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Job Description

Project Manager will work as part of the Cloud Navigator team and working closely with Operations, and Cloud engineering teams to assist application organization with migrating to the cloud. The Project Manager may be responsible for leading meetings, managing ongoing processes, stakeholder management, change management, internal and client communications, and administrative tasks.

The Project Manager will coordinate schedule tasks and track the progress via dashboards, meetings and collaboration, reporting results to leadership. They will closely monitor tasks, meet deadlines, and develop plans as needed. The project manager will assist leadership in managing program deliverables, reporting, identifying threats and opportunities and providing support for initiatives through resolution.

Some of the responsibilities include, but are not limited to, working collaboratively with the client and across internal and external teams to plan, document, lead, organize, motivate, and promote transparency of the project's status and health.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for migrating project applications to the cloud based on documented processes and procedures of the program


• Assisting clients with understanding forecast vs. budget and cost optimization efforts as they relate to the cloud budget


• Managing application development organizations cloud migration based on proven processes


• Managing deliverables to ensure input is capture in a timely manner for reporting out to client or leadership


• Removing project blockers and managing escalations as required


• Maintaining status changes, team hand-offs and high-level technical requests


• Assist with the planning and implementing project financials based on approved funding


• Strategically providing resolutions and continual moving tasks forward as required


• Documenting and communicating the results of your efforts


• Working closely with cross-functional teams, clients, and leadership staff

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's Degree


• Years of Experience: 5 years


• Must have experience managing Information Technology related projects


• Must be well versed in life cycle and project management methodologies


• Must have financial experience tracking costs, schedule, forecast and budgets for each project managed


• Must be able to identify and mitigate risks


• Able to work and analyze both independently and as part of a team


• Good communication and interpersonal skills capable of maintaining strong relationships


• Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills


• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks


• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities


• Attention to details even under pressure with minimal supervision


• Time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines


• Strong written and oral communication skills


• Technically savvy with the ability to quickly learn new programs

Candidates that do not meet the required qualifications will not be considered.

Preferred Qualifications

• Cloud project management experience


• AWS Cloud Certification


• Cloud cost management experience


• Competency in Confluence and Jira applications


• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment


• Contracting and cost optimization experience a plus