The Technical Project Manager works directly with representatives of all organizational areas leading project teams by assigning work to project members, advising project team and project sponsors of any status or implementation issues and recommends solutions as necessary.
Work is varied and requires broad technical and business context. - Oversees or participates in project related communications to various levels of stakeholders (from technical SMEs to executive teams)
Manages the entire project life cycle of detailed project plans and develops and delegates project tasks
Tracks key project milestones and adjusts project plans and/or resources as appropriate
Ensures cross-project dependencies are identified to establish priorities in project completion.
Ensures early detection of risks and appropriate risk response strategy.
Guides issues to closure and escalates obstacles as needed.
May oversee development of business requirements, which align with the overall objectives and manage scope to plan.
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
Job Type: Experienced Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or similar training
5+years of project management experience managing medium to complex projects
Ability to coordinate and work with diverse groups of subject matter experts
Must possess strong technological aptitude along with strong system and process analysis skills
Experience with IIB MQ, Axway Secure Transfer, Connect Direct. IBM Sterling File Gateway, IBM Control Center (formerly Sterling Control Center), IBM Sterling Secure Proxy
Must possess solid business acumen, and have the ability to communicate effectively, conduct meetings and deliver formal presentations
Ability to work effectively independently or in a team environment
Strong analytical, collaboration, leadership, critical thinking, multitasking, and time management skills
Ability to influence successfully in a highly matrix or virtual organization
Some travel may be required
Managers Note:
Working knowledge of application integration services like: Enterprise Service bus, Messaging broker, file transfer, PaaS.