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Birlasoft · 11 hours ago

Subcontractor

Philadelphia, PA

Contract

Onsite

Senior Level

Birlasoft is seeking a Project Manager to lead IT projects from start to finish. The role involves managing multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring project schedules and financial forecasts are maintained, and facilitating communication among stakeholders.

Software

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Leads IT projects from start to finish

Manages three (3) or more projects simultaneously, depending on project complexity, duration and lifecycle phase

Manages a project team of matrixed resources

Resolves challenges presented by resource and schedule availability in matrixed organizations

Creates and maintains detailed project schedules for accurate schedule tracking and progress reporting that is effort-driven and auto-scheduled

Reconciles project team time cards from time card system with planned hours in project plan; investigates and resolves variances between planned and actual time reported on time cards; adjusts project task effort/duration with the project plan as necessary to maintain correct forecast of ETC

Maintains and reconciles the project financial forecast in the project financial accounting tool; investigates and resolves variances between forecast and actual project costs

Proactively releases excess project funds if not needed or requests additional funding when necessary due to requested baseline changes

Accurately follows all documented PPM processes, procedures and templates

Anticipates, identifies, and manages project risks, issues, assumptions and decisions; escalates in an appropriate and timely manner

Prepares twice-monthly project status reports for each assigned project

Meets regularly with project team(s), business sponsors/stakeholders, portfolio manager(s), and other key stakeholders

Facilitates the completion, approval and storage of project artifacts including approval documents

Ensures compliance with project management governance standards

Develops project charter, communication plan, risk management plan, responsibility matrix, resource plan, roles, responsibilities and project reporting structure

Sets frequency and type of interactions, extent of involvement of stakeholders and the process to resolve disputes

Assists in maturing and improving the PMO practice by providing support and feedback

Initiates and ensures project management and methodologies are followed and change management procedures and supporting tools are used in executing all projects as appropriate

Qualification

Software DevelopmentRisk ManagementProject ManagementInsurance Software ApplicationsIntelligent Automation (RPA)Communication SkillsTeam LeadershipProblem Solving

Required

Leads IT projects from start to finish

Manages three (3) or more projects simultaneously, depending on project complexity, duration and lifecycle phase

Creates and maintains detailed project schedules for accurate schedule tracking and progress reporting that is effort-driven and auto-scheduled

Reconciles project team time cards from time card system with planned hours in project plan; investigates and resolves variances between planned and actual time reported on time cards