Senior IT Project Manager (Hybrid - NYC)

With roots dating back to the 1800s, our Customer is a global professional services firm HQ’d in New York City with businesses in insurance brokerage, risk management, reinsurance services, talent management, investment advisory, and management consulting. Today, they are a unique group of businesses with many enduring competitive advantages. Among them are the quality of their colleagues, deep client relationships, vast global footprint, depth of intellectual capital, and cohesive and collaborative culture.

We are seeking a contractSenior IT Project Manager to help support our Customer's business needs. This role is hybrid (3 days remote 2 days onsite/week) in NYC.

Responsibilities:

• Project Planning: Develop a comprehensive project plan that outlines the project scope, objectives, timelines, budget, and resources required to complete the project successfully.
• Project Execution: Manage the project team and ensure that all project activities are completed on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
• Risk Management: Identify potential risks and develop strategies to mitigate them, ensuring that the project stays on track and within budget.
• Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders, core team members, extended project team to ensure that project goals are met.
• Communication: Communicate project progress, risks, and issues to stakeholders, including senior management, project sponsors, and team members.
• Resource Management: Manage project resources, including personnel, equipment, and materials, to ensure that they are used effectively and efficiently.
• Quality Management: Ensure that project deliverables meet the required quality standards and that project processes are followed consistently.
• Change Management: Manage changes to the project scope, schedule, or budget, ensuring that they are properly documented and approved.
• Project Closure: Ensure that all project deliverables are completed, and that the project is closed out in a timely and efficient manner.Support peers and less experienced HR Managers as required to ensure that the team delivers a consistent and high-quality service across all locations for which it is responsible.

Skills/Qualifications:

• 5-10 years of Project Management experience
• Experience of managing Finance system projects a must
• Minimum experience with 5 full Project Life Cycles (preferably with MNCs)
• Experience with both Waterfall and AGILE methodologies
• Global experience (LATAM, EMEA, NA)
• Full project management lifecycle experience
• Financial Systems background (Oracle EBS or SAP)
• Waterfall and/or Agile experience
• PMP nice to have but not required
• C-level engagement experience
• Someone who will ‘roll up sleeves’
• Expertise in using Project Planning Management tool
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) to clearly and concisely convey information to stakeholders of all levels
• Strong leadership skills, ability to motivate and inspire team members to achieve project goals
• Good time management skills to be able to manage your own time and time of team members to ensure project deadlines are met
• Problem solving skills to be able to effectively identify and solve problems that arise during the project, including to think creatively, identify potential solutions and make informed decisions
• Ability to work in fast paced dynamic environment, working independently with proactive approach to tasks???????

We offer a competitive salary range for this position. Most candidates who join our team are hired at the median of this range, ensuring fair and equitable compensation based on experience and qualifications.

Perks are available through our 3rd Party Employer of Record (Available upon completion of waiting period for eligible engagements)

Health Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life (including spouse & child), 401k, STD/LTD, AD&D, and Commuter Benefits program.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.