Role : Tech Project Manager
Description:
As the Tech Project Manager for the client’s Physical IAM implementation project, the candidate will serve as the overall strategic and thought leader, while being able to handle the tactical needs for the project success. The Tech PM will be spending most time customer-facing and needs to possess excellent communication, organizational skills, and documentation skills throughout the engagement. This role’s responsibilities include managing and directing other resources viz., Identity Access Management Consultants, Implementation Engineers, QA staff, etc., and track their tasks for completion, acting as their mentor and leading the overall delivery of the project(s).
Core responsibilities:
Planning; Scope, Schedule, Cost management:
* Lead end to end planning, schedule, and project plan adjustment with the client
* Create and maintain the project plan/activities during the project implementation
* Manage the cost, schedule, and performance of daily activities for projects
* Track the project budgets against the actual costs and forecast costs to completion
Requirements Documentation, Communication & Status reporting:
* Help and participate in validation and solution demonstrations to the client’s business.
* Leads cross-functional (business and technical) team discussions
* Develop well-written defined requirements and justifications and project scope statements for individual projects in accordance with signed contract and customer mission
* Help the team in understanding the requirements and facilitate necessary meetings with the client
* Help the team in designing functional/technical specs and obtain necessary approvals from client
* Work with Program manager and provide status reports on a weekly and monthly basis for steering committee meetings
* Identify gaps in customer requirements and product functionality and document/ communicate it with the Delivery teams
* Report project status on a weekly basis to key project stakeholders
Risk Management, Escalations:
* Project overarching scope statements, manage complex IT project plans and necessary changes, and control the project, in part, by leveraging formal change management identifying and mitigating risk
* Work with PMO for any risks and come up with the proposal on the mitigation plan to keep project delivery dates in the budget and on-time
* Responsible for monitoring, tracking, recommending, and mitigating program risk, seeks opportunities for potential consolidation and efficiency
* Escalate unresolved issues in a timely manner and communicate decisions to stakeholders
Standards and Continuous Improvements:
* Ensure the PMO standards and implementation methodology is followed, and all documents and artifacts documented, presented, and are timely signed off by the client.
* Generate and promote the use of templates, schedules, and best practices
* Help in writing Statement of Work for upcoming projects
Required Skills:
* Minimum 5+ years of experience as an effective project manager and overall experience of 8+ years
* Must have worked as a project manager for Identity Management projects end to end
* Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, MS Project/Smartsheets, and PowerPoint is required; open to work on Smartsheets as project tracking and scheduler.
* Strong analytical and communication skills with in-depth experience utilizing all facets of Microsoft Project, Word, and Excel
* High level knowledge of JAVA based applications components– Application Server, Web Servers, SSO, Web Services, Databases, client/server architecture
* Experience in Agile Methodology
* Ability to multi-task across assignments and engagements as needed
* The desire to work in a collaborative environment, and to solicit and provide constructive feedback
Preferred Skills:
* Experience with PIAM (Physical Identity and Access Management) projects, knowledge of Physical Access Control Systems (PACS) like – Johnson Controls, Lenel OnGuard, CCURE, AMAG is an added value
* An expert on PACS concepts likes Readers, Badges, credential management, Access levels, door groups etc. Strong knowledge in PACS concepts and project management for PACS related functionality rollouts in global implementations
* Experience in Banking, Aviation or Utility sector domain knowledge
* Project Management Professional (PMP), Agile and Scrum lead experience will be a great value.
Education qualifications:
* Bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution in a technical discipline or certificate/and/or experience commensurate to education
* MBA or a Master’s degree is a plus