Cloud Project Management - (Multiple Levels: Project Manager, Senior Project Manager, Principal Project Manager)

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Requirements:

• 5 years (minimum) of experience in consulting or professional services managing large-scale, complex programs for Enterprise clients
• Prior management of technical engagements that consist of 5 or more people and over a $500,000 budget
• Experience and knowledge of project management disciplines, methodologies, and tools with the ability to build out client roadmaps
• Experience leading projects in an Agile/Waterfall environment using advanced tool sets (e.g. Jira, Monday, SmartSheet, Assembla)
• Experience in forecasting and budgeting management to drive accuracy in revenue projections to realization
• Ability to identify and manage risks as well as proven ability in successful Escalation management of Enterprise and Strategic or Complex clients
• Demonstrated ability to understand client's business needs, encompassing both short-term objectives and long-term goals to drive additional revenue or account growth
• Ability to interact with clients at both a business and technical level
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present to executives
• Ability to contribute processes, templates and standards around project management best practices
• Demonstrated ability to provide thought leadership in the areas of infrastructure modernization, application development and/or data engineering disciplines
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritize tasks, manage engagements and ensure they are executed with excellence
• Ability to act as a mentor to new team members as part of onboarding or provide coaching to peers as needed

Responsibilities:

• Manage all assigned projects, including setting goals between clients and delivery teams, planning and executing of projects, conducting regular touch-points and coordinating account-related activities as needed
• Act as Scrum Master to manage and track sprint progress against the overall project timeline
• Schedule and facilitate short Daily Stand-Up meetings with the delivery team to track progress
• Facilitate agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Sprint Demos and Sprint Retrospectives
• Collaborate with client Product Owners and Caylent Architects to author technical User Stories
• Review and approve weekly time submissions and monthly invoices
• Work closely with the team to ensure forecasting accuracy and budget management against deliverables
• Report on project scope and budget against Statements of Work (SOWs) weekly
• Proactively identify and resolve project issues and roadblocks
• Champion project experience through excellent communication and relationship building amongst our customer stakeholders and Caylent’s delivery, sales and leadership teams
• Seek and identify additional growth opportunities during the project lifecycle to help retain and grow the Caylent client portfolio
• Mentor new team members through the onboarding process
• Assist in identifying best practices or gaps in the process and work to implement changes as needed