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Our client, an esteemed law firm, is seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager to join their team.
Responsibilities: Project Planning and Management
- Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success criteria in collaboration with stakeholders.
- Develop detailed project plans, including timelines, resource allocation, and budgets.
- Identify risks, dependencies, and critical paths to ensure smooth project execution.
Stakeholder Collaboration
- Engage with internal and external stakeholders to gather requirements and provide updates.
- Manage stakeholder expectations and facilitate resolution of conflicts or challenges.
- Act as a liaison between technical teams, vendors, and business units.
Execution and Monitoring
- Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure project milestones are met.
- Monitor project progress and performance, addressing deviations from plans.
- Oversee testing, deployment, and transition phases to ensure successful handoff to operations.
Communication and Reporting
- Prepare and present regular project updates, reports, and dashboards for stakeholders and management.
- Maintain comprehensive documentation, including meeting minutes, status reports, and project artifacts.
- Foster transparent communication to ensure alignment and awareness across teams.
Technology Awareness and Process Improvement
- Stay informed about emerging technologies and industry trends to identify opportunities for innovation.
- Evaluate and implement best practices, tools, and methodologies to improve project efficiency and quality.
- Analyze project outcomes and provide recommendations for future improvements.
Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree.
- Current (not expired) PMP certification or equivalent.
- Minimum 5 years of experience running large-scale projects with business-wide impacts using both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
- Ability to successfully manage, organize, prioritize, and execute multiple projects currently using sound judgment and stakeholder input to meet time-sensitive and aggressive deadlines.
- Expert knowledge of and experience with Microsoft Planner, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and project management tools.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to interact and communicate effectively and professionally with all levels of management, staff, and a variety of external entities including vendors and clients.
- Ability to maintain a high level of professionalism and composure at all times in challenging circumstances.
- Exceptional problem-solving, organizational, and time-management skills.
- Technical proficiency to understand and communicate complex systems, integrations, and processes.
- Strong leadership and decision-making capabilities.
- Ability to build relationships and manage stakeholder expectations effectively.
- Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies, enabling effective testing, validation, and implementation of solutions.
- Adaptability to evolving project requirements and organizational priorities.
- Proactive approach to risk management and conflict resolution.
- High level presentation skills.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times.
Competencies: - Communicates effectively: Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
- Being resilient: Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations.
- Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
- Instills trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
- Customer focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
- Drives results: Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
- Situational adaptability: Adapting approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations.
- Optimizes work processes: Instituting the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.
- Action oriented: Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
- Directs work: Proving direction, delegating, and removing obstacles to get work done.