Project Manager

Cloud and Things • Full-time • Albany, NY, US • 2m ago

Our goal is to solve problems and deliver results for our clients. At Cloud and Things, you can be a part of transforming the public sector’s IT environment. Our team is on the forefront of helping to solve the government's most complex IT challenges. If you are seeking a role that offers the opportunity to work on rewarding projects, consider a career with Cloud and Things. 

*This is an exempt position. Salary commensurate with experience*

Overview:
Location: Remote with onsite requirements in Albany, NY
Salary: $115,000 - $125,000

We are seeking a Project Manager who will support our client with a multi-year modernization initiative focused on replacing aging legacy systems used to receive, process, and code highly complex justice court data. This role will help drive project coordination, scheduling, reporting, and stakeholder communication for a large, high-impact effort that supports the filing and processing of high-volume monthly reports and the distribution of annual revenue. The Project Manager will work closely with leadership to keep timelines, risks, and deliverables aligned across a complex project with multiple dependencies.

Duties:

Develop and monitor project schedules using MS Project, including milestones, dependencies, resource assignments, and critical paths.
Identify alternatives for accommodating resource conflicts or compressing schedules, and document risks associated with those alternatives.
Develop and manage project logs and registers, including stakeholder registers, risk registers, issue logs, action item logs, and decision logs.
Create and maintain project and product meeting artifacts, including agendas, meeting notes, and documented outcomes.
Clarify project scope by defining business need, project goals, in-scope and out-of-scope items, critical success factors, constraints, and key deliverables.
Perform risk management activities throughout the project lifecycle and escalate issues to management as appropriate.
Track key performance indicators and prepare monthly reports detailing progress, risks, and mitigation strategies for executive leadership.
Communicate effectively with project leads, executive management, steering committee members, the CIO, and other stakeholders.
Serve as the primary point of contact for stakeholders to ensure clear communication and alignment across leadership and project teams.
Coordinate, lead, and facilitate project meetings to review goals, deliverables, progress, risks, issues, and changes.
Plan and conduct project analysis sessions, including phase reviews, post-deliverable reviews, lessons learned sessions, and project closeout meetings.
Act as an escalation point for project issues and support resolution and remediation efforts.
Recommend and implement process improvements for project teams and overall project delivery.
Review change requests, assess impact, coordinate approval or rejection decisions, and communicate outcomes to stakeholders.
Perform supervisory and other duties as assigned.

Mandatory Qualifications:

Associate’s degree or combination of experience and education.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
6+ years of experience managing large, complex projects involving multiple system integrations.
6+ years of experience designing and maintaining project plans across multiple projects.
2+ years of experience using project tracking and reporting tools such as MS Project or similar tools.
2+ years of experience preparing presentations and presenting project information to stakeholders at multiple organizational levels, including executive management, operational staff, and line staff.
Experience managing project schedules, milestones, dependencies, resources, and critical paths.
Experience maintaining project governance artifacts such as risk registers, issue logs, action item logs, stakeholder registers, and decision logs.
Experience facilitating project meetings and producing clear meeting documentation and outcomes.
Experience with scope definition, deliverable planning, and change request impact assessment.
Experience performing risk management and issue escalation throughout the project lifecycle.
Experience tracking key performance indicators and producing monthly status reporting for leadership.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively across technical teams, leadership, and executive stakeholders.

Cloud and Things complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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