N-tier Solutions is currently recruiting for a Project Manager for Sharepoint for a 6 month contract with our direct client an International Insurance Company with offices in Jersey City, NJ. The Project Manager will be responsible for scoping, planning, leading, and managing multiple medium size projects simultaneously.
This position will focus on a ground-up Sharepoint platform implementation for a Corporate Intranet.
The Project Manager will work closely with the key business stakeholders to define and document the scope for various projects.
The Project Manager will conduct weekly status meeting, track issues, provide updates to management, and ensure that all team members are working as per the tasks on the project plan.
The position requires knowledge of project management methodologies, ability to effectively use MS Project to create project plans, and ability to interact confidently with the business and technical teams to negotiate scope and time estimates.
Individual must be able to communicate effectively with top level managers at the CIO, CTO, VP, SVP level.
The position will focus heavily on planning and managing projects related to delivering inter/intranet websites using Sharepoint Portal technology.
RESPONSIBILITIES: ? Work closely with the Business team to identify scope of the projects and guide and mentor the Business Systems Analysts to solicit requirements and document requirements.
? Work with the Middleware, Quality Assurance and Development groups to estimate effort and document detailed WBS. ? Conduct regular status meetings and deliver detailed weekly status reports to the management.
? Identify risks and propose mitigation strategies to ensure that the project deliverables are completed in time and within budget.
? Proactively identify issues, manage scope creep, and provide input as a subject matter expert.
? Regularly interact with key stakeholders to solicit requirements, share progress, provide demos etc. REQUIRED SKILLS: Candidates MUST have 5+ years experience in managing /delivering large scale projects/programs in Sharepoint technologies.
? Prior experience with Sharepoint deployment absolutely required.
Familiar with SharePoint security concepts, taxonomy and SharePoint content types ? Strong project management skills and knowledge of MS Project required.
Outstanding time management and organization skills.
? Strong familiarity with Software Development Methodologies including SDLC, RUP, Agile.
Knowledge of QA processes, and Change Management tools.
? Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
? Experience in managing two to three medium size projects simultaneously.
Experience in laying out the extended program of work with several release cycles.
? Experience with leading and directing the work of onsite and remote offshore teams.
? Experience in all phases of project cycle with interfacing both with technical teams as well as business users in various organizations.
? Experience in leading and facilitating meetings and team activities, to facilitate productive discussions, and resolve conflicts.
? Experience in using project management methodology (processes, best practices, tools, and templates) effectively.
PLEASE DO NOT APPLY UNLESS YOU MEET THE ABOVE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS: ? Bachelor?s degree or equivalent.
? Candidate should possess strong written and oral communication skills and should be driven by customer satisfaction PREFERRED SKILLS ? PMP certification highly desired.
? Prior experience with web-related tool/product and/or vendor selection ? Prior Business Process Re-engineering experience Please Click Link now to apply for IMMEDIATE consideration: https://web.
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Project Manager for Sharepoint Job in Jersey City, New Jersey US
