 projects of diverse scope across functional areas
• Conduct all Project/Sprint Planning & Scrum ceremonies as appropriate
• Manages projects using the Agile Framework or corporate IT Project Management Methodology (PMM) lifecycle
• Creates and/or assists with required project documentation practices such as user stories, user requirements, functional specifications and testing plans
• Coaches and supports BSAs, Developers and SQA resources in the creation, testing and delivering of applications to support business requirements
• Manage a project team of approximately 5-15 people
• Manages project budgets of (USD)1-3M, scheduling, planning and contractor resource assignment and track vendor and resources' performance including billing against budget and contract
• Manage project statements of work (SOW), change requests, requests for proposal and other procurement activities in conjunction with IT planning teams as required
• Effectively communicates to stakeholders in verbal and written form
• Collaborates effectively with business, technical and validation resources, to ensure project delivery and on-going support of business services and applications
• Interact and influence local and global teams and stakeholders
• Manage and effectively communicate about decisions, risks, dependencies
• Report and interact with directors and executivesSkills:
  • 5+ years of project management experience
  • BS or BA degree in Information Systems or engineering discipline
  • Previous experience working in life sciences or drug development preferred
  • A professional focus on solution delivery and customer-service
  • Ability to organize, prioritize and effectively manage multiple projects with various scopes simultaneously
  • Ability to navigate between local and global/offshore teams, communicating and influencing accurately
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to manage vendors, project teams and stakeholders at all levels, including directors and executives
  • Advanced ability with office productivity tools (Microsoft Office Suite, Google Apps, MS Project); experience with Jira
  • Demonstrated success handling initiatives of high complexity and risk
  • Scrum Master certification preferred
  • PMI PMP certification or equivalent preferred

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