Tuesday 30 August 2016

We are hiring Project Leader at Saint Louis, MO

Hello,

My Name is Chari, working as Technical Recruiter in Prospect Infosys Inc.,

We are looking for consultant with the role Project Leader at Saint Louis, MO. If you are interested to apply share your updated resume to chari@prospectinfosys.com

Role               :           Project Leader
Location       :           Saint Louis, MO
Duration       :           Long Term

Description:

Job Description: Leading moderate to large scope projects, within a functional area or at times spanning multiple areas, divisions, or outside vendors. These projects routinely carry a moderate degree of risk.
  • Identifying major and detailed project tasks, critical path and resources to complete the project.
  • Eliciting requirements and creating estimates with an appropriate understanding of risks.
  • Ensuring project cost, schedule, scope and quality objectives are met by monitoring, using metrics and controls to measure progress, taking corrective action and escalating issues when necessary. Assess trade-offs to scope using cost / benefit analysis.
  • Allocating, onboarding, assigning, and oversight of resources to achieve project objectives.
  • Planning, identifying, analyzing and resolving project issues and risks.
  • Establishing and maintaining effective communications and relationships across multiple areas, divisions and outside vendors. Providing timely communication of relevant data to leadership for decision making.
  • Leading vendor selection. Monitoring of vendor performance in delivery of products and services. Managing vendor interactions throughout the life of the project.
  • Development and execution of project testing strategy.
  • Managing migration of technology from development through production environments. Transitions product to support area.


Position Requirements: Qualifications Required in the Job:
  • A bachelor's degree is required or equivalent experience.
  • Project management certification (PMP and/or Edward Jones) required within one year of assuming the role.
  • 3-5 years of experience leading projects.
  • 3-5 years of IT experience.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills; effectively communicates with project team, multiple areas, divisions and outside vendors. Incorporates effective listening and collaboration skills.
  • Knowledge of financial industry and/or technical processes, systems and risks


Problem Solving:
  • Effectively analyze and resolve complex problems while working with divisions across the firm. Ability to identify, prioritize, monitor, communicate and/or resolve issues that impact moderate to large scope projects and that require facilitation among multiple areas.
  • Project Leader explores and assesses multiple alternatives, assesses trade-offs to scope using cost / benefit analysis, and recommends solutions that align with department/division goals, which are then subject to approval by senior leadership.
  • Must know when to escalate to leadership, a senior project leader and/or vendors when problems are beyond the scope of their responsibility, ability or experience.
  • Many problems are complex and non-routine. Must be able to identify and propose solutions in gray areas where little or no guidance is available, on a daily basis.
  • They will need to have the ability to identify, prioritize, monitor, communicate and resolve issues that can impact a moderate to large project.
  • Regulations, internal policies, procedures, and guidelines exist which must be followed but still require significant and frequent interpretation to apply to and solve problems.

Decision Making:

  • Make and communicate complex decisions and/or recommendations with consideration for risks, impacts and other options. Some decisions may be in gray areas where little or no guidance is available.
  • Engage appropriate leadership when necessary. Responsible for the day-to-day decisions for their projects.
  • Many decisions will be made independent of review. However, certain decisions may be subject to review by the leader of the project leader.
  • This role requires regularly employing industry, firm and regulatory knowledge in decision making and communicating those decisions to stakeholders across the firm.
  • Explores multiple alternatives and arrives at appropriate decisions, which align with department / division goals and/or firm values.
  • Degree of risk is medium to high, as decisions made during a project's lifecycle can impact the firm's business, technology, performance and ability to meet the client's needs. Other risks include financial, tax, legal and regulatory.

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