Project Manager w/ Java experience -- Newark, DE

Title: Project Manager w/ Java experience
Location: Newark, DE
Length: Fulltime Direct Hire
Industry: Financial
KEY EXPERIENCE:
The main purpose of the role:

To manage projects in accordance with CLIENT’s Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). This person leads a group of project participants to collectively complete project deliverables in accordance with schedules defined in the project plan. This individual also works with other Citi organizations to ensure all CLIENT CITMP processes and policies are adhered to during the course of managing projects. This includes Information Security, Legal and Architectural reviews where necessary.

Summary of the main day-to-day activities of the position:
· Creating, maintaining and tracking progress in a project plan.
· Facilitate project meetings, and produce agendas and minutes.
· Ensure the project deliverables are loaded into the project tracking system (PTS) according to timelines defined by CLIENT’s project management process.
· Ensure key application artifacts are loaded in the Citi System Inventory (CSI).
· Manage project risk registers and issue logs.
· Coordinate the delivery of technical deliverables such as technical design documents, Development Test Plans, etc. with SMEs from various departments within CLIENT.
· Work closely with Client Manager’s on deliverables required from their organization (e.g. Business Requirements Document) and to obtain necessary approvals on all deliverables.
· Work with CLIENT Architecture team to conduct Technology Peer Reviews and to validate proposed solution designs.
· Coordinate testing activities with CLIENT UAT.
· Fiscal Responsibilities & Reporting for all projects,
· Team & Resource Management
· Provide regular status updates to multiple levels of management.
· Complete Information Security reviews and questionnaires and review with Technology and Business Information Security Officers.

Goals and objectives:
· Complete projects in accordance with schedule and budget constraints.
· Effectively communicate with all project stakeholders.
· Ensure timely delivery of status reports and escalate key concerns appropriately.
· Maintain project and application repositories as requested.
Key relationships (internal/external customers, vendors, etc.):
· Develop effective working relationships with technology vendors and other external stakeholders.

Level of the job relative to other jobs within the organization (entry level, individual contributor, manager, or manager with direct report, etc.):
· Senior contributor, providing direction to a team of people but not responsible as their functional manager.

Technical/business knowledge, experience, and skills (certifications, programming languages, etc.):
· Financial Industry experience or Banking knowledge preferred.
· ITIL and PMP a plus, but not required.
· Working knowledge of Java and J2EE application architecture a plus.
· Candidate must have come up through the ranks within a Technology organization. Ideally have a development background, but does not need code for this job.

Non-technical knowledge, experience, and skills (leadership, management, oral and/or written communication, etc.):
· Requires at least 5 years experience managing projects within Electronic Billing, Cash Management, and/or Financial Services industries.
· Experiences in managing projects with a Global wide Stakeholders and Clients
· Experiences in managing Remote (offshore) Project team(s).
· Oral and written communication skills are critical as this individual will host meetings that include various levels of management and provide written status reports to that same audience.

Educational requirements:
· Bachelor’s degree required.
· PMI Membership and/or PMP Certification Preferred
· Advanced degree in a technical area such as Information Systems, Computer Science or Operations Management a plus.


Rick West Open Systems Technologies
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P: 215.399.1247 F: 215.576.2482 rwest@opensystemstech.com

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