Senior Associate Project Manager Job in Digitas

OVERVIEW

Your Role - who are you

As a Senior Associate Project Manager- we are looking at seasoned practitioners, 5 to 9 years of experience who have rich experience in delivering projects in Mobile and Web Technologies.

Job description

Work closely with stakeholders and development teams to analyze business needs, gather requirements, and process flows, including documentation of all features with acceptance criteria

Demonstrate a strong command of technical details to translate proposed solutions into functional specifications with technical team.

Lead the Continuous Improvement efforts for Digital Marketing Requests to define and prioritize with global business marketing units that flow into the Continuous Improvement Development Queue.

Work with wider Pearson Technology group to identify options for meeting technology requirements, and identify the cost, benefit and impact of each option

Support the creation of a technology testing plan for each functional deployment.

Your Responsibilities - What you will do

Involved in all aspects of a project and has dual ability to maintain the broad vision required for executing a project, including strategic thinking and leadership. Oversees the intricate details of a project from inception through launch. Has a strong understanding of the Client's business, industry, economic model, organizational trends and customer needs in order to lead with relevant digital marketing solutions. Partner across teams to recommend and determine appropriate project execution models (waterfall and/or agile practices) and determine project engagement type (Retainer, Fixed Fee, Time and Materials). Establishes Client and project governance models and maintain for every project with Client, and/or Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). Serves as a central point of contact for project estimates, utilizing department leads and SMEs to determine estimates for their team's activities. Facilitates the creation of accurate project plans with clearly defined milestones, deliverables and tasks. Work with department SMEs to determine department level deliverables and create resource allocation/staffing plans for the lifecycle of the project.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

o Good knowledge of Project management tools like JIRA

o Planning and Defining Scope

o Activity Planning and Sequencing

o Resource Planning

o Developing Schedules

o Time Estimating

o Cost Estimating

o Developing a Budget

o Documentation

o Creating Charts and Schedules

o Risk Analysis

o Managing Risks and Issues

o Monitoring and Reporting Progress

o Team Leadership

o Strategic Influencing

o Business Partnering

o Working with Vendors

o Scalability, Interoperability and Portability Analysis

o Controlling Quality

o Benefits Realization

o Stakeholder Management

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

B. Tech in Computer Science