Project Manager - Chicago, United States - Spectraforce Technologies

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    Description
    Title: Project Manager (AccessManagement )

    Duration: 12 months (possibility of extension)

    Location: 100% Remote

    Notes

    Access management is one of the domains on their identity access management domain, which includes single sign-on services and multifactor authentication service

    Project
    • Single sign-on and multifactor authentication enablement (SSO and MFA enablement project)
    • In place for 2/3 years
    • Rebase lining done last year to include enterprise application
    Overview
    • Working with multiple BA's and technical resources
    • Excel skills will be preferable (as they have a large chunk of data in their master file)
    • Assists with validation and correction of the data, create chart
    Challenges
    • The PM was not actively monitoring the health of the project and keeping the task items
    • The PM was unable to validate the data continuously
    • Wasn't able to speak to their resume (claiming to have skills but weren't able to explain)
    • No sense of urgency
    • Lack of interest in getting things done
    Requirements
    • Has experience working with a couple of clients before
    • Detail oriented
    • Good task management skills
    • 5+ years of experience will be ideal
    • PM with multifactor authentication, background in process improvement, and using JIRA
    • (or that kind of stuff) will be ideal
    • Access management
    • Technical PM skills will be highly preferable and if not, then PM skills will be fine (as they can be trained)
    Top skills
    • Strong, structured PM backgrounds (must be able to demonstrate)
    • Access management
    • Excel familiarity
    Additional Questions
    • Industry? The airline will be helpful
    • PMP certification? Will be highly preferred but not the deciding factor

    Description:

    • Develop scope statements/charter statements, project plans and lead/manage core teams to the successful implementation of activities for highly complex projects/programs for external/internal customers.
    • Continuous assessment of-project progress ensuring status reports are current and reflect real-time nature of readiness, risks, and their ramifications.
    • Developing project progress/status reports on weekly, monthly quarterly basis.
    • Develop and deliver presentations tailored for all levels of management, including Senior Level Leaders.
    • Learning new technologies quickly and become familiar with complex ordering and billing systems, with a strong understanding of the supporting systems, processes and organizational infrastructure.
    • Budget and expense control for project and strategic alignment of project to business unit objectives.
    • Timely project completion and delivery.
    • Analysing work plans and schedules. Responsible for resource requirements/allocation.
    • Acts as project team leader, working with daily issues/escalations that may arise, and calmly deal with personnel to constructively resolve conflict resolution.
    Qualifications:
    • Must have a strong knowledge of Project Management tools and practices and must have very strong written and verbal communication skills.
    • PMI/PMP Certification and Knowledge of Telecommunications Technologies are highly desirable.
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