Technical Project Manager

Intralot - North Little Rock, AR

Full-time - Mid Level

North Little Rock, AR

Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries

About the position

Intralot, Inc. is a leader in providing integrated gaming and transaction processing systems, innovative game content, and value-added services to state-licensed gaming organizations. The Technical Project Manager will play a crucial role in managing and overseeing all aspects of technology projects to ensure they are completed on time and within budget. This position requires a strong understanding of technology and the ability to create and maintain strong relationships with customers to ensure their satisfaction. The Technical Project Manager will be responsible for managing the scope, cost, schedule, internal staffing, and outside vendors, as well as preparing reports for upper management regarding the status of projects. The role involves creating and executing project work plans, identifying necessary resources, and assigning individual responsibilities. The Technical Project Manager will manage the day-to-day operational aspects of projects, review deliverables prepared by the team, and ensure that project documents are complete and stored appropriately. Additionally, the manager will create deployment plans and facilitate maintenance releases during deployments, working closely with customers to build a project roadmap that includes both revenue and non-revenue generating initiatives. In terms of project accounting, the Technical Project Manager will track and report team hours and expenses, manage project budgets, and analyze project profitability. Leadership responsibilities include working with leadership to ensure projects are compliant and in scope, managing Business Analysts (BAs), and providing support and coaching to emerging managers. This position is essential for ensuring that projects are executed effectively and that the company meets its financial and operational goals.

Responsibilities

• Creates and executes project work plans and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
• Identifies resources needed and assigns individual responsibilities.
• Manages day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope.
• Reviews deliverables prepared by team before passing to client.
• Effectively applies our methodology and enforces project standards.
• Prepares for engagement reviews and quality assurance procedures.
• Reviews and assists with creating BA artifacts.
• Minimizes exposure and risk on project.
• Ensures project documents are complete, current and stored appropriately.
• Creates deployment plans and facilitates planned and maintenance releases during deployments.
• Manages projects from pre-conception through Hypercare.
• Works with customer to build a project roadmap which comprises of revenue and non-revenue generating initiatives.
• Facilitates retrospectives post releases to ensure lessons learned are applied to the very next release.
• Tracks and reports team hours and expenses on a weekly basis.
• Produces weekly project status and progress reports that capture all project matrices needed for C-Level reporting.
• Manages project budget.
• Determines appropriate revenue recognition, ensures timely and accurate invoicing, and monitors receivables for project.
• Follows up with clients, when necessary, regarding unpaid invoices.
• Analyzes project profitability, revenue, margins, bill rates and utilization.
• Works in conjunction with leadership to ensure projects are in scope and in compliance.
• Manages BAs and ensures that they are meeting company and site KPIs.
• May provide support and coaching to emerging managers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
• 4-7 years of experience in related field or area
• Certification in Project Management strongly desired
• Understands basic revenue models, P/L, and cost-to-completion projections and makes decisions accordingly.
• Understands company pricing model and billing procedures.
• Ability to prepare budgets and cost estimates.
• Accurately forecasts revenue, profitability, margins, bill rates and utilization.
• Assures project legal documents are completed and signed.
• Identifies business development and 'add-on' sales opportunities as they relate to a specific project.
• Leads proposal efforts including completing project scoping and LOE assessments.
• Effectively conveys our message in both written and verbal business development discussions.
• Effectively communicates relevant project information to superiors.
• Delivers engaging, informative, well-organized presentations.
• Ability to analyze problems quickly and accurately, adopting effective courses of action.
• Understands how to communicate difficult/sensitive information tactfully.