Junior Technical Project Manager - Data Analytics - Smartbridge

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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