Technical Project Manager

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Role: Technical Project Manager Location: San Antonio, TX Duration: 6 Months Visa: Any visa Fine Type:C2C/C2H/1099

Job Description

Drives implementation of low to moderately complex work efforts, working closely with cross-functional teams and resources to achieve multiple program and project milestones within established timeframes.

Plans, directs, and coordinates activities for moderately complex work efforts through the development of work efforts plans intended to accomplish goals and objectives within prescribed timeframes, scope, and budgets.

Ensures consistent visibility for teams by monitoring and reporting business objectives, work efforts achievements, and key indicators.

Communicates with stakeholders and provides insight on issues through root cause analyses.

Facilitates collaboration on creative alternatives to work efforts challenges with subject matter experts.

Removes obstacles and impediments to ensure business and operational objectives are met.

Develops and tracks project budgets that may include necessary capital expenditures, operational expenses, and labor funding requirements.

Identifies and applies best practices and needed process improvements; drives adoption and challenges standards.

Ensures compliance with company and regulatory policies and procedures.

Monitors project execution to deliver incremental business value.

Participates in the creation of the master work efforts plan from the underlying plans (if applicable).

Assists in defining the control and the overall delivery of the work efforts to meet the goals, objectives and success criteria.

Establishes overall cadence for communication with impacted stakeholders, and provides framework for underlying work efforts(s) communication plans.

Participates in work effort closure activities to determine benefit / business impact realization.

Manages risk by using best risk management practices to address execution challenges associated with quality, schedule, and cost, in adherence with risk management framework.

Adheres to EPMO processes, procedures, controls, standards, tools, and templates (as required).

Drives the adoption and sustainment of organizational changes in compliance with USAA s Change Management methodology.

Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled by risk and compliance policies and procedures.

Minimum Education

Bachelor s degree; OR 4 years of related experience (in addition to the minimum years of experience required) may be substituted instead of degree.

Minimum Experience

6 years of relevant experience in project or program management, including planning, tracking, and delivery.

Comprehensive knowledge and demonstrated application of project management tools and methodologies.

Collaboration skills in a matrixed environment including providing consultative guidance to help solve enterprise-level issues.

Possess an understanding of scope definition, process and solution mapping; process structures and components; and standard project planning methodologies.

Experience supporting projects with complex deliverables including information technology and dependencies across organizations.

In-depth understanding of risk management policies and procedures.