Job Title: Project Manager
Job Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Job Duration: 12+ months contract
Job Description:
Document and identify gaps in IT and business processes through process mapping to illustrate current and future state.
Education/ Experience: Minimum Bachelor s degree. Specialization in Business, Finance, Engineering, Science or Math is desirable. 3 to 6 years experience.
Experience in most facets of project lifecycle; proficient comprehension of project management methodologies; genuine commitment to project environment and discipline.
Experience in Information Technology preferred. Skills and Competencies: Ability to quickly learn organizational structure, business strategies and processes.
Knowledgeable on business process modeling, process mapping.
Capable of writing clear and well structured business requirements documents. Contributes to the development of detailed level process maps to facilitate requirements gathering, gap analysis and for training use.
Ability to resolve minor conflicts/issues using different tactics for prior to escalation. Work with team members to understand the needs of the project.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Strong facilitation and presentation skills.
Major Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Identify and analyze business problems and defines the scope of activities required to address the issues, including requirement definition, process review, impact assessment and operational streamlining where appropriate.
Is involved in all aspects of projects, including documentation of project needs, analysis/research of needs and possible solutions, identifying technology and business solutions, gathering, documenting and updating business requirements; reviewing workflow process mapping; developing business testing strategies and working with project members to execute the test plan, recommending preferred solutions, and implementing recommendations.
Manages project documentation (implementation plan, issues log, process maps, etc.) and documents process flows and gaps. Assess, research, analyze and document sponsor/stakeholder needs. Supports the Project Manager in planning, executing, controlling and closing phases.
Develop and maintain strong relationship with business partners and internal/external team members. Identify issues and escalates/manages resolution as required. Coordinates and provides support to the business with the process implementation. Perform other duties as assigned
Additional Skills:
The manager is looking for someone to Manage the project (working groups, meeting schedules, meeting documentation, reporting cadence).
Creation of SIA documents, liaising with Supply Chain, SARC, IMAC and managing initiatives through the approval status; managing change requests, performing QA functions on PM reporting; managing Resource Management functions, tracking dependencies, supporting Projects communication.
Skills: Excel, Powerpoint, project management or PMO, business communication, Six Sigma – nice to have, PMO nice to have, Clarity – nice to have
Work experience: minimum 5 years in project or PMO, experience in communication and executive reporting, some aspects of technical project delivery are required. Communication and OCM is preferred. This is a technical background with strong written and spoken language skills.
Lalitha Ayyagari | D – 703.953.1393
