Project Manager

TheTalentos; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

TheTalentos is seeking a senior project manager in McLean, VA. This role requires led multi-project delivery with a proven track record, strong stakeholder management, and meticulous attention to detail. The successful candidate will manage scope, timelines, budgets, risks, and change controls for complex initiatives.

Initial remote work is possible with a planned transition to onsite work as offices reopen; a hybrid model (3 days onsite, 2 days remote) is expected to align with team needs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience and a proven track record of delivery.
• Experience leading multiple projects with attention to detail.
• Strong ability to manage cross-functional stakeholders and communications.

Responsibilities

• Define and review project scope.
• Plan and track execution while maintaining profitable engagement with stakeholders.
• Coordinate milestones with all project stakeholder groups.
• Define and lead financial management for the project.
• Track actuals against milestones and adjust plans as needed.
• Translate cross-team dependencies into actionable plans.
• Analyze staffing requirements and resource allocations.
• Ensure delivered products meet business requirements and quality standards.
• Proactively identify and manage risks and plan risk mitigation.
• Lead change management processes for projects.
• Track budgets, forecasts, and variances; report progress.

Tools

Jira

HP PPM

PowerBI

MS Office

Job description

This is a senior position for an experienced project manager with at least 5 years of project management experience working on multiple projects with a proven track record of delivery and attention to detail.

Requirements for the position:

• Define and review project scope
• Successfully plan and track execution while maintaining profitable engagement stakeholders
• Work closely with all project stakeholder groups to coordinate the project milestones
• Define and lead financial management for the project
• Track project actuals against defined milestones and revisit the overall plan as and when necessary
• Understand and translate cross-team dependencies into actionable plans
• Analyze staffing requirements and resource allocations
• Ensure delivered products meet defined business requirements and are of high quality
• Proactively identify and manage risks.
• Plan for an effective risk mitigation
• Lead change management process for projects
• Track projects against approved budgets and report on forecasts and variances
• Provide periodic progress reports on project status
• Resolve issues in a timely manner
• Work with multiple stakeholders to meet the desired objectives
• Build a communications strategy and execution plan for the project
• Understands how to communicate difficult/sensitive information tactfully.
• Become engaged with multiple squads and work alongside scrum masters and Product Owners to ensure project audits are fully compliant and documentation is properly kept
• Manage tasks and timesheets for multiple Agile squads

Software Skills Desired:

• Jira
• MS Office suite with intermediate+ knowledge of Word, Excel (pivot tables), and Powerpoint
• HP PPM
• PowerBI

ADDITIONAL INFO

All candidates presented must know that when hired for the role that they will start out working remotely initially due to COVID-19 the offices closed but that they must be expected to work onsite in the office once offices are reopened (tentative target in Q2). When office reopens: 3 days onsite, 2 days remote (subject to change based on team business needs).