Infrastructure Project Manager/Reporting and Coordination (WFH, C2c/1099 ok)

Infrastructure Project Manager/Reporting and Coordination

The Infrastructure Project Manager/Reporting and Coordination must have experience managing database upgrades, software patches, telecom deployment, planning, leading, organizing, and motivating project teams, across infrastructure and operations, to achieve a high level of performance and quality in delivering projects. This role is responsible for managing multiple large projects in collaboration with infrastructure, and operations and stakeholder groups. Develop work breakdown structure, and help determine resource needs. Report on progress to project stakeholders. Participate in the CM (Change Management) process.

Work from home - C2C /1099 ok.

Job Responsibilities

· Project Planning and Management – Help define project scope and schedule while focusing on regular and timely delivery of value; organize and lead project status; prepare and distribute progress reports; manage risks and issues; work with leadership to course correct, when required and perform delivery planning for assigned projects

· Team Management – Hold teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work; leveraging organizational resources to improve capacity for project work.

· Process Management and Improvement – Define and manage a well-defined project management process and champion ongoing process improvement initiatives to drive project performance and process efficiency

· Plan, manage and execute course of relatively large and/or complex project(s) providing day-to-day management and oversight, following established project management methodology

· Identify, track and resolve project interdependencies and related execution issues/risks

· Actively engage key stakeholders

· Develop and manage work breakdown structure for multiple projects

· Lead project technical sizing estimation sessions

· Track course of project from meetings

· Report on progress of project to include milestones, resources and financials

· Facilitate, track and manage changes to scope and requirements through established change management process

Qualifications

· Five or more years of managing multiple DB Upgrades, Major Software Patches, Telecom Deployment, particularly projects in infrastructure and operations

· Platform management experience, particularly managing change within environments

· BA or BS or equivalent experience is required

· Strong interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building

· Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills with an ability to manage competing demands

· Demonstrated ability to work with infrastructure, operations and stakeholder teams

· Demonstrated ability to facilitate and drive teams toward delivering and achieving goals

· Demonstrated ability to effectively and efficiently manage multiple high-priority tasks

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills

· Ability to operate at strategic and tactical levels

· Process analysis and systematic thinking

· Ability to prioritize among a large number of requirements/tasks

· Experience with agile and iterative software development methodologies

· PMP Certification (strongly preferred)

· Sufficient level of technical background to provide highly-credible leadership to infrastructure / operations teams and to be able to accurately and objectively evaluate complex project risks and issues

· Financial services experience (strongly preferred)

· Experience with JIRA, SysAid a plus