Mid-level Project Analyst

Role Overview

• Project Management
• Manage projects defined by management (low-complexity projects with approved ROI and an established cost center);
• Identify project stakeholders and the main risks;
• Specify requirements to be included in the project charter and in the project objective within the project management/status tool;
• Plan delivery strategy with the team;
• Negotiate deadlines with external and internal suppliers;
• Adhere to dates set in the timeline or schedule;
• Perform follow-up with interested/involved areas;
• Manage conflicts with project stakeholders and suppliers;
• Execute payments using the cost center created for the project;
• Perform financial closing on the 1st of each month regarding the project's cost center that is being managed;
• Open a ticket with strategic planning to report errors and to request balance transfers to the subsequent month;
• Prepare project status reports for manager approval and distribution to stakeholders;
• Schedule test/UAT dates in the timeline/schedule;
• Check the UAT/acceptance testing spreadsheet for date conflicts;
• Negotiate dates for testing/UAT, ensuring availability of test resources, approvers and environments;
• Monitor UAT to identify defects, coordinating with external and internal suppliers on delivery dates for re-tests;
• Obtain sign-off from involved areas after completion of UAT;
• Schedule production deployment, holding meetings with the Embracon technical team (database, networks, Salesforce team, Newcon, Convert+, mobile app);
• Request that the test analyst raise the change request to schedule the deployment at the agreed date/time;
• Open a ticket with the internal communications team and, if necessary, external communications (clients, partners, sales) to announce the project release, explaining benefits and how to use the delivered tool/software;
• Monitor the deployment with the technical team;
• Control the technical team's activities/backlog (development);
• Share lessons learned with the team;
• Handover to the support/maintenance team via the project management tool;
• Manage contract closure with external vendors (in case of issues, inform the Senior and/or Manager so negotiations can take place).

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology Management, Systems Analysis, Software Engineering, Project Management, or related field;
• 4 to 6 years of experience;
• Microsoft Office – intermediate level;
• Good communication skills;
• Negotiation skills;
• Leadership skills;
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies;
• Familiarity with PMBOK.

Benefits

• Transportation allowance
• Meal or food allowance