IT Project Manager – 8-Month Contract - Atlanta, Ga (remote)
- $45/hr. W2 only
- No 3rd parties,
- No C2C,
- No visa transfer or sponsorship
- Atlanta residents only for occasional team meetings
Responsibilities
- Conduct Initial Project Risk Review (IPRR). This includes requirements associated with audit, risk, security, privacy, compliance and other key functions
- Provide orchestration between the Workstream Leads (WSLs) and Governance Partners
- Ensure initiative quality control and reviews of intake questionnaires to identify potential gaps
- Prioritize initiatives across workstreams before review by Governance Partners
- Facilitates appropriate design discussions across Governance Partners and Workstream leaders
- Be responsible for deploying project management best practices, methodology, tools and templates for the process and completion of these reviews
- Conduct weekly project meetings as needed and issue meeting minutes to ensure thorough communication of project plan and objectives to the team
- Provide project updates in weekly status reports to upper-level management (including executives)
- Prioritize resources and manage deliverables to meet both project objectives.
- Build schematic process maps and/or workflows
- Ensure proper closure and archiving of project records and documentation.
- Report delays in critical path tasks to key stakeholders and recommend solutions and risk mitigation strategies for on-time completion
- Bridge the gap between highly technical and non-technical resources.
Required:
- Minimum 7+ years’ experience as a professional project manager
- Bachelor’s degree
- PMP Certification
- Expertise in governance, risk and compliance a strong plus; including security and privacy
- Proven experience in people management, strategic planning, risk management, and change management
- Expert proficiency in creating write-ups, presentations and executive reporting.
- Demonstrated ability to write clear, concise project documentation
- Excellent communication, time-management, and information-gathering (including requirements gathering) skills
