Big Data - Project Manager

blueStone; Stamford (CT); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruiting firm is searching for an experienced Big Data Project Manager in Stamford, Connecticut. The candidate will provide project management support, manage a team, and ensure adherence to program governance. Requirements include strong communication skills, proven Big Data experience, and technical understanding of relevant tools. This role involves stakeholder management and delivering projects effectively in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills to influence and negotiate effectively.
• Proven experience in Big Data from a technical perspective.
• Ability to work in fast-changing environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide project management support for data foundation work.
• Manage and guide a team for effective project management activities.
• Build and manage end-to-end project plans.
• Conduct stakeholder management to ensure timely updates.

Skills

Excellent written and spoken communication skills

Proven experience and understanding of Big Data

Experience in similar-sized organisations

Good technical understanding of data and information services

Tools

Big Data tools

Data Quality and Governance

Job description

Overview

blueStone Recruiting is a national search firm with a focus of placing top Big Data talent from the Analyst level to Architects with prestigious organizations nationwide.

Job Description

Our client is a Pharmaceutical company and is seeking a subject matter Big Data Project Manager.

Qualifications

• Providing project management support to IT management for data foundation work stream
• Managing and guiding a team to carry out detail project management activities effectively on a day to day – effectively tracking tasks and reporting progress
• Build and manage end to end Project plans
• Resource, budget management for IM work stream
• Leading related calls and meetings to drive progression and problem resolution.
• Stake-holder/relationship management to ensure that messages/updates are timely, objective, factual and consistent.
• Adherence to program governance at all times.
• Support technical resources and others in the delivery ‘circle’ as/when needed.

The major challenges of the role includes:

• Delivery in line with expectation.
• Stake-holder/relationship management.
• Steady head in a fast-changing environment.
• Focus on the problem at hand and not allowing distraction

Skill, Experience & General information Required:

• Excellent written and spoken communication skills with experience of successfully influencing others, negotiating effectively and winning over audiences with compelling and persuasive presentations
• Proven experience and understanding of Big Data from a technical perspective.
• Experience of operating in similar-sized organisations.
• Good technical understanding ex Big Data, majoring on data and information services.

Technical

• Broad knowledge of Big Data tools and their capabilities
• Good technical understanding of the following Big Data Technologies
• Infrastructure, Data Quality and Governance
• Data replication, streaming and extraction

Additional Information

Work with blueStone recruiting to find your next Big Data role. You can find us at http://bluestonerecruiting.com. We look forward to speaking with you.