Project Manager

SPECTRAFOR is seeking an experienced customer-facing Project Manager to join the Payments Project Management team. The role involves managing the overall delivery relationship with the Account Management team and a strategically important client, ensuring that expectations are managed and exceeded.

Responsibilities:

• Plans and coordinates all aspects of projects from initiation through delivery
• Develops, defines and executes project plans, project scope, activities, schedules, budgets and deliverables
• Identifies needed resources for projects, defines and assigns major project roles
• Creates project charters to identify project scope, critical success factors, risks, etc
• Manages the project work plan and holds the team and project resources accountable to variances in budget and hours
• Possess thorough understanding of estimation, letters of agreement, master service agreements, staffing model, average bill rates and cost structure by level
• Interacts with sales, systems engineering, product development, and other members of cross-functional teams
• Oversees schedules and budgets to ensure goal attainment
• Ensures requirements for internal technology projects align to operational standards. Develops alternate requirements or document exceptions as appropriate
• Coordinates activities and tasks among project team members, other internal departments and client or vendor/subcontractor organizations as needed to meet project goals and ensure project completion is on schedule, within budget constraints and of the appropriate quality standards for the project scope
• Manages project risks, issues/problems and activity progress to ensure project goals, e.g., deadline, scope and quality are achieved. Assists with problem resolution or risk mitigation as needed
• May include managing the customization of base products to meet client requirements, system integration with other FIS or third-party products or consulting projects and engagements
• Delivers informational and decision-seeking presentations to technical and business groups in FIS and/or in client organizations
• Identifies project management coordination process gaps or areas for improvement, recommends and implements solutions
• May work at client sites from time to time requiring some travel
• Other related duties assigned as needed

Requirements:

• Extensive knowledge of project management standards, processes, procedures and guidelines
• Knowledge of the industry project management best practices, e.g., Prince 2
• Knowledge of various types of IT project methodologies and life cycles, e.g., conversions, incremental, rapid delivery, classic or traditional waterfall phases of analysis, design, development, testing, implementation and the correct project application
• Knowledge of standards relevant to the software industry, e.g., ISO, CMM, Six Sigma
• Knowledge of financial services industry
• Knowledge of company's products and services
• Advanced skill in the use of project management software to manage projects, e.g., MS Project and auxiliary tools, project repository, including risk, issues and action items database, PlanView, SharePoint, and Jira
• Demonstrated skill in managing project budgets and timelines
• Skill in the use of negotiation techniques to reach agreement when there are widely-differing viewpoints
• Excellent Stakeholder Management skills with the experience of influencing senior level stakeholders
• Excellent analysis, problem-solving, team, conflict management and time management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to interact effectively with executive level clients
• Ability to set clear expectations, manage team performance and build high morale among team members
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and carry out assignments that are sensitive in nature
• Demonstratable experience of delivering Credit Cards or Payments Projects