Data Center Project Manager

Client: Financial Services

Position: Data Center Project Manager

Location: hybrid in Coppell, TX

Job type: contract to hire

Responsibilities:

Define and review project scope

Successfully plan and track execution while maintaining profitable engagement stakeholders

Work closely with all project stakeholder groups to coordinate the project milestones.

Define and lead financial management for the project

Track project actuals against defined milestones and revisit the overall plan as and when necessary Understand and translate cross-team dependencies into actionable plans

Identify and secure resources required to execute the plan and monitor resource utilization by continuously analyzing staffing requirements and resource allocations

Ensure delivered products meet defined business requirements and are of high quality

Proactively identify and manage risks.

Plan for an effective risk mitigation

Lead and define the change management process for projects

Track projects against approved budgets and report on forecasts and variances

Support the iterative business planning process

Provide periodic progress report on project status and create a dashboard for sponsors

Ensure senior management remains abreast of status and hold them accountable for facilitating mitigation of risks and resolution of escalated issues

Inspire and lead through effective team management

Resolve issues in a timely manner

Work with multiple stakeholders to meet the desired objectives

Build a communications strategy and execution plan for the project

Understands how to communicate difficult/sensitive information tactful

Required skills:

6+ years of technical project manager experience

Experience managing data center projects

Familiarity with SNOW, Agile methodology, JIRA

Experience leading technical projects from the beginning

Good Communication

Comfortable interacting with mid level associates