[Hiring] IT Project Manager @HARRIS & HARRIS LTD

Role Description

We’re looking for a friendly, professional, and motivated Project Manager to join our Information Technology team.

Location: Can work remotely in the domestic United States

Schedule: Regular business hours are 8:00am to 5:00pm Monday through Friday, must be able to work after hours and on weekends as needed.

Salary: $95,000 to $120,000 annually, dependent on experience

Day to Day

• Develop and maintain deliverables related to project management such as charter, requirements, business case, risk assessment, schedule, project organization chart, etc.
• Manage project resources, schedule, and budget.
• Manage project change, incident & risks. Coordinate project tasks & activities through all phases of development and deployment.
• Transition project into steady state maintenance. Ensure deliverables meet project schedule, objective, and quality. Obtain approvals from all stakeholders.
• Monitor project progress. Report status and identify and resolve risks that impact project completion. Escalate unresolved issues to senior management.
• Adjust resources as necessary to ensure project success and completion. Provide work direction and feedback to all team members and assist them in issue resolution.
• Provide guidance to team members on administrative and technical problems. Assist in staffing activities related to the project.
• Develop new processes as necessary to ensure critical systems are completed; provide expertise in identifying appropriate methodologies development efforts.
• Support and enhance efforts to streamline organizational project management.
• Review, implement, and recommend tools to effectively manage project and organizational project portfolio.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field or equivalent work experience required.
• Minimum five years managing IT projects.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office application and Microsoft Project. Visio experience preferred.
• Good understanding of current and emerging technology platforms for IT applications, infrastructure & information management and Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process.
• Proven ability to work within expected guidelines under limited supervision.
• Demonstrated experience with implementations and data transfers.
• Creative problem resolution skills. Excellent project management skills. Good quantitative and qualitative skills.
• Software application knowledge (troubleshooting) and working closely with software developers preferred.
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and follow-up abilities.
• Effective time management and organizational skills a must.
• Strong follow-up skills. Good understanding of IT audit requirements for SOX, PCI DSS, NIST, HIPAA, and other government regulations.
• Good understanding of disaster recovery and business continuity.
• Ability to work Mon-Fri from 8am-5pm and flexibility to work outside these hours when needed.

Requirements

• Project management training/certification a plus - Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management or Comp TIA Project + preferred.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to organize and prioritize multi-task.
• Collections experience, specifically with CUBS collection application a plus.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurances from premium providers.
• 401K with matching.
• Company paid Accident and Disability Insurance, Long Term Disability Insurance, EAP, and Travel Assistance.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Paid Time Off.
• Additional benefits such as identity theft protection, flexible spending accounts, pre-tax commuter benefits, and more.