Kloudhire

Requisition

Title: IT - DW / BI Project Manager

1200 Lakeside

Loc: Bannockburn IL USA

Dur : 6 M+ Contract

Rate: Open

Overview The role of the Senior IT Project Manager is to plan, execute, and finalize projects according to strict deadlines and within budget.
This includes acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of team members and third-party contractors or consultants in order to deliver projects according to plan.
The Senior IT Project Manager will also define the projects objectives and oversee quality control throughout its lifeCYCLE.
The Senior IT Project Manager works with the business line / stakeholders to define and refine requirements and help guide the project teams to the right technical solution.

Key Responsibilities

Define project scope taking into account stakeholder needs, priorities and technology team capacity
Develops the project charter, integrated project plan, resource plan, contingency plan, and related project management artifacts
Rigorously manages scope to ensure commitments are achieved within agreed on time, cost, and quality parameters
Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.
Maintain clear communication with senior leadership and stake holders
Validates financial forecasts and provides on-going reconciliation of resources and other related project expenditures
Represents the project in various project governance and inter-department forums
Act as a liaison between technical team and business partners.
Provide architectural guidance and drive infrastructure decisions in collaboration with other technical and management stakeholders.
Develop best practices andTOOLS for project execution and management

Key Experiences/Attributes

Strong analytical, attention to detail, organizational and core project management skills.
10+ years of experience managing technology projects in a data warehouse/business intelligence application development environment.
Experience needs to include data integration/ETL and data warehousing design and implementation, data mapping, ETL development and testing.
Expert level knowledge of standard PM tools (MS Project Professional, Sharepoint, Visio, MS Office Suite)
Experience with Informatica / DataStage, Qlikview / Cognos preferred.
Ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
Experience with leading the development of Data Warehouse, Data Marts, ETL, and Business Intelligence solutions.
Proven ability to quickly earn the trust of sponsors and key stakeholders; set direction and approach; resolve conflict.
Ability to create detailed strategy and roadmaps surrounding data warehousing, integration, and/or analytics.
Experience working with business teams to define requirements that can be executed by technology team
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interact effectively with a broad range of people in a professional manner
Project management certification or a successful completion of a recognized project management