Carrer

Project Manager

Hartford, CT

6 months contract to hire

Pay rate:  45/hr CTC

Phone and FTF required

EAD/GC – USC and Perm GC's only

This position will support the Polaris Finance project team, working with the agile product owner, the business project manager, the UAT test lead and the IT project managers to drive issue resolution, remove roadblocks, tackle ad hoc requests and support UAT testing and defect triage.

Responsible for the coordination and completion of projects across various functional areas. Typically, employees in this function are working towards or have achieved certification in project management. Provides subject matter expertise in areas including project scope definition, risk identification, project methodology, resource allocation, facilitation, and other areas of expertise based on established project management techniques. Makes presentations to management on project updates, project cycle, and expected results. Ensures projects are completed on time and in scope. May manage vendor and service providers to define project scope and performance expectations. Incumbents maybe part of a project management office (PMO) in their business. Project Management roles specific to a particular functional area should be assigned to that family where appropriate (e.g. IT Project Managers should be placed in the IT Family).

What software tools/skills are needed to perform these daily responsibilities?

Outlook, PPT, Visio, MSProject, WORD, EXCEL, Access is a plus

What skills/attributes are a must have?

Project management and business analysis skills, people skills, communication, negotiator, diplomacy

What skills/attributes are nice to have?

PMP certification, process improvement certification


Where is the work to be performed?

Hartford, CT (in office)

What are the work hours? Standard 8a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

What type of interview process is preferred? Face to Face interviews in Hartford, onsite. Telephone interview with telecommuter.