Project Manager II Technology Transition Manager - Hybrid in Jacksonville, FL

Transformation & Acceleration – Transition Manager

Hybrid in Jacksonville, FL - Must be onsite on Tue, Wed and Thur and remote Mon and Fri - no exceptions.

6 Month contract to hire

Job Profile Summary

The Transition Management team within FIS Capital Markets – Transformation & Acceleration, provides technical project management for new, upgrading & migrating clients with a mix of public and private cloud engagements.

We take the client through their implementation journey from the point they sign a contract until they go live. Further to this we also plan the decommission of their legacy environment in the case of upgrades.

What You Will Do

You will assemble an internal project team of technical resources & plan system delivery of hosted Treasury environments. You're client facing, both internal & external, with no travel required. Extensive communication with our customers, professional services & technical teams is a daily requirement. You communicate timelines, set expectations, and ensure milestones are reached as scheduled. Where risks are identified, you proactively flag them and manage the risk to avoid impact to planned work. Timelines are key! You'll enforce diligence to scheduled commitments and ensure project reporting is an accurate reflection of reality. You'll be capable of handling multiple projects in parallel, at various project stages. You will enforce Transition Management process and standards across all project engagements.

What you bring

PMP/PRINCE2 Attention to detail Cloud implementations experience SNOW, JIRA, Celoxis, knowledge. Hosted infrastructure knowledge. Decommission of legacy systems. Disaster Recovery Mix of experience of both private and public cloud (AWS/Azure) Be able to juggle multiple projects at once. Ability to prioritise what's important VS what's urgent. Excellent communication skills Bachelor's degree in computer science, management information systems or business administration or the equivalent combination of education, training, or work experience. Requires eight or more years work experience managing technical projects in financial services or a related industry or a related technical fieldEither skills or additional skills are required

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Additional Skills: Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Considerable knowledge and experience utilizing various types of IT project methodologies and life cycles (e.g., conversions, client/server, incremental, rapid delivery, classic or traditional waterfall phases of analysis, design, development, testing, implementation) and the correct project application Extensive knowledge and skill in project management standards, processes, procedures and guidelines, and recommends improvements to realize efficiencies Considerable knowledge and experience using the industry project management best practices (i.e., Project Management Body of Knowledge - PMBOK) Considerable knowledge of communications/escalation management Considerable knowledge of the risk and issues management process and techniques, including risk identification, quantification, and risk response (e.g., acceptance, mitigation, avoidance, risk response control) Considerable knowledge and experience with company's budgeting and forecasting processes Considerable knowledge of standards relevant to the software industry (e.g., ISO, CMM, Six Sigma) Knowledge of company's procurement management processes (e.g., acquiring goods and services, selecting and managing internal and/or external resources) Advanced skill in the use of project management software to manage projects (e.g., MS Project and auxiliary tools, such as earned value database, audit tools, project repository, including risk, issues and action items database, SLIM Estimate, Metrics and Control, PlanView, Platinum Process Continuum) Skill in interviewing and conducting assessments to partner with clients and project teams to create a n open, comfortable and win-win environment Skill in clearly defining client's business, fiscal, and functional objectives for the project and, then, preparing a scope statement that summarizes the project justification, major deliverables, and project objectives Skill in anticipating and proactively resolving exceptions within established tolerance parameters Demonstrated skill in managing budgets and timelines of small to large-sized projects Skill in the use of negotiation techniques to reach agreement when there are widely-differing viewpoints Skill in facilitating risk/issue tracking meetings Skill in managing change to project scope Skill in analysis, problem solving and the implementing effective solutions Skill in innovation/creativity Ability to consistently generate sound estimates of project resource needs Ability to consistently use project management tools/techniques (e.g., PERT charts, critical path method, earned value) to track and manage project costs and schedules Ability to use meeting management, conflict management, presentation techniques and listening skills to facilitate effective project communications Ability to accurately differentiate issues and determine who needs to be consulted/updated and whether the issue requires escalation, effectively expediting decision-making on project-related issues as appropriate (e.g., effectively navigates the Fidelity matrix, follows project escalation path) Ability to understand and comply with the terms and conditions of the contract(s) within own area of responsibility; works with other to resolve contractual issues as they are identified Ability to provides timely project or sub-plan deliverables that align with the program plan structure (e.g., schedules, communications, configuration management, quality and staffing plans, interdependencies, metrics, status reports) Ability to understand the clients' needs, establish credibility and build effective relationships with client contacts Ability to maintain and coordinate productivity and to effectively manage workloads Ability to set clear expectations, manage team performance and build high morale among team members Ability to take initiative Ability to deal with internal and external clients with tact and diplomacy Ability to accept and facilitate change Ability to demonstrate teamwork and manage conflict Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, clients and public Job #: 24-06224