Project Manager

Genesis10 is currently seeking a Project Manager position with a Major Financial Services Firm located in Minneapolis, MN. This is a 12+ month contract opportunity and will work onsite.

Pay range: $80-85 an hour w2

This is an opportunity to lead a strategic project within the Finance department, focused on implementing the digitalization of critical financial information to meet regulatory requirements. The selected candidate will be responsible for leading cross-Finance teams to drive project deliverables to completion, ensuring successful delivery within the required timeframe by leveraging established project management practices.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the full project lifecycle deliverables of planning, communications, execution, and governance to meet quality, schedule, and budget commitments
• Manage program expectations, scope, risk and changes
• Develop and maintain a work plan at the required level of detail which indicates key dependencies, resources, milestones, and project schedule
• Drive daily execution and remove blockers
• Responsible for driving to completion project phases in timeframes required
• In partnership with an external managed service provider and internal technology teams lead identification of immediate short-term solutions and/or manual processes to implement automation for initial scope while ensuring a scalable solution for future scope
• Responsible for establishing and executing the defined project communication plan
• Serve as primary point of contact with project team members, stakeholders, vendors, internal business leaders and technology team
• Provide regular status reporting and updates to leaders and project team members
• Establish and manage project governance of meetings (steering committee, workstream teams), proactive risk management through issue management, decision logs and RAID logs, and change management
• Manage project activities to ensure deliverables align on scope and outcomes
• Work to identify cross-organizational interdependencies and ensure appropriate integration to the project plan
• Effectively manage expectations and resource requirements to ensure ownership and success
• Act as a champion for the team and intervene on matters that create roadblocks to individual, project or organizational success
• Maintain documentation (plans, procedures, approvals, test results) meeting internal standards and expectations
• Continuously look for ways to enhance the project as needs evolve

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree
• 10+ years of project management experience delivering complex, cross-functional Technology solutions
• Solid understanding of managing Technology projects, and experience working with vendor-based solutions
• Demonstrated ability to communicate with and influence senior / executive stakeholders, excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency with project management tools (MS Project, Excel, Jira/Confluence)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to think big picture and document process flows that illustrate solutions for non-technical audiences

Desired skills:

• PMP and/or Agile/Scrum certification

Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position.

If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply!

Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.

For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10:

• Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
• The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
• Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
• Behavioral Health Platform
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• 401K
• Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
• Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)

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Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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