Technical Project Manager-Contract- (12 Months +)

$184,000 - $194,000/Yr

Sia Partners - New York, NY

Full-time - Mid Level

Hybrid - New York, NY

1,001-5,000 employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Sia Partners is a next-generation management consulting firm that combines AI and design capabilities with traditional consulting to deliver superior value to clients. We are currently seeking a Project Consultant to serve as a Technical Project Manager for a significant application migration project. This role is designed for independent professionals interested in temporary or project-based work, with an expected duration of 12 months and the potential for extension. The position is hybrid, based in New York, NY, and requires a commitment of 40 hours per week. The expected compensation for this contract role ranges from $184,000 to $194,000 per year, depending on various factors such as skills, experience, and location. The Technical Project Manager will be responsible for coordinating activities, resources, and information sharing to ensure the successful delivery of projects and key milestones. This includes managing and maintaining the project work plan, schedule, risks, issues, and documentation using project management tools and techniques. The role requires proactive management of performance, cost, scope, schedule, quality, and other key project management activities. The Project Manager will act as the primary point of contact, communicating project status and Key Performance Indicators to all participants and stakeholders. Additionally, the role involves overseeing periodic weekend project execution activities every 6-8 weeks, managing work stream and governance meetings, and ensuring that clients' needs are met as projects evolve.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate activities, resources, and information sharing to ensure project delivery and key milestones.
• Manage and maintain the project work plan, schedule, risks, issues, and documentation using project management tools.
• Monitor, track, and report on project progress, ensuring clients' needs are met as projects evolve.
• Proactively manage performance, cost, scope, schedule, quality, and other key project management activities.
• Identify, manage, and escalate risks, issues, and change requests to appropriate decision makers.
• Act as the point of contact and communicate project status and Key Performance Indicators to all participants and stakeholders.
• Successfully manage numerous resources, including functionally and organizationally aligned resources.
• Oversee the end-to-end integration of various work streams to deliver intended project solutions.
• Manage project execution, integration, and implementation.
• Maintain meeting minutes and action item follow-ups for work stream and governance meetings.

Requirements

• 10 or more years' experience as an IT project manager in infrastructure-related projects, including network, servers, and database solution deployments.
• Ability to coordinate and oversee infrastructure and development teams' execution.
• Background in technology, Linux, Microsoft Server, networking, market data, and middleware.
• Experience in managing application migrations to public cloud, especially to Azure.
• Self-starter, proactive, and able to work well with diverse groups.
• Clear, concise written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Comfortable facilitating and presenting to groups.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with MS Project, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Jira, and Kanban.
• Possesses professional knowledge of product/function and applies knowledge to project activities to enhance delivery.
• Deep understanding of all project management disciplines and their key activities, processes, and artifacts.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience as a Scrum master.
• Six Sigma certification.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or Project Management certificate.
• Financial Services experience.
• ITIL certification.
• Experience managing large scale migrations and/or complex technology implementations.

Benefits

• Statutory Time Off - Sick
• Medical, Dental, Vision: Eligible for Purchase Option
• 401(k) Participation: Eligible after one month of employment with matching and 100% vesting first day of participation