IT Project Manager/Lead/Specialist/ Remote , 4+ Months Contract

IT Project Manager

Location: Remote

Duration: 6+ Months

Only USC and GC

Job Summary: Responsible to plan, execute, and finalize projects according to strict deadlines and within budget and scope. Responsible to obtain necessary budgetary approval. This includes acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of team members and third-party contractors or consultants in order to deliver projects according to plan. The role will also define the project's objectives and oversee quality control throughout its life cycle.

Level of Responsibility:

  • Responsibilities are varied and complex
  • May work outside area of assigned duties
  • Expert in own area of responsibility
  • Works independently
  • Resolves complex problems within area of responsibility
  • Identifies opportunities and innovative solutions
  • Recommends changes in procedures
  • Reviews progress and evaluates results
  • Authority to make decisions related to job responsibilities

Essential Functions:

  • Proactively manage project scope, timeline, risks and budget according to Project Management Office (PMO) processes from beginning to end.
  • Develop and maintain detailed project schedules with dependencies, milestones, critical path and named resources.
  • Communicate and provide continuous visibility to a current schedule according to PMO processes and procedures.
  • Forecast and manage project spend according to PMO processes and procedures.
  • Lead project teams in conflict and issue resolution, and risk identification and mitigation.
  • Conduct project post mortems/lessons learned and create a recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
  • Effectively communicate project Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and success expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
  • Develop and grow relationships with project leaders and stakeholders vital to the success of the projects.
  • Monitor overall PMO performance based on measures and observation and implement improvement mechanisms.
  • Provide coaching on PMO processes to include deliverables, planning, budget management, risk and issue identification and remediation, escalation procedures, project governance, troubled project recovery and other areas that will contribute to project success and process compliance.
  • Provide thought leadership to project teams and stakeholders on project success criteria.
  • Ensure consistency and quality in the project management methodologies, services and deliverables; identifying and implementing improvements.
  • Assist other project managers to ensure governance controls are identified and documented when working with third parties.
  • Provides input for contract, associate, staff and senior level project managers' performance reviews and oversees their day-to-day activities.
  • Utilizes leadership skills to effectively and professionally communicate issues and concerns.
  • Utilizes leadership skills to coach, mentor and training new and contract project managers on PMO standards and processes.

Education/Work Experience:

•Bachelor's Degree in Project Management, Business, Information Technology or related discipline, And 7 years of directly related experience

•Associate's Degree in Project Management, Business, Information Technology or related discipline, And 10 years directly related experience

•12 years directly related experience.

Related experience includes leading or managing projects within an IT setting, working with large data sets and making data-driven analytical decisions.

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Common Interview Questions And Answers

1. HOW DO YOU PLAN YOUR DAY?

This is what this question poses: When do you focus and start working seriously? What are the hours you work optimally? Are you a night owl? A morning bird? Remote teams can be made up of people working on different shifts and around the world, so you won't necessarily be stuck in the 9-5 schedule if it's not for you...

2. HOW DO YOU USE THE DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION TOOLS IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS?

When you're working on a remote team, there's no way to chat in the hallway between meetings or catch up on the latest project during an office carpool. Therefore, virtual communication will be absolutely essential to get your work done...

3. WHAT IS "WORKING REMOTE" REALLY FOR YOU?

Many people want to work remotely because of the flexibility it allows. You can work anywhere and at any time of the day...

4. WHAT DO YOU NEED IN YOUR PHYSICAL WORKSPACE TO SUCCEED IN YOUR WORK?

With this question, companies are looking to see what equipment they may need to provide you with and to verify how aware you are of what remote working could mean for you physically and logistically...

5. HOW DO YOU PROCESS INFORMATION?

Several years ago, I was working in a team to plan a big event. My supervisor made us all work as a team before the big day. One of our activities has been to find out how each of us processes information...

6. HOW DO YOU MANAGE THE CALENDAR AND THE PROGRAM? WHICH APPLICATIONS / SYSTEM DO YOU USE?

Or you may receive even more specific questions, such as: What's on your calendar? Do you plan blocks of time to do certain types of work? Do you have an open calendar that everyone can see?...

7. HOW DO YOU ORGANIZE FILES, LINKS, AND TABS ON YOUR COMPUTER?

Just like your schedule, how you track files and other information is very important. After all, everything is digital!...

8. HOW TO PRIORITIZE WORK?

The day I watched Marie Forleo's film separating the important from the urgent, my life changed. Not all remote jobs start fast, but most of them are...

9. HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A MEETING AND PREPARE A MEETING? WHAT DO YOU SEE HAPPENING DURING THE MEETING?

Just as communication is essential when working remotely, so is organization. Because you won't have those opportunities in the elevator or a casual conversation in the lunchroom, you should take advantage of the little time you have in a video or phone conference...

10. HOW DO YOU USE TECHNOLOGY ON A DAILY BASIS, IN YOUR WORK AND FOR YOUR PLEASURE?

This is a great question because it shows your comfort level with technology, which is very important for a remote worker because you will be working with technology over time...

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