Data and Analytics Associate Project Manager

Summary

Join our team as a highly skilled Associate Project Manager to work with the project team to organize and deliver smaller, fast-paced projects for our Manufacturing Strategy (Data & Analytics) team.

Requirements

• 3+ years of project management/coordinator experience, with a focus on data projects
• Understanding of Agile Methodology (e.g. Scrum, Kanban, Lean)
• Experience with software development lifecycle and best practices
• Experience with IT implementation methodologies
• Ability to allocate the correct resources to each project phase and monitor their performance
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Well-developed planning, organizational and problem-solving skills
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time

Responsibilities

• Administration of multiple small, fast paced Business Strategy, Analytics, and Microsoft Dynamics ERP/CRM projects
• Set up project billing codes and rates
• Approve submitted project time and expenses
• Create and maintain a high-level project plan for each customer, detailing the tasks that need to be completed for the timely completion of a defined solution
• Communicate with clients throughout the project to obtain feedback and approval
• Ensure that the project team is aware of key deliverables and project milestones
• Consistently track time spent on billable and non-billable activities
• Utilize superior prioritization, time management, and project documentation skills
• Proactively communicate and report status to client project leaders, MCA Connect management and all other stakeholders. This is done leveraging tools such as status reports, executive briefings, and active day to day team communication
• Effectively communicate and collaborate with technical project team members to achieve project goals
• Employ project management leading practices as provided by PMI and MCA Connect delivery standards

Benefits

• $65,000 - $120,000 a year
• Annual Bonus up to $15,000 in additional compensation