Are you an experienced Project Manager with a desire to excel? If so, then Talent Software Services may have the job for you! Our client is seeking an experienced Project Manager to work at their company in Saint Paul, MN.

Primary Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

• Understand the Project drivers and expected business outcomes.
• Develops the project management plans in collaboration with key stakeholders including the vendor to achieve business outcomes.
• Facilitates the day-to-day aspects of Project schedule, scope, and quality.
• Collaborates as necessary to elicit, document, prioritize, and follow through to completion business and solution-related requirements.
• Develops and coordinates application support training with the vendor.
• Logs and follows through to disposition Project-related risks, action items, issues, and decisions.
• Performs risk management; escalates issues and risks as needed.
• Provides complete transparency to project performance.
• Controls scope to achieve value within the approved time and cost; recommends timely corrective actions.
• Collaborates to develop a workstream transition plan.
• Monitors progress and reports status.
• Other duties as assigned.

Primary Deliverables:

• Project Management Plans
• Scope statement
• Work Breakdown Structure
• Project Schedule
• RAID Register
• Risks
• Action Items
• Issues
• Decisions
• Documented, prioritized, and fulfilled business and solution-related requirements (as applicable)
• As applicable, project deliverables including Training Content Development and Coordination
• Communication Plan
• Quality Management Plan
• Workstream Transition Plan
• Status Reports

Qualifications:

• B.S. or B.A. degree (4 years)
• 5+ years experience as a senior project manager including an application implementation
• Demonstrated ability to elicit and document business requirements and create process flows
• Ability to collaborate with a vendor for application support training
• LOCAL to the Twin Cities metro area
• Business acumen
• Elicitation skills
• Relationship-building skills
• Practical and pragmatic process-orientation; efficient and effective
• Has or can quickly earn trust and credibility with stakeholders and Project team through action and transparency
• An "honest broker” – can deliver bad news in good ways
• Ability to communicate up-down-and-across
• Influencing skills
• Analytical, strategic, creative, and systems thinking skills
• General management skills
• Ability to analyze problems, identify and evaluate options, and implement solutions
• Ability to determine priorities, plan workload, and meet deadlines
• Knowledge of Project management best practices; ability to adapt to the needs of the organization/Project.
• Performs at high levels under pressure, even during organizational chaos
• Coachable; open and receptive to continual feedback
• Proficient in MS Office suite and collaboration tools

Preferred:

• Experience managing technology projects in state, county, or city governments or non-profit sector
• PMP certification from PMI, or other Project management certification
• Demonstrated competency in small group facilitation and business relationship management
• Note: Diverse and bilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.