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As a trusted partner, Converge Technology Solutions is helping our client identify, screen, and secure a full-time Project Manager to join their team on a 12+ month contract basis.  This is a remote position with some travel to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as needed.

As a Project Manager in this role, you will be responsible for the execution of multiple concurrent mid-size projects. You will utilize the system development life cycle methodology and coordinate the delivery of development and production releases. You will also ensure that the customer requirements are met in a timely, cost-effective manner.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop and review the scope for high-level requirements for projects and review them with the stakeholders to ensure accurate requirements are established prior to project initiation.
• Analyze proposed solutions, make recommendations, and approve solutions to ensure projects meet current needs and provide flexibility for future business needs.
• Work with business customers, IT, and other areas of the company to determine staffing needs and create focused project teams that work together to complete projects on time and within budget.
• Develop, publish, and monitor the project schedule to ensure requirements are met in a timely manner, within budget, and with high quality.
• Actively manage all project risks to ensure they are quickly identified, communicated, and mitigated.
• Provide accurate and up-to-date project status reporting to all project stakeholders and necessary management.
• Manage all project resource tasks and timesheets to ensure that the project is completed on time and within budget.
• Lead project team members and vendors in the execution of assigned tasks.
• Ensure that all deliverables and documentation are created, meet standards, and are properly maintained according to established processes.
• Ensure that operational support plans and disaster recovery plans for critical applications are in place and established prior to project closure.
• Provide feedback to the project governance team on ways to improve the system development life cycle and support the implementation of those improvements.

Experience Requested:

• IT PM experience:  at least 3+ yrs experience (medium-large projects preferred)
• Education: Bachelor's Degree preferred
• Certification or Licensing Desired: PMP Certification or Agile certification, such as Scrum Master preferred
• PM approach: leads projects, not only a facilitator
• MS Project / Office – required; MS Project online requested
• Retail experience – highly recommended
• Oracle Cloud Applications – a plus
• Agile methodology – a plus

Converge Technology Solutions offers equal opportunity to employees and applicants regardless of race, color, creed, sex, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. Converge Technology Solutions does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party vendors associated with fees.