Project Manager

Sonsoft Inc; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing tech company based in Michigan is seeking an experienced project manager. The candidate will design and coordinate project teams, follow standard project management practices, and communicate effectively with stakeholders. Key qualifications include 7+ years of project management experience, skills in project scheduling, and strong leadership abilities. The role requires a Project Management Professional certification and expertise in Agile methodologies. This is an excellent opportunity to lead projects in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of solid project management experience.
• 7+ years of experience with project scheduling tools.
• Strong leadership and communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Designs, plans, and coordinates work teams.
• Follows project management industry practices.
• Communicates with stakeholders and project sponsors.

Skills

Project management skills

Project scheduling

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Leadership

Communication skills

Agile Scrum

Technical communication

Education

Project Management Professional certification from PMI

Tools

MS Project

Job description

Sonsoft , Inc. is a USA based corporation duly organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Georgia. Sonsoft Inc. is growing at a steady pace specializing in the fields of Software Development, Software Consultancy and Information Technology Enabled Services.

Job Description

Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field. Relies on limited experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required. Works under limited supervision with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

• Designs, plans, and coordinates work teams.
• Follows standard project management industry practices such as the PMI's framework.
• Understands business and technical objectives of a project and works closely with project sponsor.
• Creates project charter and work plan and tracks budget and schedule progress via appropriate metrics.
• Establishes project organization and methodologies and defines roles and responsibilities.
• Documents risks and develops mitigation plans.
• Manages scope.
• Creates and implements a communication plan.
• Builds an effective team, assigns tasks to team members, and evaluates outcomes.
• Negotiates resources.
• Communicates to stakeholders and project sponsor.
• Identifies, tracks, and ensures resolution of issues and removal of barriers.
• Provides technical support to project team members.
• Handles complex application features and technical designs.
• Designs and implements the components required for complex application features.
• Generally manages a group of applications system analysts.
• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Professional certification is highly desirable.

Qualifications

Required Skills:

• Solid skills in project management utilizing a formal project management methodology. Desired 7 Years
• Solid skills in project scheduling utilizing a project scheduling tool such as MS Project. Desired 7 Years
• Solid skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Desired 7 Years
• Strong leadership and communication skills. Required 7 Years
• Ability to communicate technical terminology at levels appropriate to the audience both orally and in writing. Required 7 Years
• Experience in project planning, scheduling, tracking, issue/risk management, and status reporting. Desired 7 Years
• Experience managing projects utilizing Agile Scrum. Desired 2 Years
• Project Management Professional certification from PMI. Required
• State of Michigan Project Management Methodology or equivalent Project management methodology based on PMI and CMMI Desired 5 Years

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.