Technical Project Manager - Apex Systems

Job#: 2045218

Job Description:

**No C2C or 3rd Parties**
Job Type: W2 Contract 
Contract Length: 6+ Months 
Location: Austin, TX 
Pay Rate: $55/hr 
If you meet below requirements, send resume in Word format to [email protected] 
What We Need:
The Technical Program/Project Manager will need to apply their experience and skills across a variety of roles including scrum master, project and program management, engagement manager, change management, producer, process documentation and improvement, business requirements definition, tracking schedules, action items, and most importantly, forging strong relationships across the business. They need the interpersonal and organizational skills to navigate our complex and fast-paced environment. Perhaps most importantly, they need to have an absolute passion for getting things done.
What You Will Do:

• Scrum Master for the designated Online Engineering Team
• Lead technology engagements with various cross-functional teams within Client Publishing to establish, maintain, and drive delivery against multiple program and project schedules.
• Facilitate and note meetings and engagement with various cross-functional teams within the organization, vendors, and internal representatives.
• Partner with publishing cross-functional teams, vendors, TPMs, producers, IT leads to identify, document, and communicate project/program scope, schedule, risks, and issues.
• Proactively identify, track, and drive resolution of blocking issues and non-engineering action items.
• Establish, maintain, and drive consumption of high-level project status dashboards and reporting for each customer assigned.
• Transition projects into run state and handoff to appropriate teams.

Who We Think Will Be a Great Fit:
You are passionate about technology and you are excited about bringing groundbreaking capabilities to empower the various groups within Client Publishing. You understand what it means to bring organization in a fast-paced environment that is minimally disruptive. You are interested in exploring opportunities to apply technology to address opportunities in areas such as backend services, digital sales, marketing, and distribution. You consider excellence in communication to be one of, if not your strongest asset across all mediums.

• 5+ years experience in Project Management 
• Domain expertise is a plus:
  • IT (Networking and/or infrastructure), Publishing, Production, and/or Supply Chain & Vendor Management
  • IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
  • Program/Project Management
  • Producing
• Agile and Waterfall experience
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, Google Suite
• Demonstrated strategic planning, strategic facilitation, and executive presentation
• BA/BS or 4 years of relevant experience in a technical role delivering solutions (e.g., PM, QA, SWE, etc.)
• Demonstrated ability to interact, influence, and align with all levels of an organization; and drive consensus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EEO Employer

Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at [email protected] or 844-463-6178.