Technical Project Manager
Company: Insight Investments Corporate Office - Costa Mesa,
Location: Costa Mesa
Posted on: March 18, 2023
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Job Description:
+ Lead project teams to successfully delivery software
development projects and general IT projects leveraging experience
with Agile, SCRUM and waterfall methodologies + Plan, coordinate
and direct all activities associated with developing project plans,
quality assurance testing, engineering user demos, user acceptance
testing and deployments.+ Maintain a deep understanding of the
requirements of the project including the ability to perform some
QA and testing of the products+ Communicate specific project
technical requirements effectively to both technical &
non-technical stakeholders+ Adopt role of Product Manager/subject
matter expert and trainer for projects requiring it+ Define and
manage project feature requirements, tasks, activities, and
resource allocation and ensure team is using the correct tools and
technologies.+ Manage the end-to-end PMO work effort, leveraging
project management best practices and change management techniques
+ Identify, quantify, and track critical success factors and
expected project benefits/ROI.+ Capture development estimates and
drive to meet timeline deadlines.+ Actively assess project risks
and provide mitigation strategies or contingency plans + Monitor
progress, report status and ensure compliance to governance
standards + Coordinate with vendors and external project managers
to ensure proper communication flow, adherence to budget and
timeline+ Build and maintain relationships with business leaders in
the capacity of a trusted advisor + Ensure business partners are
actively engaged and held accountable for their deliverables+ Keep
management well informed of project shifts/escalations and
news-worthy events + Create/Document and communicate process flows
and changes in a manner that transcends all levels of the
organization+ 5+ years' experience with advanced project and
product management skills; with demonstrated application of project
management fundamentals to complex engineering problems. + Must
have a background in software development or engineering projects,
as well as a strong understanding of quality assurance testing
practices. + Must demonstrate a deep understanding of specific
project technical requirements and be able to communicate those
requirements to both technical & non-technical stakeholders.+
CSM/CSP Certification preferred with thorough understanding of
Scrum Agile Methodologies+ PMP Certification a plus+ Proficiency
with MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Project, Visio, Jira, Confluence,
SharePoint, Teams+ Experience with small to large scale software
project implementations, conversions and data validations, go-live
and post project support+ Experience with finance/leasing industry,
business, IT operations, and supporting systems a plus+ Establish
and maintain project communications with product owners and other
cross functional teams.+ Work with organization to define and
prioritize requirements throughout the project lifecycle+ Manage
daily sprint stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint retrospectives and
sprint demos+ Analyze planned vs. actuals and show improvement in
productivity and reduce carryovers between sprints+ Escalate
projects risks and constraints to senior management team in a
timely manner+ Identify and manage project dependencies and
critical path+ Track and report slippages with workable mitigation
plans+ Manage and communicate capacity issues to developer leads
throughout the project life cycle+ Ensure team is working towards
continuous improvements and applies lessons learned from previous
projects+ Solid facilitation and problem-solving skills and ability
to focus both strategically and tactically to achieve project
goals+ Ability to work with minimal direction+ Solid understanding
of project and change management methodologies + Excellent time
management, documentation, and elicitation skills+ Highly motivated
individual with high level of initiative and an attitude of
willingness to help+ Team player willing to assist others at all
levels of the organization + Demonstrated analytical approach and
problem-solving skills+ Demonstrated ability to direct work across
functional teams+ Bachelor's degree in computer sciences, software
engineering, technology management, product management, business
management, or relevant experience.+ Must be highly motivated
individual with high level of initiative and an attitude of
willingness+ Must be team player willing to assist others at all
levels of the organization+ Excellent verbal and written
communication skills; and excellent interpersonal skills with the
ability to provide superior customer service and maintain
cooperative working relationships+ Strong technical experience
working in Strong organizational and time management skills with
the ability to multi-task and work autonomously or with a team+
Strong attention to detail+ Ability to communicate effectively on a
one-on-one basis or in group setting+ Ability to exercise strict
confidentialityInsight Investments, LLC is an Equal Employment
Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard
to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual
orientation, gender identity, disability, status as a Veteran or
other protected classification.Insight InvestmentsID: 2023-1650
External Company URL: http://www.insightinvestments.com/ Street:
611 Anton Blvd Telecommute: No
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