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Senior IT Project Manager

Blackstone Talent Group • Contract • Remote (San Francisco Bay Area, US) • 1d ago

Position Details:

Location: Oakland, CA (100% Remote) / Must Live In the State of California (no relocation)

Type: 12 Month Contract (possibility of extension)

$65-75 Per Hour

Must Have:

7+ years of solid project management
We need a PM who worked primarily on infrastructure, security, Cloud technologies, Applications etc.
Experience managing projects to archive accounting system data after migrations to new platforms

Job description

Seeking a seasoned project manager with 7+ years of solid project management experience for our higher education client's IT projects spanning multiple systems & technologies including infrastructure, security, Cloud technologies, Applications etc.

The ideal candidate must have demonstrable project delivery skills

Able to drive project from initiation to closure with smooth handoff to operations teams
Organize project work into Phases, Work streams
Track and report status on entire project, individual phases, individual work streams, milestones, resource utilization, project finances (incl. burn-down)
Comfortable with presenting to executives, sponsors, business leadership team
Proficient in waterfall & Agile methodologies
Thorough in maintaining all project artifacts – charter, executive material, RACI, RAID log etc,
Skillful in project plan creation using MS project
Create project dashboards
End to end effective meeting facilitation (Clear Agenda with outcome, next steps, publishing Minutes, track actions etc.)
Establish project governance & communication plans with clarity

Must Have Qualifications:

8+ years of solid project management
We need a PM who worked primarily on infrastructure, security, Cloud technologies, Applications etc. (Oracle projects are a big plus)
Experience driving projects from initiation to closure with smooth handoff to operations teams
Certification: PMP (MUST – Proof required)
Tool proficiency (MUST): Microsoft Project , Jira
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of relevant experience

Key success factors in a candidate

Self-starter
Proactive; ‘can do’ problem solving attitude; effective navigating ability in ambiguity
Ability to understand organization dynamics & adapt
Audience-specific communication/artifacts
Establish clear roles, responsibilities, ownership
Superior communication skills – Written & Verbal
Ability to influence

Blackstone Talent Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackstone Technology Group, a global IT services and software firm that implements technological solutions across commercial industry verticals and the US Federal Government. Blackstone's global talent augmentation practice was founded in 1998. Blackstone Talent Group has offices in San Francisco, Denver, Houston, Colorado Springs, and Washington, DC. We specialize in providing clients the best talent across a variety of industries and sectors.