Project Manager
Nutley, NJ, United States
A financial firm is looking for a Project Manager to join their team in New York, NY.
Pay: $65/hr W2
Responsibilities:
Manage program plan, dependencies, risks, and schedules and ensure that they are well-defined and communicated appropriately
Track, mitigate, and escalate issues or impediments with Product, Design, and Engineering partners
Prepare, plan, and deliver program updates to internal stakeholders
Partner with internal Compliance, Marketing, and Funds groups to ensure content and product launches are successful and in regulatory compliance
Facilitate and ensure collaboration across project teams by leading impactful meetings and managing our centralized documentation
Drawing upon Agile development practices, tailor the team's processes to best meet their needs, and improve those processes as the team grows and evolves
Manage cross-functional project plans and help build product roadmaps
Proactively anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, and communicate tradeoffs across the business to optimize intended project outcome
Set the tone for and work well in a collaborative and iterative environment
Initiate and document best practices and processes that will help the team maximize efficiencies and mitigate risk
Qualifications:
Required A Bachelor's Degree from accredited institution
5+ years of experience in program management, project management, or a similar role
Proficient in using JIRA, Confluence, and Smartsheet to anticipate, identify, and proactively manage risks, issues, and dependencies
Analytical and data driven decision-making experience
Deep knowledge of the art and science of program management, with a toolkit of both Agile and traditional project management methodologies to use as needed
Experience facilitating and managing communication channels within the project, including meetings, workshops, email, and documentation
Ability to work daily with engineering; communicate, coordinate, and manage dependencies
Project and maintain an authoritative presence across the full scope of the project lifecycle
Strategic quick-thinking that helps predict and solve for issues before they arise
Take initiative and ownership of the Program Management plan
Preferred Familiarity with investment vehicles and asset management
Experience with Sitecore or other enterprise Content Management Systems
Fintech or financial services experience
Software Migration Project/Program Manager Experience
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