Location: San Francisco or Sacramento, CA (This position is a remote position and are onsite only when needed.)
Duration: 3 Years Contract
REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE
- Over 5 years of experience managing multiple medium to large complex projects.
- Demonstrated experience in developing project approach, plans and schedules.
- Proven track record in leading, organizing, and coordinating multiple work activities simultaneously.
- Proven track record in delivery of on-time, on-budget projects with a high degree of user satisfaction and quality.
- Proven track record implementing varying principles and techniques of project management, including the ability to develop and track complex project plans, manage risks, manage scope, and manage resources.
- Experience in managing project financials (budgeting, forecasting, tracking and reconciliation).
- Proven track record of managing complex relationships among customers and stakeholders on projects which has significant executive oversight.
- Knowledge of product development principles.
- Proven track record of building coalitions among various stakeholders.
- Experienced at establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
- Experienced with the principles of full life cycle systems design, development, and deployment.
- Experienced with providing clear goals, responsibilities, and providing measurable performance and feedback.
- Excellent analytical capabilities and the ability to breakdown complex ideas into manageable pieces.
- Ability to identify and evaluate alternative solutions, costs and benefits.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with both technical and non-technical audiences, including creating and presenting executive summaries to steering committees and other executive level leadership.
- Experience managing technical projects, including conflict resolution, issue escalations, status reporting and resource management.
- Excellent oral, written, analytical and communication skills with the ability to lead a technical discussion to both technical and non-technical staff.
- Excellent presentation skills for both technical and non-technical audiences, including creating and presenting executive summaries to management and technical committees.
- Excellent analytical, verbal and conflict resolution skills.
- Experienced with MS Office applications including Word, Excel, Project, and Visio.
Additional Skills/Qualifications Desired:
- Recent experience in Public Sector.
- Samples of relevant published work are desired such as technical implementation plans, roadmaps, user documentation, test plans, scope of work, project summary sheets, etc.
- Certified project manager (PMP) with agile/scrum training and certification.
