Job#: 2030895

Job Description:

Title: Project Manager Pay: Up to 50/hr Local or Remote: Can be remote, but local to Cincinnati is preferred, hybrid 1-2 days a week on site if in Cincinnati Type: 6+ month contract Must haves:

• 3-5 years in project management in financial services or 3-5 years in a client-related field (e.g., business analysis, programming, client server, telecommunications, legal)
• Knowledge of Microsoft Technologies (Word, excel, ect.)
• Procurement experience

Job Description Summary: Responsible for planning and managing tactical projects for procurement that are typically of low to medium level complexity and that impact one or multiple business units. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: * Identifies project management coordination process gaps or areas for improvement, recommends and implements solutions. * Manages project initiation activities that include identifying contractual obligations, client needs and goals, existing situation, necessary contacts, and access to existing information as needed. * Reviews plans to determine costs, timeline, funding, staffing requirements and goals. * Develops project plans outlining project scope, activities, schedules, deadlines and cost/time estimates. * Delivers informational and decision-seeking presentations to technical and business groups. * Assigns project team members to various project activities. * Manages project risks, issues/problems, and activity progress to ensure project goals (e.g., deadline, scope and quality) are achieved. Assists with problem resolution or risk mitigation as needed. * Coordinates activities and tasks among project team members, other internal departments and client organizations as needed to meet project goals. * Seeks and develops more productive and effective ways to complete assigned tasks. Ensures fit with timeline, architecture and user needs. * Conducts project closure activities to formalize and communicate the project acceptance, handover ongoing activities to accountable teams and complete a post implementation review to identify areas of improvement or that worked well. * Pursues project management certification or equivalent experience. * Performs other related duties as assigned. Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Complexity of Work: Moderately routine; general policies applied. Some decision-making. Education: Bachelor's degree from a four year college or university in a related discipline. Experience: 3-5 years experience in project management in financial services or a related industry; OR 3-5 years experience in a client-related field (e.g., business analysis, programming, client server, telecommunications, legal); or equivalent combination of education and experience. Actively pursuing project management certification or has the equivalent experience.

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