IT Project Manager (Date and Reporting) - NYC / Remote

Position: IT Project Manager (Date and Reporting) Duration: 12+ Months Location: NYC / Remote Mode of interview: Video interview Job Description: The Data Project Manager has single point responsibility for successful planning, execution, monitoring, control, and delivery of the project. The Project Manager plays a key role in increasing project success with dedicated and accountable leadership for individual projects. Required Skills - Project Management (Application Development, Agile), Cost Management, Risk Management, Account Growth, and more The major responsibilities of a Project Manager are: Project Management

• Manage various critical aspects of a project: scope, time, cost, quality, human resources, risks & communication.
• Manage timely, high-quality, & cost-effective service delivery to the client
• Identify business needs of the client, act as an interface between the technical team and the client.
• Create project plan to track progress, plan timelines and share with client.
• Work with the Architect and Technical Lead to prioritize and track new functionality and ongoing releases.
• Provide support during Validation and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) phases with the client team to ensure all business requirements are met.
• Provide regular status updates to stakeholders on project progress.
• Manage project dependencies and critical path, track project timelines and milestones.
• Work with QA and Documentation teams to ensure success of the total project.

Resource Management

• Optimize resource allocation, ramp-up and ramp-downs
• Ensure smooth induction of resources in project..
• Manage team - allocate task, manage schedule, and monitor progress regularly.
• Reward and recognize performance.
• Provide motivation and direction to the team for successful completion of tasks.
• Delegate responsibility appropriately and empower team members to deliver results.
• Foster a team environment that attracts and retains world-class talent.
• Ensure that each team member has adequate skills and knowledge on technology, project management and software engineering processes.

Communication & Collaboration

• Be the single point of contact (SPOC) for various support groups.
• Map out communication protocol and the points of communication between Nagarro and the client and partners.
• Facilitate regular communication and coordination involving client team with the rest of the development team and answer questions related to project progress, performance, and decisions.
• Provide regular status updates to the client via emails, scheduled status meetings, ad-hoc discussions etc.

Risk Management

• Manage and mitigate project risks - conduct a risk assessment for the project using the governance guidelines and report an assessment of project health and impending risks
• Identify and implement risk mitigation actions.
• Monitor risks, develop and execute risk mitigation plan at completion of every major milestone including project closure.

Change Management

• Follow the change management process to review and accept changes affecting scope, timing, cost, and/or quality, as required and get them signed off from the client.

Quality Management

• Ensure the quality of the deliverable and client satisfaction.
• Understand the expectations of various stakeholders and seeks to satisfy them: client, users, governance group, senior management, team, support groups.
• Maintain overall schedule, timeliness of the team's deliverable.

Experience and Qualification: Minimum of:

• 12 years of IT experience
• 5 years of prior project management experience
• 2 years of experience working in the US.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English language
• Prior experience with public sector clients preferred.
• Candidate should be willing to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment and deal with ambiguity.

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