IT Project Manager

Comma Recruitment are looking for an IT Project Manager that possesses a combination of expert project management, leadership and facilitation skills. This candidate will have the ability to plan, manage and deliver exceptional projects on time and feature complete.

This person is solution oriented and “project -centric”; skilled and comfortable at handling the “tough conversations” with stakeholders, while maintaining a high level of trust through integrity.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with internal teams to identify clear project scope, facilitate level of effort and establish realistic timelines.
• Lead project planning, discovery, development, launch and reporting/maintenance stages for clients.
• Author detailed customer requirements documentation (ie: BRD’s) to firm scope and timelines for client approval.
• Build strong relationships with clients through diplomatic facilitation and effective communication.
• Create, monitor and forecast changes in project budgets and identify any future growth opportunities.
• Develop detailed project plans with critical path activities; baseline and identify any risks/impacts to timelines, scope and budget.
• Apply critical, creative and strategic thinking at each stage of the project lifecycle, while deftly maneuvering project changes, scope creep, risks, blocks, issues, actions and updates.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience managing IT projects
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is an asset
• Demonstrated ability in communicating well with clients, addressing their concerns carefully and effectively
• Proven ability of executing successful projects that are on time, within budget and in scope
• Creative, out-of-the-box problem solving and strategic thinking
• Exceptional written and presentation skills; the IT project manager must be able to effectively communicate technical requirements into business goals to clients and internal teams and vice versa

• Familiarity with common delivery and project management tools (Azure, Jira, SharePoint, Microsoft Project and others)
• Understanding of Agile and Waterfall Methodologies, web-based technologies, and software system architecture.
• Strong ability to actively identify, retrieve, understand and accurately disseminate, highly technical (IT) project information
• Ability to educate and guide stakeholder’s on process
• Working level knowledge of IT Infrastructure and programming techniques
• Ability to learn quickly and work with best practices
• Perform other tasks as required

Please forward resume to [email protected]