Infrastructure Project Manager / Chicago, Illinois ( Remote ), 5+ Months Contract

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Job title: Infrastructure Project Manager / Chicago, Illinois ( Remote ), 5+ Months Contract in Chicago, IL at Suncap Technology

Company: Suncap Technology

Job description: Title: Infrastructure Project Manager

Location: 100% Remote

Duration: 4-5 months with potential to extend

Team: PMO Team

Overall Scope:

The project manager will be responsible for planning, managing and monitoring their Informatica Power Center migration efforts and other infrastructure initiatives.Responsibilities:

Projects are managed and delivered using Azure DevOps (ADO). Deliverables include:

1) Creating and maintaining project plans in ADO

2) Identifying, reporting, and escalating risks and issues using ADO

3) Define, groom, and prioritize epics, features, and user stories

4) Facilitate Product Backlog Grooming Meetings

5) Facilitate Release Planning Workshops

6) Produce Release Plan

7) Facilitate Sprint Review and Retrospective Meeting

8) Implement sprint process improvements

9) Manage and monitor project costs against budget

Must Have Skills:

Bachelor's degree in a related business field.

Successful Agile project/program management experience; at least 3 in the professional services sector with an emphasis on technology and culture initiatives.

Proven ability to prioritize and drive solution-centric efforts across a geographically distributed Agile teams of business and technology professionals.

Strong background/experience with the utilization of digital, cloud-based emerging technologies and data analytics to drive innovation and client service.

Excellent oral and written communication skills - Ability to communicate difficult subject matter in a clear and concise fashion and enable successful delivery of innovation.

Ability to effectively execute job duties in a collaborative manner and with sound judgment, pragmatism, and a bias toward results.

Self-confident, is comfortable presenting information to large groups of people, facilitating meetings, and building consensus.

Strong and demonstrated skills in conflict resolution, collaboration, negotiation, influencing, and leadership.

Strong organizational skills including critical thinking and problem-solving skills, as well as attention to detail and multi-tasking skills.

A practitioner of project management with multiple years of experience and practical application of various Agile project management methodologies, tools, and tactics.

Highly action-oriented, with a leadership style characterized by strong influencing skills; someone who is a change agent who can build collaborative relationships.

A practical project and change practitioner who delivers services with a pragmatic approach to solving business challenges.

An advocate of continuous process improvement and proven experience in driving process efficiency, and simplification.

An engaging and approachable personality and a significant history of working successfully with all levels of staff, from front-line through senior executive.