Project Manager
Role description
As a Project Manager, I oversee the entire project lifecycle, from project definition through implementation, ensuring that all deliverables align with the agreed scope, cost, schedule, and quality measures. I am responsible for developing comprehensive project plans, driving project milestones, and ensuring effective communication with the project team and key stakeholders. I also provide day-to-day direction to project resources and ensure effective change management throughout the project lifecycle. Additionally, I prepare documentation, status reports, and manage project budgets. My role requires excellent communication, interpersonal, negotiation, and problem-solving skills, with specialized knowledge in MS Project, Visio, Excel, and Word.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities:
- Manage large projects that minimize risk, deliver predictable results, and consistently meet or exceed deadlines.
- Develop project plans and drive milestones, ensuring adherence to scope, schedule, and cost constraints.
- Establish effective communication plans and provide day-to-day direction to cross-functional project teams.
- Lead the preparation of project documentation, status reports, and budgets, ensuring stakeholders are informed of project progress.
- Drive effective change management throughout the project lifecycle, adjusting plans as necessary to accommodate project developments.
- Leverage MS Project, Visio, Excel, and Word to support project tracking, reporting, and documentation.
- Apply judgment and creativity to develop pragmatic solutions that balance big-picture impacts with specific problem details.
- Identify conflicts in project schedules and work to resolve discrepancies efficiently, ensuring project continuity.
- Lead and motivate cross-functional teams, demonstrating strong relationship management and trust-building skills to foster collaboration.
Education & Required Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience managing large and complex system projects.
- Expertise in project management techniques and methodologies, with a focus on delivering Information Security projects.
- Knowledge of Information Security principles and experience delivering cybersecurity projects.
- Strong leadership, decision-making, and team-building abilities, with experience managing business partners, technology resources, QA, UAT, and other critical stakeholders.
- Proven ability to communicate effectively across all levels, with strong written and verbal communication skills in both English and Spanish.
- Experience with office automation and project management tools, including MS PowerPoint, MS Project, and Visio.
- Bilingual in English/Spanish.
- Experience with systems development methodologies and managing virtual environments.