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Smartbridge Junior Technical Project Manager - Data Analytics in Houston, Texas
Hybrid in Houston Texas
Salary range 80K to 100K Annual Salary (see note below)
All the benefits and perks you need:
100% Paid Healthcare Insurance, including First Primary Care Wellness Program
Start accruing Paid Days Off from Day One
Career Development with certification bonuses
Fitness Reimbursement
Matching 401K Retirement Plan
Mentoring Program
Team Events
And more….
Smartbridge
We simplify business transformation, applying thought leadership and innovation to create digitally connected enterprises. From Strategy to Implementation, we bring our clients’ digital agenda to life. One of the keys to our success as a company is finding and hiring exemplary employees. We believe that each member of our team contributes directly to Smartbridge’s growth and success, and we take pride and celebrate with our employees as they continue to grow and succeed with their career paths as well.
The ideal candidate is someone with strong consulting experience managing IT projects (ex. scope, budget, etc.), while providing clients with an exceptional experience. This is a full-time, salaried opportunity offering a competitive salary, bonus, 401(k) match, and a strong benefits package.
Job Description:
The Technical Project Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and driving the efforts of cross-functional teams to ensure all aspects of the project lifecycle are completed efficiently and effectively. Projects you may lead could include digital transformation assessments, strategy/roadmap development, custom or platform-based mobile application development/delivery, machine learning/AI models, application integration delivery, or other enterprise application delivery (CRM, ECM, AP automation, etc.) Project team sizes can range from a couple of people to over 20 Smartbridge and client resources. At this time we are looking for individuals with experience in Data Analytics projects with AZURE.
To be successful in this role, you need to be passionate about delivering high-quality professional services, demonstrate structured and critical thinking skills, and be able to maximize client success while driving efficient and profitable project delivery for Smartbridge. Strong written and verbal communication skills coupled with an ability for identifying and mitigating project risks will enable you to be successful in this extremely important role of driving digital innovation for our clients.
Responsibilities:
Own the development of detailed project estimates, work plans, and resourcing plans to execute successful projects
Assist with the development and delivery of project proposals and statements of work to support business development activities
Establish strong working relationships with key client stakeholders
Deliver projects/work on-time, on budget, and in a way that accomplishes client goals
Schedule and communicate tasks, deadlines, and milestones for all stakeholders and resources
Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders
Manage the timeliness and quality of in-scope activities and deliverables
Engage client and Smartbridge resources as necessary to achieve commitments
Facilitate the identification, documentation, mitigation, escalation, and resolution of project risks, issues, and decisions
Use project change management practices and deliverables to manage scope and client expectations
Actively manage project financials to satisfy both client and Smartbridge leadership
Develop comprehensive weekly status reports and deliver to project leadership
Build and manage waterfall project work plans
Establish and manage project delivery using agile techniques
Drive the internal development and delivery of solution accelerator and/or POC/demonstration solutions
Travel to client locations based on project and/or client needs
Requirements:
3+ years of relevant professional experience managing technology projects
Recent and relevant consulting experience is required
Experience on data analytics projects
Data Importing
Data Cleaning
Data Manipulation
Data Visualization
Excellent foundational consulting skills including critical thinking and analysis, verbal and written communications, executive presence, facilitation and presentation skills, business analysis
Ability to conduct business user workshops, design reviews, executive presentations, and lead other senior stakeholders/sponsor meetings
Experience driving technology projects that span complex technical architectures; this may include on-premises and cloud (Azure) hardware and software components, enterprise application/data integration, custom and commercial off-the-shelf software, and web/mobile application delivery
Previous experience and ability to manage/lead projects using waterfall or agile approach with a project team ranging from 3 to 20 team members
Strong problem-solving ability; biased toward finding solutions and removing barriers to progress
Experience working in Asana, JIRA or similar is a plus
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Calm under pressure, and thrives in a fast-paced environment
Familiarity with the typical sections of a Statement of Work
Working understanding of the software development lifecycle, general IT architecture components, mobile application
Ability to travel to client locations, if needed
Qualities that will ensure success:
Bachelor’s degree (business, engineering, MIS, CS, or related field recommended); knowledge of theories, principles, and concepts typically acquired through completion of a bachelor’s degree
Commitment to our values of Empathy, Thought Leadership, Exceptional Experience, Succeeding Together, Entrepreneurial Spirit, and the ability to demonstrate these proactively internally, with our clients, and our technology partners
Intrigued by the promise of today’s transformation-enabling technologies (machine learning/AI, automation, IoT, mobile, cloud, AR/VR, analytics, blockchain, etc.)
Ability to successfully navigate and perform well in a dynamic, fast-paced team environment
Demonstrated history of on-time and high-quality project delivery
Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to demonstrate empathy, candor, modesty, and diplomacy while still garnering respect and commanding authority
Excellent communication skills with an ability to convey technical topics and challenges to non-technical audiences, including C-level executives
Must be able to work with various internal or external groups and teams and have the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously
Strong organization skills and detail-oriented focus to ensure deliverable quality and repeatability
Ambitious, energetic, and willing to learn and grow
*Please note that the compensation information that follows is a good faith estimate for this position only and is provided pursuant to the Equal Pay Transparency Laws in numerous states we operate. It takes into consideration a candidate’s education, training, and experience, as well as the position’s work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value, including seniority and merit systems, and internal pay alignment when determining the salary level for potential new employees.
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