Project Manager

Project Manager

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We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager with our industry-leading client in Stamford, CT.

Due to client requirement, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Responsibilities:

• Manages the entire project lifecycle from project definition through implementation.
• Accountable for meeting agreed upon scope, cost, schedule and quality measures.
• Develops project plan and drives project milestones.
• Establishes effective communication plan with project team and key stakeholders.
• Provides day-to-day direction to project resources.
• Responsible for handling multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ensures effective change management occurs throughout the course of the project.
• Responsible for preparation of documentation, status reports and budgets.
• Actively and consistently support all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience.
• Analyze business partner's operations to understand strengths and weaknesses in order to determine opportunities to automate processes and functions.
• Assist in business process redesign and documentation as needed for new technology.
• Translate high-level business requirements into functional specifications for the IT organization and/or vendors. Manage changes to such specifications.
• Negotiate agreements and commitments by facilitating communication between business unit(s) and IT and/or vendors from initial requirements to final implementation.
• Work with business partners within one business function to align technology solutions within business strategies.
• Conduct feasibility studies to assess cost/benefit, efficiency and technical viability of solutions to business problems.
• Analyze business processes, functions, and procedures to determine most effective business systems software to meet the needs of the organization.
• Establish specifications and objectives based on business requirements and cost effectiveness; provide recommendations to management personnel.
• Collaborate with management in systems development and design.
• Develop test plans and coordinate software testing

Requirements:

• 5 + years of overall experience functioning in PM and BA roles.
• Excellent oral and written communications, interpersonal, negotiation, project planning, judgment, leadership, decision-making, analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Experience managing projects in all phases of the Project Lifecycle
• Experience managing projects from initiation to closure
• Business Requirements Documentation (BRD) creation experience
• Testing coordination experience
• Test Case Creation
• Ability to develop Use Cases and translate them into Business requirements
• Specialized knowledge of MS Project, Visio, Excel, Word.
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to present performance feedback effectively
• Excellent presentation skills with small- to medium-sized groups
• Strong analytical ability
• Ability to work independently
• Knowledge of billing statements

Job ID: 346302

About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group provides strategic talent solutions to drive our clients' innovation and business results. Leveraging over 30 years of success, our expertise in IT staffing, Agile consulting, creative services, managed services, and life sciences enables us to partner with our clients to execute their business strategy and scale effectively. Headquartered in Reading, MA and with offices from coast to coast, Eliassen Group offers local community presence, deep networks, as well as national reach. For more information, visit http://www.eliassen.com.

Eliassen Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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