[Ailist] Job Opportunity

[EwingChange at aol.com]

A client of mine is looking to hire a project manager/business  analyst and 
is looking for flexibility and ability to "turn on a dime" as well  as other 
attributes. Please email me directly if you know of anyone who might be  
interested. The job is in New York City. I've attached the document but I've  also 
copied it below.

 
 
 
Job Description – IT Project Manager/Business Analyst   
As  the IT Project Manager/Business Analyst the ideal candidate should have 
at least  5 years of combined business, project management, team leadership and 
IT  experience. Specific experience in the investment banking industry is a 
major  plus. The candidate will:  
•  Take the lead in gathering user/client requirements and will be 
responsible for  writing/producing clear project documentation such as: business 
requirements,  scope documents, project risk assessments, project status reports, 
risk logs,  project plans, etc.  
•  Be responsible for engaging the various technology groups for the 
appropriate  project resource allocations.  
•  Conduct project kick-off meetings to communicate individual roles and 
project  expectations to the team to ensure that all project team members 
understand the  project scope.  
•  Monitor projects throughout the project life cycle on an ongoing basis, 
evaluate  progress and quality, manage the issue resolution process and take 
corrective  action as necessary.  
•  Work proactively by analyzing existing business processes, identifying 
client  issues associated with these processes and matching these issues to 
available  technologies effectively, in effect, generating their own project work 
load.   
The ideal candidate will be a self-starter, resourceful and a  persistent 
person who is skilled at getting results, often from senior  colleagues or from 
project team members who do not work directly for the PM.   
The person should be comfortable working in a virtual environment  with 
vendors, clients, & technical colleagues based in other locations  around the 
world. The candidate should be a team player with excellent  communication skills 
and have the ability to explain complex technical issues  and risks to 
non-technical people. In addition, the candidate will need to be  able to translate 
business requirements to technical colleagues who will need to  understand them 
well enough to know how to meet them.   
The successful candidate should have:   
•  A college degree, as well as specialized training or equivalent work 
experience   
•  Minimum five years of combined business, project management, team 
leadership and  IT experience  
•  Experience with projects in multiple technologies, functions (e.g. 
compliance,  risk management etc.) and industries  
•  Knowledge and experience using multiple software packages such as 
Microsoft  Project, MS Visio, MS Office, etc.  
•  Experience managing geographically distributed functional teams with 
strong team  management, leadership and coaching skills  
•  Excellent written and verbal communication skills  
•  A demonstrated ability to develop strong client relationships   
•  Knowledge of reporting tools such as Crystal Reports is a plus.   
•  Project Management Certification a plus  

Esther Ewing
The Change Alliance
330 East 38th St. Suite  53K
New York, NY 10016, USA
Telephone: 212-661-6024
Building  Strength from Within



   
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