Project Manager

Sonoma Consulting Inc.; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT consulting firm is seeking a Senior Project Manager responsible for managing IT and business teams, guiding system configuration, and overseeing vendor tasks. The ideal candidate will demonstrate proven leadership in fast-paced environments, exceptional communication skills, and effective planning abilities. This role involves facilitating executive interactions, negotiating resources, and managing project budgets as well as ensuring smooth data integrations. This position is based in Madison, Wisconsin.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to effectively lead projects from inception through to implementation.
• Experience with executive communications and interactions.
• Demonstrated effective planning and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage IT & business teams during requirements gathering and system configuration.
• Oversee external vendor tasks including systems testing and training.
• Guide internal IT team to ensure timely data integrations.

Skills

Proven success in a fast-paced environment

Effective project leadership

Excellent communication skills

Problem-solving ability

Planning and organization

Tools

Office software

Project management tools

Job description

Halo Group is a premier provider of IT talent. We place technology experts within the teams of the world’s leading companies to help them build innovative businesses that keep them one step closer to their customers and one step ahead of the competition. We offer a meaningful work environment for employees, attractive and interesting engagements for consultants, and cutting-edge digital innovation for our customers.

We delight in helping our customers execute their digital vision. Big projects or small, Halo Group knows that by combining the highest quality talent with our unwavering support, we will become an invaluable extension of the team.

Halo Group's experienced consultants in Detroit, Atlanta and Dallas specialize in all areas of product/project governance, UX/UI, multi-platform applications, quality assurance/testing, cloud computing, and data analytics.

• INC 5000
• Future 50
• 101 Best and Brightest
• Michigan 50 Companies to Watch
• Goldline Research - “Most Dependable Companies”
• Ernst & Young - “Entrepreneur of the Year” Finalist

Job Description

Position Description: Sr-level experienced PM; accountable for standard PM accountabilities & activities: strong communication & facilitation skills, project scoping, planning, facilitation, risk & issue management; project financials, etc

Responsibilities

• Managing IT & business teams, guiding them through the requirements gathering and system configuration efforts. Additionally, there are change management, training and other components to be developed and executed.
• Managing the external vendor tasks including detailed requirements, system configuration, integrations with systems, testing, training, and post-implementation support.
• Managing the internal IT team. There will be a Technical Lead assigned to help identify integration tasks for the software tool. The PM will be responsible for guiding this person and the developers to ensure clean data integrations are completed in a timely manner.

Qualifications

Skills and Requirements:

• Proven success in a fast-paced environment
• Prior experience with package solution implementation upgrades & vendor engagement
• Proven ability to effectively lead projects from inception through to implementation
• Experience with executive communications and interactions
• Excellent listening, verbal, written communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate groups/teams to include planning, presentations and moderation
• Effectively able to solicit information for appropriate sources
• Demonstrated ability to analyze information, solve problems and adapt to different work environments
• Demonstrated effective planning and organizational skills through previous work assignments
• Ability to negotiate for resources, budget dollars and contracts for projects
• Expert use of widely used office & project based software tools

Additional Information

Title: Project Manager, Senior Project Manager, PMP Project Manager, PMO Project Manager

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