Project Manager (IT Projects)
Electronic Systems
- Alexandria, VA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Serves as the subject matter expert in the development, management, and implementation strategy of IT project plan and coordinates with project stakeholders and product owners to ensure appropriate interests/value are represented, functional requirements are included in the analysis and design, and business practices are addressed.
- Defines the project's strategy through business analysis, stakeholder management, requirements gathering, contract management, risk management, functional design, and change management.
- Translates business needs into technical solutions and recognizes the relationships and impacts between business interests and technical solutions.
- Works with product owners and technical leads to proactively manage stakeholder expectations, project scheduling, user communication, risk management, benefit analysis, quality reviews, and implementation strategies.
- Leads project requirements gathering through business analysis and workflow design approach involving stakeholder interviews, functional design, workflow modeling, change management, and use case development.
- Establishes partnerships with all stakeholders to develop, implement, and deliver innovative solutions.
- Identifies and manages conflicts, project performance related concerns, and collaborates with project teams and stakeholders to resolve issues.
- Conducts and documents software pilots and feasibility studies to support the acquisition process.
- Reports project status and provides communications and development standards across all project development efforts.
- Develops and delivers briefings, project plans, risk assessments, and other deliverables to senior management.
- Captures project metrics and develops reports for various audiences.
- Identifies and manages customer's requirements; oversees necessary training.
- Identifies technology resources required to implement administrative technology initiatives.
- Serves as liaison between the business and IT organization to develop request for proposals.
- Serves on and/or coordinates technology products or service selection panels.
- Oversees vendor and contract management including working on the scope definition and
- implementation of project planning techniques.
- Performs related duties as required or assigned.
- Combination of education and experience equivalent to a bachelor's degree in a field related to information systems, or business management.
- Knowledge of best practices with respect to customer service and customer-oriented account.
- Knowledge of business and information technology practices and trends by comparable school systems or businesses.
- Knowledge of technology-related issues and how they might impact on assigned customers.
- Knowledge of appropriate local, state, and federal laws and regulations dealing with technology.
- Skill in multiple types of project management frameworks and methodologies (such as Agile, Scrum, Kanban).
- Ability to implement technology solutions, work with multi-disciplinary teams, and to function as a team leader.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.