Project Manager

Canviz Consulting is seeking an experienced project/program manager to fill an immediate opening in Kirkland, WA. The ideal candidate will have an array of experience managing business technology projects with success in managing client expectations.

Department: Project Management
Project Location(s): Kirkland WA

Responsibilities

  • Assess business resource requirements, create resourcing plan, secure business resources, and mobilize program team
  • Define, maintain, and drive project schedule and corresponding deliverables
  • Provide excellent customer service to client
  • Facilitate bug triage and track issue cause, resolution and user acceptance seamlessly using bug/issue tracking tools as necessary
  • Manage intake process for new requirements. Facilitate planning meetings for early project requirements gathering.
  • Manage multiple project responsibilities across teams simultaneously and effectively
  • Provide status reports and project schedule, scope, and budget
  • Collaborate with project team to develop synergies across project touch points
  • Evolve internal project management methodologies and best practices
  • Mentor and monitoring new program for project management team members

Skills/Experience

  • 5+ years’ experience in project or program management or related field
  • A track record of successful program management in complex, multi-function, systems implementations
  • Ability to understand and communicate highly technical problems to key stakeholders, delivery partners, and senior leadership both in writing, and verbally
  • Proven problem-solving skills with the ability to learn quickly and comprehend interdependencies and constraints
  • Strong negotiation and consensus building skills
  • The ability to establish and mature relationships across multiple teams
  • Interpersonal awareness to understand multiple differing perspectives
  • The ability to work calmly under pressure
  • The ability to identify, analyze, and mitigate risk
  • Experience using MS Project to track schedule, dependencies, and resource capacity/allocation

Desired Qualifications

  • Strong understanding of process improvement methodologies, ie: Six Sigma
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft’s Services business operations highly desirable
  • Project Management Certification(s) a plus
  • Prior Microsoft experience a plus
how can we help you?

Contact us at the Canviz office nearest to you or submit a business inquiry online.

“Our experience working with Canviz has been great. They took our thoughts and ideas and brought them to reality. They were very responsive in resolving any bugs or fixes. We overall really enjoyed the experience”

Michelle Markus
Performance Contract Engineer, Perfection Group

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