Summary of Opportunity

Cohesion has immediate need for a Project Manager with our Charlotte client on a long-term contract basis. The Project Manager serves as a liaison between IT and business units in order to translate needs of the business units/clients into solutions employing the best technology/automation match to meet/exceed expectations with an emphasis on HR and Payroll.

Skills:

Experience with HR ERP systems or, Human Capital Management systems highly preferred.

Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) experience required.

Responsible for the management of one or more, medium to large-sized, moderately to highly complex, projects.

Planview or other Portfolio Management software experience is a plus.

PMP Certification is a plus.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for overall coordination, status reporting and stability of project oriented work efforts.

Establishes and implements project management processes and methodologies for the IT community to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and adhere to high quality standards and meet customer expectations.

Facilitation of all phases of project development through implementation (design, development, test and production).

Responsible for assembling project plans and teamwork assignments, directing and monitoring work efforts on a daily basis, identifying resource needs, performing quality review, and escalating functional, quality, timeline issues appropriately.

Responsible for tracking key project milestones and adjusting project plans and/or resources to meet the needs of customers.

Coordinates communication with all areas of the enterprise that impacts the scope, budget, risk and resources of the work effort being managed.

Assists in partnering with senior management of the business community to identify and prioritize opportunities for utilizing IT to achieve goals of the enterprise.

Must possess extensive knowledge and expertise in the use of project management methodologies and tools, resource management practices and change management techniques.

Train and develop and evaluate assigned business analysts in support of client needs and expectations

React to system/process problems on an as needed basis to resolve problems in a time sensitive manner.