Senior Project Manager

Company: SquarePeg
Location: New York
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

SquarePeg is working with a global organization at the forefront of reinventing the internet - they are looking to build a PMO and hire a Senior Project Manager to set it up and build a team. The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for establishing a PMO in a global distributed company doing research on rebuilding the internet. This will mainly focus on building a culture of project management for software engineers. This person will manage and control all project-related interfaces: planning, directing, and coordinating project activities with the ownership for successful completion of all project deliverables to the business within established financial, schedule, and quality objectives. We want to make a difference and we're looking for people to help us do just that. Responsibilities

• Define and prioritize project tasks establish project goals, requirements, and desired results
• Establish project charter, facilitate review with project steering committee, key stakeholders and project team, and gain charter sign-off
• Identify and assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority to project team personnel
• Manage project execution, controlling, and closing phases
• Establish schedules and project parameters; develop procedures to accomplish project goals
• Coordinate the work across multiple projects with staff from various functional departments
• Gather and review status reports prepared by project personnel and modify as necessary
• Track the execution process to ensure that project team adheres to reporting requirements
• Facilitate team meetings to discuss and review the work
• Act as focal point for project problem resolution and escalation as well as establish conditions for and manage project closure
• Ensure the software development quality provided and delivered meets that in the agreed plan
• Ensure that the team follows all formal and informal best practices in software development and other initiatives
• Establish, track, report, and update as needed on project budget, actual expenses, and forecasts of remaining expenses
• Work with software development group manager and accounting to assure project costs are allocated and reported properly Qualifications
  • 5 -8 years previous project management experience
  • Experience setting up a PMO
  • Proven track record of successfully leading multiple projects teams through the full software development life-cycle to deliver business goals and requirements
  • PMI-ACP (PMI Agile Certified Practitioner) preferred but not required
  • Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) Certification preferred but not required
  • Knowledge of software development life cycle (SDLC) processes
  • Knowledge of project management methods and tools
  • Strong leadership and team building skills
  • Energetic motivator that excels at managing cross functional teams

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