Role: SME Project Manager
Location: Jackson, MS 39211 โ Remote
Duration: 5 years
Position Description:
This position will require a qualified Project Manager to take the lead in the following tasks:
ยทย Manage IT Projects to include defining projects, tracking progress and status reporting
ยทย Establish and maintain Project Managements Standards
ยทย Develop a comprehensive project repository to improve the ability to estimate resources for future IT projects
ยทย Establish and maintain an Enterprise Project Portfolio containing multiple projects
ยทย Requirements Management: gathering, analysis, organization and reporting
ยทย Documentation of new development (User Guide, Systems Guide, other)
ยทย Coordinate activities across different organizational functions
Required Skills:
Must be able to effectively communicate (verbal and written) requirements with stakeholders as well as development team
Must be able to collaborate with Senior Management and other Project Managers, Business Analysts, Architects, QA
Team, and developers to ensure requirements are communicated, accepted, and meet expectations
Knowledge of PMI standards and Processes, and success in managing IT projects
Use of project management and work management tools such as Azure DevOps and Git
Experience with Information Technology Project Management and K-12 Education is a plus
Project Management Professional (PMP) or Program Management Professional (PgMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI)
Must be familiar with software and database development concepts to include test cases, quality assurance, creation of diagrams, flowcharts and work flows of business processes and data flow
Must be able to translate and simplify requirements from stakeholders into written requirement documents for development team. Documents include Formal Requirements Document, Functional Design Document, Technical Design
Document, Technical Use Cases, User stories, Business Cases, Requirements Traceability Matrix, Test cases.
Provide hands-on project management of enterprise-wide projects including all phases of project life cycle and/or software development life cycle as well as support a project management team
Strong experience in mapping business processes into technical documentation
Strong experience in developing Business Cases, Benefit Analysis, and identifying Risks
Preferred Skills:
Project Management Certification
Scrum
Agile