Job Information
TEKsystems IT Project Manager in Okemos, Michigan
This position is a hybrid role in Okemos, Michigan
Tops Skills:
Sr. Applications Project Management experience
Agile experience
Experience leading stand ups and sprint planning meetings
Jira or Azure DevOps (ADO) experience
Experience leading multi projects at once - specifically web development projects
Purpose: The Project Manager will manage multiple custom web application development projects using agile methodologies and provides leadership for projects, as well as setting and improving team standards and processes. Responsibilities include managing scope, capacity, timeframes, sprints, standups, changes. Client management is a critical component of this position. Responsibilities also include business development. Must be a self-starter with strong technical, software, communication, organization, and interpersonal skills.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Serve as the project manager on multiple assigned projects, following documented processes and procedures, and providing regular status and risk updates to the team and client.
• Guides team through the requirements, development, testing, and implementation stages of the project and reviews the completed work effectively and efficiently.
• Serve as the project lead, documenting project activities, managing scope and capacity, setting timelines, identifying and prioritizing tasks, managing change requests, reporting project status.
• Uses independent judgement to carry out assignments that have significant impact on services or programs
• Takes ownership of whole applications and projects, serving as needed in different roles to ensure project success
• Provides experience and expertise in removing impediments, software development processes, and ability to understand and implement client requirements.
• Works with internal and external staff, clients, and partners to ensure that applications developed meets needs and expectations.
• Communicates effectively with teams and clients and serves as a single point of contact for the project.
• Recommend, define, and document industry standard best practices for team implementation.
• Responsible for advancing business development opportunities for the CTS team
Important Skills and Characteristics:
• Able to work with minimal supervision.
• Excellent written and oral communications.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Detail oriented.
• Understands technical development concepts, and the latest software tools and technologies.
• Excellent abilities in the areas of project management, organizational skills, communication, and authentic relationships.
• Willingness to learn and ability to grasp new concepts quickly.
• Experience managing multiple custom web development projects.
• Experience with managing scope, capacity, timeframes, sprints, standups, impediments, and change order requests is a must.
• Self-starter with strong technical, communication, organization, and interpersonal skills sets is required.
• Experience with Azure Dev Ops and Scrum/Agile certification is a plus.
About TEKsystems:
We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.