Project Manager - Contract to hire - Pleasant Prairie, WI

V-Soft Consulting is an end-to-end recruiting and staffing solution provider known for our ability to provide highly qualified consultants for any project at any scale.

What makes us different? Our expertise is derived from over 20 years of delivering world-class IT staffing, consulting, engineering and managed services to Fortune 1000 and mid-market companies in the U.S., Canada, and Asia. V-Soft is a trusted partner with experience across diverse technology stacks to help business get IT done.

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V-Soft Consulting is currently hiring for an IT Project Manager for our premier client in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. This is a contract-to-hire position in the manufacturing industry. 

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

Education and Experience ?

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related technical discipline
• 8+ years overall IT experience with significant experience in software development
• 5+ years’ experience managing software / application development projects
• 3+ years Agile / Scrum experience
• Experience with both traditional waterfall software development processes and Agile / Scrum methodologies
• Proficient in Microsoft Project and Office
• Experience managing projects with a variety of technologies, platforms and development languages (AS400, Java, .NET, etc.) a plus
• Experience with Atlassian / Jira / Confluence and TFS a plus

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities ?

• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, activities and tasks under time constraints
• Ability to interface with executives and stakeholders regarding issues of project scope and status
• Ability to facilitate productive meetings and drive outcomes
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems, determine appropriate actions and complete projects with minimal direction

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

Job Responsibilities ?

• Manage the overall planning, direction, coordination, execution, control and completion of assigned projects
• Provide strong, proactive and assertive leadership for assigned projects
• Define project scope, goals and deliverables
• Become deeply engaged in and knowledgeable of the solutions being developed
• Define, orchestrate and manage the holistic project lifecycle, delivery cadence, release plan and sprint schedule
• Work closely with the business and solution analysts to define and refine project scope, product / project backlogs and release plans
• Oversee and lead the definition and creation of high-quality project / product backlogs, utilizing epics, features, user stories and task structures
• Plan, facilitate and champion effective Agile / Scrum ceremonies including backlog grooming, sprint planning, stand ups, sprint demos and retrospectives
• Coach, guide and mentor teams on Agile / Scrum practices and techniques
• Actively contribute to establishing and improving project management practices and delivery frameworks
• Develop detailed work plans, including work breakdown structures, project milestones, risk assessment / management plans, staffing needs, project timelines and budgets
• Facilitate the identification, scheduling and assignment of project activities, tasks and milestones
• Ensure established project delivery framework tasks, activities and deliverables are represented and accounted for in project plans and timelines
• Collaborate with IT leadership to assemble and manage project resources
• Actively monitor, track and manage project tasks, timelines, attainment of established milestones and overall quality of project activities and deliverables
• Establish and provide high-quality, informative written and verbal project communications, including weekly status, dashboards and project updates

Interested?

Qualified candidates should send their resumes to [email protected]

V-Soft Consulting Group is headquartered in Louisville, KY with strategic locations in India and across the U.S., including Madison, Chicago, Denver, Harrisburg and Atlanta. Based in the Chicago office, you will be part of an agile innovative technology service company, recently recognized among the top 100 fastest growing staffing companies in North America. V-Soft has a wide variety of partnerships across diverse technology stacks, and holds such titles as MuleSoft Certified Delivery Resource, Oracle Gold Partner, ServiceNow Partner, Microsoft Partner and Cisco Registered Partner, amongst many others.

For more information or to view all our open jobs, please visit www.vsoftconsulting.com or call (847) 425-1760.