Project Manager -(Kanban Projects, Azure devops) - 1748

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/MAJOR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Delivers projects on schedule and within budget as specified by project plans.
• Ensures the use of appropriate processes and standards throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manages project risks through the prioritization, planning, up to delivery.
• Defines a communication plan suitable to the project size and importance.
• Ensures that the project scope is clearly defined and documented at the onset of the project.
• Manages scope changes and change requests escalating internally and externally as necessary impacts on costs, schedules, and deliverables.
• Anticipates and communicates the impact of project decisions and actions on client commitments / expectations.
• Creates and monitors risk logs and actively mitigates all risks.
• Demonstrates project control through disciplined measurement, assessment, planning, and reporting.
• Establishes trusted relationships with the project team, key influencers/stakeholders, and executive leadership.
• Reports project status, selecting content and messages as appropriate to the audience.
• Builds relationships across organizational functions (internal and external, as required by the project) at various levels including but not limited to decision makers.
• Motivates the team to drive toward success and find ways to overcome difficulties.
• Shares and encourages others to share and use the lessons learned from project.
• Identifies, suggests, and implements improvements to processes.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• 7+ years of experience
• Advanced MS Office Suite skills are required (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Teams)
• Skilled in leveraging Azure DevOps and GitHub for Projects, tasks, Enhancements and Bugs.
• Experienced in implementing Agile and Kanban practices to improve project efficiency, manage backlog, track team progress, and deliver value iteratively.
• Strong organization and time management skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, and ability to work with diverse personality types.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously
• Build and maintain strong and trusting relationships with team, stakeholders, and senior leaders
• Must be highly self-motivated, creative, and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems
• Superb negotiation skills with the ability to facilitate discussion, identify alternative approaches, and resolve conflicts
• Ability to identify and remove impediments, as well as prevent distractions for the team
• Strong conviction in the role of project management and willingness to take on challenges