POSTED Jan 11

Project Manager at Collabera

  • Project Management
  • Fulltime
  • Anywhere (100% Remote) Only
Job Description

Project Manager

  • Contract
  • Los Angeles, California, US

Job Description

Location: Remote

Duration: 6 Months

Duties:

  • This role is fully remote but must work PST hours. Manager is looking for someone who has MRA experience, IT controls, and desktop management.
  • A candidate with good communication and follow skills, organization, and detail skills is a must.
  • Under administrative direction, uses extensive knowledge and skills obtained through education and experience to manage multiple projects simultaneously, both large in size and broad in scope. Manages projects throughout the project lifecycle, from proposal and defining requirements to project planning and implementation, using extensive input from industry and/or business unit subject matter experts.
  • Influences strategic direction and develops tactical plans with substantial latitude for independent actions or decisions.
  • Provides comprehensive solutions to complex problems or needs. Maintains extensive contact with internal customers and subject matter experts.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Conducts preliminary investigations for all project requests. Reviews requirements, specifications and testing. Ensures training plans are aligned with organizational priorities, business plans and objectives.
  • Provides a proactive interface for project stakeholders and senior management teams to ensure business requirements are completely and accurately defined. Ensures business applications are delivered.
  • Refines and implements project management methodologies, tools and practices to provide continuous process improvement.
  • Selects and manages project teams. Manages such teams throughout the project lifecycle including planning, assigning, scheduling, monitoring and reviewing project activities, as well as evaluating individual performance upon project completion.
  • Conducts interviews, compiles and analyzes responses, and creates business cases for projects.
  • Participates in root cause analysis in order to recommend appropriate actions to improve productivity and efficiency.
  • Identifies, defines and documents complex business and technical requirements, processes and deliverables.

Skills: 6-8+ Years Experience –

Knowledge of:

  • Functional, operational and technical requirements of all systems used by assigned functional areas.
  • Application development and project life cycle methodologies and standards.
  • Project selection and approval, budgeting and business case preparation and analysis, as well as work breakdown structures and forecasting.
  • Concepts of risk management, issue tracking, change management and requirements gathering.
  • Information technology support and technical documentation.
  • Principles of banking and finance and securities industry operations.
  • Business planning and analysis.
  • Project budget interfaces with other accounting systems.

Skill in:

  • Using specific systems and related technological tools associated with assigned functional areas. Conducting investigations for proposed projects. Applying application development and project life cycle methodologies and standards. Refining and implementing project management methodologies, tools and practices. Selecting and managing project teams. Conducting interviews with customers and subject matter experts.
  • Conducting research and developing and documenting business cases. Performing root cause analysis. Identifying, defining and documenting complex business and technical requirements. Developing, preparing, presenting and maintaining project plans.
  • Performing project risk assessments. Managing projects, using established project management methodologies. Reviewing, analyzing and evaluating financial data as well as preparing budgets and financial forecasts. Designing and developing management reports. Performing project evaluations. Developing service level agreements for new systems.
  • Developing business modeling presentations. Evaluating vendors. Negotiating with customers and vendors. Obtaining and retaining customers. Delivering presentations to groups. Operating standard office equipment and using required software applications.
  • Ability to: Select and lead complementary high performance project teams through the planning, assigning, monitoring, reviewing and evaluating project phases. Facilitate information gathering sessions ensuring that all viewpoints, ideas and problems are included in the project specifications. Incorporate needs, wants and goals from different business unit perspectives into project specifications.
  • Attend to detail while maintaining a big picture orientation. Solve complex problems and model the business and financial impact of proposed scenarios. Ensure that all project activities have a focus on quality and adhere to any identified best practices.
  • Perceive information, linkages and trends to apply this knowledge to assignments. Resolve complex analytical challenges, independently analyze information, and make recommendations based on analysis. Use collaborative skills to accomplish work as a team.

Job Requirements

  • Project manager, MRA

Job Code: 50210136 

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