Sr. Project Manager

One of our Premier clients is looking for a Technology PMO Project Manager. General Overview The individual who has full responsibility and accountability for the execution of the Project as well as the outcome. Responsibilities Coordinating the completion of required SDLC artifacts and approvals, including uploading to repositories Coordination of internal and external resources and third parties/vendors. Deliver projects against operating plan on time, on budget, on quality and experience Development of detailed project plan and schedule to track progress and milestones Refinement of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders. Creation of project level status reporting and development communications plan Manage and identify availability and allocation of project Resources, in partnership with Resource Manager. Initial point-of-contact for project escalations Managing & tracking project budget, risks, and issues Primary Liaison with Business Project Managers, responsible for ensuring project status alignment with Business PM. Qualifications/Competencies Business/IT degree qualified Five or more years’ project management experience in Technology Broker Dealer/Financial Service or other heavily regulated industry experience Active PMP certification required Organizational skills in planning, implementation and reporting of a project. Skilled in managing full lifecycle of project delivery: creation of production processes and procedures, support model requirements and business acceptance & handover Detail-oriented Thrives in collaborative environment Ability to identify and manage risk. Ability to escalate when necessary. Experience in managing project budgets and multi-faceted projects Good communications skills, with customers, team and stakeholders Business & IT strategy experience Customer-focused mindset Knowledge of related software tools (Jira, TFS, PlanView, Strong leadership capability – experience of communicating and engaging staff, peers and stakeholders in the delivery of projects Experience managing virtual teams based globally Experience in delivering multiple, large scale and budget technology projects including infrastructure projects