Project Manager, IT, Systems Migration

Company Profile 

At Sand Cherry Associates, we excel in the design and delivery of strategic customer-centric initiatives through digitally-native, data-empowered solutions.  Our client’s confidence in us is centered on exceptionally skilled, high-energy talent working with the support of the full Sand Cherry team.  Finding the right match for this role is a critical aspect of continuing that success.  

Overview 

This role is responsible for project management and delivery of the successful roadmap planning and delivery of IT systems/platforms/ migrations. Responsible for establishing and maintaining relevant program systems, strategy, documentation, large excel reports, and discipline to standardize and optimize processes. This position will work with a VP to understand priority needs for system improvements, enhancements, migrations and possible integrations. This position is a long-term remote consulting opportunity in the telecommunications industry. All qualified candidates MUST be authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship. Please note, we are unable to work C2C.

Duties & Responsibilities 

• Daily program/project management throughout an established program’s life cycle
• Ability to create long term strategy and planning
• Document program, project plan, RAID logs, support checklists and project deliverables
• Utilize client’ project management methodology
• Integrate business policies and governance planning & accountability for project roadmaps
• Establish risk management, escalation paths, and take corrective measurements
• Own overall integrated project plan and manage cross-functional resources, ensuring on-time delivery, meeting of budgetary demands, and achievement of business goal
• Manipulation of very large data files in Excel
• Align deliverables (outputs) to the program/project workstream’s “outcome”
• Review vendor deliverables to confirm outcomes against SOW expectations
• Manage resources across projects, including the coordination of user, IT and vendor resources
• Facilitate and lead daily project meetings and manage stakeholders’ communication
• Identify program KPIs to assess impact
• Coordinate, manage and monitor the workflow of cross-functional teams
• Provide and perform quality assurance checks on project artifacts and deliverables.
• Perform product management functions, such as owning the design blueprint, making enhancements/changes directly to the application, and hosting user office hours
• Revise training materials and user support documents to be appropriate for each wave
• Identify how new use cases and workflows need to be addressed to use the application

Desired Skills and Experience 

Candidates must have strong practical experience in program and/or project management, which was gained through managing large and complex projects. Candidate must have the following:

• Minimum of 7 years strong program/project management experience
• Proven IT Systems and Data Management experience
• Experience specifically with system migrations, integrations and/or implementations
• Experience and knowledge in Telecommunications industry is preferred
• Strong leadership, stakeholder, and management skills
• Good knowledge of resource allocation procedures
• Excellent oral and written communications skills to stakeholders including the ability to influence, strategize and negotiate
• Ability to think analytically and process information quickly, presenting it in a succinct and insightful format suitable for executives

Requirements

Qualifications/Technical Skill Requirements

• Minimum of 7 years of program/project management experience and formal project management methodology such as Agile Experience working with PMO stakeholders in IT and engineering teams is desired
• Proficiency with SmartSheet, PowerPoint and Advanced Excel skills are necessary

Education/Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree is in Business, Engineering, Computer Science or Finance is desired
• Masters or MBA preferred
• PMP certification is desired

Compensation

For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in Colorado, Sand Cherry Associates is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This compensation range is specific to the State of Colorado and takes into account a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licens