Technical Project Manager Web, Agile/Scrum, CMS in New York, NY
Solution IT Inc. is looking for an Technical Project Manager for 1 of its clients in New York NY 10112 Position title Technical Project Manager ? Web, Agile/Scrum, CMS Responsibilities ?The Technical Project Manager will be responsible for leading technical implementations of clients Digital Backbone Initiative - a common solution for Web Content Management, Identity Management, and Video Management - across the organization?s digital brands. ?The Project Manager is responsible for supporting the delivery of these engagements with each of the individual brands, using Agile/Scrum and traditional methodologies. The Project Manager will drive project planning, scope management, risk management, change management, budget and resource planning, cost and effort estimation, tracking and issue resolution from inception through launch. ?Applicant must be able to effectively champion the benefits of the project to maintain buy in as well as demonstrate the benefit to the business after completion of the project. ?Facilitate the negotiation of scope throughout the project to meet timelines as well as provide the appropriate business value to the business. Proactively manage the project risks and issues and define the appropriate mitigation strategy and remediation plans respectively. ?Stretches her-/himself and others to drive things forward & Foster relationships with various OTS teammates and work with them to accomplish project tasks. Adhere to and contribute to the OTS development and implementation process, best practices, and standards. Necessary skills ?Min 6+ years in Project Management. ?3+ year?s background leading technical projects in the digital media industry ?Background using the Agile methodology to define, scope, manage and deliver technical projects ?Background with Rally or other Agile Project Management tools ?Expertise to build spreadsheets in Microsoft excel ? including the creation of pivot tables, writing complex formulas and preparing executive summaries ?Expertise to create PowerPoint presentations that conveys project goals, details and outcome using more imagery and less verbiage ?Background leading technical implementations of a Drupal CMS ?Bachelor?s degree in Computer Science, Info Systems or related position from an accredited college or university ?Background successfully communicating with others both verbally and in writing ?Demonstrated expertise to think critically about a problem and visualize various scenarios for an outcome, communicating any risks to client management ?Demonstrated expertise to operate independently and to work with minimal supervision Work Site