Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Switchfast Technologies, acquired by Ascend Technologies, is looking for a Sr. Project Manager to oversee and guide project teams through the entire project lifecycle. The role involves managing schedules, budgets, and deliverables while ensuring adherence to organizational best practices and facilitating communication among stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Own overall schedule, budget, and deliverables for assigned project(s)
- Use waterfall and/or agile methodologies and practices to plan, manage and deliver technology solutions, as defined by the project scope/SOW
- Schedule and facilitate project events and ceremonies
- Create strategies for risk mitigation and contingency planning
- Plan and organize project deliverables, goals and milestones
- Liaison with stakeholders such as clients, end users, vendors and project personnel regarding defining and documenting project requirements and processes
- Monitor and report project progress, issues and risk to internal and external executive sponsors and stakeholders
- Assist in owning and executing change management processes
- Guide project teams through go-live and warranty phases
- Provide ongoing and post-project evaluations/retrospectives
- Ensure knowledge transfer or project to appropriate support teams
- Partner with various IT management teams to ensure appropriate prioritization and resource allocation of projects
- Own prioritization processes for assigned projects against overall enterprise backlog to ensure teams are focused on highest value work
- Train, mentor and support other project managers and project teams to follow PMO best practices
Skills
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience required, degree in Information Technology, Communications or related field preferred
- 4+ years of experience managing IT projects using Waterfall, Agile and/or hybrid methodologies
- Proven expertise in Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban or Lean) and familiarity with traditional project management practices (Waterfall, PMBOK)
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills. The ability to communicate clearly and concisely in oral, written, and presentation formats is essential
- Aptitude to accept complex assignments, analyze and prioritize problems, execute tasks, motivate others and have some fun!
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and/or PMP Certification preferred
- Experience with ServiceNow, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Project, and/or other project management tools
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Retirement savings options
- Flexible time off (FTO)
- Professional development opportunities
Company Overview
Switchfast Technologies was acquired by Ascend Technologies in May 2021. It was founded in 2001, and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is http://www.switchfast.com.