Lead Project Manager--Pittsburgh

POSITION PURPOSE:

Directs various medium-sized systems projects of a moderately complex nature and coordinates a team of IT professionals to ensure projects meet goals and milestones. Acts as a liaison for communication between the client and the work team. Does not have supervisory responsibilities such as hiring and performance/pay reviews.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS:

Reports To: Program Manager
Primary Working Relationships: Database Consultant I, Data Consultant, Senior Database Analyst/Programmer, Senior Data Analyst, Database Analyst/Programmer, Data Analyst, Clients, Sales Executives.

Direct Reports: N/A

RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Responsible for assembling a small, part-time project team, assigning individual responsibilities, identifying appropriate resources needed to accomplish task, and developing schedules to ensure timely project completion. *

2. Participates in strategic planning sessions with both client and management to determine the scope and objectives of each project. *

3. Responsible for identifying the role of each project team member. *

4. Responsible for effectively coordinating the activities of the team to meet project milestones.*

5. Responsible for monitoring progress, then updating clients and management on that progress and addressing any conflicts between client expectations and actual work output. *

6. Responsible for resolving day-to-day operational problems and conflicts and recommends improvements where needed. *

7. Responsible for developing, maintaining, or enhancing systems and programs according to client specification. *

8. Assists in providing input/justification for project costs and budget impact.

9. Completes other tasks as assigned.

* Essential Functions

The above statements are intended only to describe the general nature of the job, and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of position responsibilities.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, MIS or equivalent education in a related discipline is required.
Related work experience can be substituted for educational requirement.

Job Related Experience:
Typically requires 5 yrs Project Management or Systems Implementation or related experience.

PMP Certification is a plus.

Management Experience:
Project management experience in coordinating small to medium projects is required.

Functional Area Skills/Knowledge:

1. An in-depth knowledge of how companies existing technology can address our customers’ needs.
2. A strong knowledge of the new technologies emerging in the financial data processing and CRM industries.
3. Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
4. Adaptability.
Strong written, verbal, and non-verbal communication skills.
6. Banking knowledge.
7. The ability to effectively adapt to and apply rapidly changing technology to business needs.
8. A superior understanding of how critical project completion is to client satisfaction.
9. The ability to provide input/justification for project costs and budget impact.
10. The ability to monitor progress, then update clients and management on that progress and address any conflicts between client expectations and actual work output.
11. The ability to effectively coordinate the activities of the team to meet project milestones.
12. Some travel to client site is required.
13. Completes other tasks as assigned.

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