IS Project Manager

Job Title: IS Project Manager Location: Cary, NC (The work will be mostly remote, but we need candidates in these location for occasional meetings.) Duration: 11+ Months (Strong potential for conversion/extension, but this is a long-term project.) Main Accountabilities: CLIENT is looking for senior IS Project Manager with experience managing IS projects in a global environment, utilizing both Agile and Waterfall methods. The senior IS Project Manager will primarily be responsible for running CLIENT’s larger and more complex IS projects; ensuring scope, schedule, cost, and quality are met according to global KPI measurements. Key areas of accountability include: Ensure successful delivery of the IS project; closely collaborating with the business project manager on overall project success and all required project documentation Plan, schedule, coordinate, and deliver the IS project outcomes to time, scope, cost, and quality Monitor and control project financials, including oversight of budget consumption and project invoicing Provide external contractor/consultant engagement management in terms of ensuring execution of the agreed delivery proposal; inclusive of ensuring contract and claims management is in accordance with contractual agreements Ensure appropriate CLIENT IS Project Management standards, methods and processes are followed Proactively work with IS and business leadership to establish project management plans (plan projects, objectives, value/benefits, scope, timeline, resources, cost, and risks) for assigned projects Ensure consistent project communications, including formal project status reporting on performance against plan and expected business outcomes Proactively manage project issues and scope changes to minimize the impact on the comprehensive portfolio execution plan Actively seek to find and manage interdependencies between projects, ensuring proactive collaboration between the projects as well as proactive engagement and management of global and local project participants and stakeholders Adeptly identify and manage project risks, ensuring appropriate risk mitigation plans are in place and schedules are managed according to the risk conditions In conjunction with CLIENT’s global IS service delivery model, collaborate with Workforce and Service Managers to ensure successful delivery of assigned projects Liaison with the IS Run organization to ensure timely planning and engagement of hand over to operations as a part of the overall project plan Facilitate project close out, including value delivery assessments and capture of key lessons learned Basic Qualifications: Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Computer Science, MIS, Business, or related field 8-10+ years of experience managing programs and projects PMP® certification or similar Budget Responsibility: Expected sum of active projects budgets $1-50 MUSD Program/Process Scope: Americas applications and infrastructure environment Job Type: Contract Pay: $50.00 - $70.00 per hour Schedule: 8 hour shift Application Question(s): Best number and email ID to reach you? Education: Bachelor's (Preferred) Experience: Managing programs and projects: 10 years (Required) Utilizing both Agile and Waterfall methods: 6 years (Required) License/Certification: PMP (Required) Work Location: In person