Senior Project Manager_ Brooklyn, NY

Senior Project Manager

Location: Brooklyn, NY

Long term Contract

Hybrid Position: 3 days in office/2 days remote

The Senior Project Manager will work with the team to oversee the entire project lifecycle from planning, tracking and delivery with quality and on time. The project manager will serve as key communication link between internal and external stakeholders, develop and own delivery on timelines and help facilitate meetings to resolve issues and keep work aligned to deliver results.

MANDATORY SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of 8 years of experience managing web projects
• Demonstrated experience delivering quality websites and web features to launch
• Ability to proactively plan and collaborate with diverse stakeholders in a complex environment and elevate issues for resolution
• Expertise in software delivery best practices with proficiency in Azure DevOps or similar system for ticketing and issue resolution
• Strong communication skills to collaborate with leadership, experts, and decision makers cross-functionally and across teams, coaching teams to drive outcomes
• Knowledge of agile ways of working and modern software development practices
• Experience setting up project management tooling for teams
• Strong attention to detail and ability to multi-task
• Manage quality assurance testing according to city process
• Manage and execute software release process
• Interface with technical teams and have experience working with them.

DESIRABLE SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• Background in journalism, writing or marketing with keen attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and familiarity with SEO
• Proficient in Content Management Systems (CMS) like AEM and SEO tools.
• PMP (Project Management Professional) or PRINCE2 certification is highly preferred
• Understanding of common project management tooling such as Airtable, Azure, Jira, etc.
• Experience managing budgets and resources