Project Manager
Edison, NJ

Job Description

Project Manager (Florham Park NJ).10.Project Management TFS.Communication skils Customer handling.�Location: Florham Park NJ

�Initial Term: 6 months & extendable

�Cost: $60-65 per hour FTE $95-100K PA

Responsibility:

�Scopedevelop and manage plans/schedules/deliverables for small to mid-sized projects

�Manage project timelines activities resources and budgets

�Provide weekly status updates and Monthly Executive Status updates

�Manage stakeholder expectations and negotiate with project stakeholders to determine most accurate and appropriate definition of project scope and schedule

�Work closely with technical resources and business analysts in the interpretation of requirements and the translation into design specifications

� Liaise between developers architects business analysts and QA analysts. Foster clear communication between the disciplines.

� Ensure that projects comply with audit requirements

� Work closely with outsource development vendors

� Track performance against objectives and develop corrective strategies when objectives are not being met

� Maintain relevant metrics to provide transparency on team performance

� Resolve conflicting priories in scope schedule and cost for projects among various stakeholder groups.

� Facilitate discussion decision making and conflict resolution

� Remove impediments by engaging the right personnel and or finding the right solution

� Additional projects and assignments as needed

Qualifications Skills and Experience:

� Strong background in IT project management (5 years) with detailed knowledge of the software development life cycle methodologies. PMP desired

� Background in Specialty Commercial Insurance and Reinsurance along with flow of financial information strongly desired

� Proven experience managing small to mid-sized IT projects independently

� Demonstrated ability to plan and manage projects which span both business and IT disciplines.

� Demonstrated ability to successfully apply Agile and SDLC. '28770