Project Manager with Salesforce

Project Manager with Salesforce

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Tech Valley Talent (TVT) has a great long-term role for a Project Manager with Salesforce experience.

DURATION: 1+ year contract with extensions possible

LOCATION: Albany, NY - Hybrid of remote and on-site

NO third parties - direct consultant applicants only

Qualifications:

• 5 years of experience as a Project Manager leading transformative, impactful initiatives with large IT development components


• 4+ years of experience as a business analyst


• 2+ years' experience with Salesforce


• PMP certification is HIGHLY preferred


• Some experience as a developer, a plus


• Salesforce Administrator or Developer certification, a plus


• Microsoft Project and SharePoint O365 proficiency required

The Project Manager will help meet additional business objectives, including continual improvement of business processes (in conjunction with a team of business analysts using lean methods) and further developing business solutions using modular / reusable functionality to support common needs across the enterprise, such as application intake, program management, invoicing and reporting, and system integration with multiple actors outside the organization. The Project Manager will be responsible for managing the lifecycle of multiple concurrent projects starting with initiation through project closeout.

Responsibilities:

Knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Excellent communication and analytical skills


• Ability to manage a budget effectively, across multiple concurrent builds


• Ability to quickly learn organizational structure, business strategies and processes


• Ability to impart structure to ambiguity, to create use cases out of heterogeneous universes, to devise appropriate solutions, responses, and approaches


• Proven ability to lead multiple complex workstreams in a fast-paced environment


• Self-motivated and comfortable with initial ambiguity; resourceful enough to drive towards clarity by evaluating the solutions landscape


• Ability to problem solve independently by diagnosing problems, gathering requirements for resolution and engaging the right stakeholders to determine solutions


• Comfortable with extending into activity areas adjacent to project management (writ narrow), including business analysis, working towards progress and objectives and timeframes to be met


• Knowledge of change management best practices


• Financial acumen and ability to manage a budget


• Ability to collaborate cross functionally with various employees


• Strong training and presentation skills


• Empathy, patience and ability to serve internal customers


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills


• Attention to detail


• Experience managing enterprise-wide projects with a geographically diverse implementation team

The Project Manager must be able to communicate effectively and:

• Hold regular status meetings with the project team.


• Appropriately plan and facilitate meetings leveraging video conferencing, WebEx, and / or conference call lines.


• Schedule meetings with multiple stakeholders with challenging calendars and in various locations, which often requires assisting stakeholders to shift around other meetings to accommodate.


• Present relevant project information to project sponsors and executive staff.


• Deliver engaging, informative, and well-organized presentations.


• Spot, resolve and / or escalate issues in a timely way.


• Ability to communicate difficult / sensitive information tactfully.

TVT is an Information Technology (IT) professional business leader providing IT services to the public sector. Our firm is founded on the values of high integrity, trust, honesty, and commitment. We take pride in providing exceptional value to our clients by supplying and delivering the best IT project-based and hourly talent across the nation. We are business partners with many technology solution providers such as IBM, AWS, Google, Microsoft, Oracle, Tableau, Salesforce, and others. Tech Valley Talent provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.