MANHATTAN SCALE- PROJECT MANAGER-REMOTE/Travel-US,

  • Full-time

Company Description

MANHATTAN SCALE- PROJECT MANAGER-FT WORTH OR REMOTE 30 to 70% TRAVEL

Fort Worth, Texas or Pittsburgh PA., United States

 

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Niche Talent Finders with Headquarters in Dallas, Texas, is your smart recruiting source that connects highly experienced IT, Accounting & Finance, and Operational professionals both domestically and internationally with top companies across multiple disciplines and industries.  NTF specializes in recruitment consulting, contract research & sourcing, recruiting projects, retained and contingent placement for professional and executives across multiple technologies, disciplines, and Industries.  NTF provides a multitude of cost effective recruiting solutions for small to midcap to Fortune 1000 companies seeking quality talent with SAP, Oracle, EAI, ECM, HCM, Microsoft’s Stack of Technologies, leading edge Web Development technologies and tools, ILM, MDM, Data Storage, WMS, WCS and many niche applications and technologies.  We have deep expertise across multiple industries from Utilities, Oil & Gas, Financial Services, Software & Services, Big 4, Systems Integrators, Healthcare Technology, Retail, CPG and Manufacturing professionals globally

Job Description

This position can be contractor for hrie or full time role remote with up to 75% travel if you're not located in the Keller/Fort Worth area.  The Project Manager provides value to our customers by managing all phases of the software development life cycle. This resource will be responsible for identifying and defining system requirements, project planning, project status reporting, software modifications, long term support, ability to work with multiple business units, leading diverse teams and working with outside customers. To be successful, this resource must be detailed oriented and willing to dive into the details of a project to flush out issues and risks, while simultaneously possessing the ability to see the bigger picture and understand the interdependencies of the overall program. This resource must have excellent leadership skills that can work with a diverse project team consisting of resources from all parts of the organization (both IT & Operational Business Units). This resource will be will be required to manage multiple projects at a time.   The position is responsible for:

The Project manager MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH MANHATTAN SCALE

  • Single point of contact between Client and      Customer/Operations for IT-related work
  • Facilitating design meeting between      Customer/Operations, IT and CLIENT
  • Defining system requirements, flows and interfaces      based on Customer/Operations needs
  • Developing Software Specifications, Project & Risk      Management Plan, and Project Timelines
  • Defining types of resources and assign specific      resources for project
  • Defining interfaces required and methods of      transmission
  • Providing overall leadership and management of IT      project resources
  • Cultivating and maintain strong relationships with the      Customer's management and project teams
  • Managing project risks by anticipating      development/deployment issues and provide immediate resolution or      escalation where required
  • Weekly status reporting of projects
  • Working closely with Senior Management in reporting  project status and concerns 

Qualifications

 

The successful candidate will have:

  • A BA/BS degree preferred (Computer Science or related field a plus)
  • Five (5) to ten (10) years of IT experience in applications development and software/systems implementation
  • Four (4) to six (6) years of project management experience in both Technical Project Management (traditional Requirements, Design, Code, Test, Deploy) and Business Project Management (Training, Communications, Metrics, Business Requirements, etc.) experience a must
  • Proven ability to direct one or more project teams and coordinate with one or more clients and their teams through the project life cycle
  • Proven ability to coordinate deliverables and dependencies with other groups
  • Proven ability to identify resource needs, perform quality review, and escalate functional, quality, and timeliness issues appropriately
  • Working knowledge of communication protocols
  • Excellent project/time management skills required
  • Excellent verbal and written communications skills
  • Strong problem solving and troubleshooting abilities
  • Self-motivated and able to perform with minimal supervision
  • Experience using Microsoft Project, Word, Excel & Visio required
  • Experience on projects involving systems used for distribution operations or returns operations  plus
  • Experience with Tier-1 supply chain software solutions (e.g., Manhattan Associates, Red Prairie) a plus
  • Working knowledge of SQL a plus
  • Working knowledge of Oracle or SQLServer databases a plus
  • 30% Domestic and International travel

Additional Information

Please apply online and answer questions to the best of your ability. if theres a problem submitting please email resumes to [email protected] .  No visa sponsorship at this juncture.