IT Project Manager - III

AmNet Services, Inc.; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sensor and networking solutions company in New York is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager. This role involves delivering IT objectives, leading cross-functional project teams using Agile methodologies, and coaching the project management team. Candidates should have over 8 years of project management experience in high-tech environments and a BA or BS degree. Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills are essential for this dynamic role.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience managing large, complex IT projects.
• Experience coaching agile methodologies and working with multi-function teams.
• Solid understanding of software development life cycles and project management practices.

Responsibilities

• Deliver all IT objectives and project initiatives on time with high quality.
• Lead a cross-functional project team using agile methodologies.
• Coach the IT Project Management Team on best practices.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Project management

Leadership

Communication skills

Collaboration

Education

BA or BS degree

MA or MS degree

Job description

America Networks is a leading sensor and networking solutions partner for companies in any Industrial, Manufacturing, and Waste management space. We design and manufacture sensors for storage tanks, water metering, energy metering, gas monitoring, and asset management.

Our founders are hardcore telecommunications engineers with combined 200+ years of experience in designing, optimizing and performance engineering; for several mid – large wireless carriers internationally - that saw a need to provide low power, cost efficient sensors to collect data, create alerts, and predict needed actions. We have combined these sensors with low power, wide area (LPWA) networking technologies to provide clients various options to decrease re-occurring costs associated with operating an IoT network of sensors and connected devices.

We specialize in design, deployment, optimization, and support of these Networks. Whether an off-the-shelf or custom solution is needed, we’ll create a solution and push the data on the best cloud platform to fit your needs, including your own.

Job Description

The IT Project Manager function is essential to the delivery of all IT objectives and project initiatives. The needs of the Business require that Client's desktop, mobile, and call management applications deliver on time with features and quality that exceeds expectations. The goal is an IT delivery organization that enables the best possible experience for our business partners and customers. The IT Project Manager needs to understand the needs of the business, build a cross functional project team and project timeline for delivery, and manage all aspects of the project through completion.

• With the right skills and experience, this IT Project Manager will be expected to perform as a Scrum Master, using agile project management techniques to deliver the most business benefit in an efficient sprint-based approach. This means that the IT Project Manager must have the leadership skills, functional expertise, organization skills, and negotiation skills to lead a small project team through prioritization exercises, scope planning, and project planning exercises in order to determine what application features and enhancements can be delivered and when.
• The IT Project Manager will also be expected to coach the IT Project Management Team to broaden their knowledge of best in class Dev Ops-enabled agile project management techniques and the latest project management trends.

Required Skills

• A proven track record of successfully implementing software or web development projects using Agile methodologies including 8+ years of experience as a Project Manager managing large, complex projects in a high-tech development environment with multi-function teams
• BA or BS degree is required; MA or MS is a plus
• Experience coaching agile and Agile Manifesto experience, working knowledge, and lessons learned.
• Solid understanding of software development life cycle models as well as expert knowledge of both Agile and traditional project management principles and practices and the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit a project and business environment.
• Experience overseeing multi-function project teams with at least 10-15 team members including Developers, Business Analysts, and QA Personnel.
• Collaborative mindset to establish and maintain a productive working relationship with project sponsors and key stakeholder personnel at all organizational levels.
• Eager and willing to proactively and independently keep up with new trends, tools, and industry recommendations.
• Balanced business/technical background; a sufficient level of technical background to provide highly-credible leadership to development teams and to be able to accurately and objectively evaluate complex project risks and issues.
• Experience performing investigation and analysis of project issues. Collect and report production metrics prior to, during, and after project completion to validate results.
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills required. Must be able to present and effectively communicate project goals and results. Requires expertize in creating executive level presentations.