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Project Manager
Fitch Ratings
New York, NY, United States
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Fitch Ratings and Fitch Solutions are an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer, complying with all laws governing employment in each jurisdiction in which operating, and provide equal opportunity to all applicants and employees. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and other status protected by applicable laws.
Description
We are seeking an IT Project Manager in our IT Infrastructure Group to support the planning and development of Technology Infrastructure projects. The Project Manager is responsible for tracking project progress and changes, ensuring project deadlines are met, managing the allocation of resources, and preparing management reports. The Project Manager will also oversee the process for submitting, vetting, and tracking project proposals.
Responsibilities
• Define project activities, sequence, dependencies, work effort, duration and associated resource requirements
• Liaise with Information Technology Network Teams, Business Stakeholders, and Senior Management to define project scope and objectives
• Plan and manage internal and external project communications, ensuring effective exchange of project information and deliverables to the proper resource teams
• Prepare/maintain the project plan documentation:
◦ organizing the tasks and deadlines of the project
◦ tracking project changes and progress
◦ compiling/filing all summary documents
• Identify, analyze, prioritize, and create strategies to mitigate project risks and form necessary contingency plans, overseeing communication strategy as appropriate
• Assist with technical feasibility, implementation approach, deployment strategies, and QA efforts
• Continued coordination after project completion of any feature additions in future release cycles based on priority and importance
• Work with IT technicians and/or vendor support in the scheduling of user testing and training
• Collaborate with cross functional teams of end users, network administrators, and outside vendors
Qualifications
• At least 3-4 years direct experience in project management
• Strong attention to detail and extremely well-organized
• Superb follow-through; propensity to approach tasks and goals with an ownership mentality
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
• Ability to manage multiple projects with competing priorities
• Strong interpersonal skills, demonstrating an ability to work well with teams & stakeholders
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Proven ability to work in a high demanding environment
• Pro-active problem-solver willing to help achieve project success
• BS in information technology, computer science, engineering or business management
• Global office expansion, cloud solutions and/or security project experience desired
• Working knowledge of JIRA Confluence a plus