New Job Opportunity:: IT Project Manager

• 8-9 years of work experience in IT Project Management
• Bachelor's Degree minimum
• PMP, PMI, or other Project Management Certification)
• Strong project management and planning skills
• Ability to work on multiple projects at once
• Knowledge of Payment systems

• Authorization and clearing systems
• Client connectivity
• Settlement services

• MS Office: MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio
• 10/10 communication skills (oral and written)
• Ability to manage complex projects

• Serve as a Sr. Project Manager or Program Manager for implementation services provided to Clients. Manages the efforts of technical and business resources (including other project managers where appropriate) required to implement new and add-on organization products and services.
• Responsible for gathering and documenting project requirements while providing client consultative guidance on regulations, fees, features, and functionality.
• Manage multiple and concurrent implementation projects to ensure that all product and sales goals are supported in a cost-effective, timely manner, with a resulting high level of client satisfaction.  
• May direct the efforts of one or more Implementation Managers on complex projects or has oversight and responsibilities for all project activities for a Top Tier client.
• Recognize unique client requirements or special project considerations and work with project resources to resolve issues and mitigate risk. This is essential in meeting the client’s expectations without over-committing internal resources.
• Define scope, develop project plans, and identify project team resource requirements.  Establish project milestones, dates, deliverables, contingencies, and communication plans.
• Will consult/negotiate implementation plans, schedules, and approaches with internal and external clients to ensure organization and client goals are met.  Must be able to influence client decisions through a combination of negotiation and consultative input.  
• Escalate projects that are in jeopardy and work with executive management within the organization and the client organization as appropriate to make decisions and bring appropriate resources to bear to resolve issues.
• Report customer project accomplishments and deliverables to senior management.
• Conduct an analysis of client portfolios, operational infrastructures, and processes in conjunction with implementation projects.
• Recommend opportunities for continuous process improvement for the implementation of products/services, resulting in shorter cycle times, improved efficiency, reduced costs, and increased customer satisfaction..