Job Description

Principal Project Analyst

Type: 5+ months contract

Frisco, TX (Hybrid 3 days onsite)

As a Project Analyst, you will:

• Drive successful delivery of several moderate complex to complex projects and identify and deliver project benefits.

• Manage all aspects of a given project, from requirements gathering to implementation.

• Plan and facilitate project work efforts to deliver on time, in budget, and within scope in accordance with business priorities.

• Define project scope, goals, and deliverables in alignment with Technology goals and business priorities.

• Create and execute project plans and identify & coordinate resource needs.

• Evaluate and manage trade-offs between project size and complexity, cost, urgency, risk, and stakeholder value.

• Lead cross-functional meetings and foster teamwork, driving escalation and resolution of issues.

• Partner with stakeholders to define success metrics, and ensuring effective, high quality project outcomes that produce value.

• Track project status and manage project team complexities to mitigate issues & risks.

• Ensure projects adhere to Technology project methodology compliance standards.

Who you are:

• Deep knowledge of project management methodologies (for example, that of the PMI, PRINCE2 and agile approaches) and PLC stages.

• Deep knowledge of systems development life cycle concepts and methodologies.

• Deep knowledge of project planning/scheduling tools (for example, Microsoft Project and Open Workbench).

• Deep knowledge of emerging tools and technologies in information technology and their applications to business processes.

• Deep knowledge of methods and practices for defining project strategy and plan, driving continuous improvement, and defining and operationalizing project roadmaps.

• Deep understanding of contract types, contract procurement and administration processes, and building proposals.

• Deep understanding of the principles and methods to identify, analyze, specify, design, and manage functional and infrastructure requirements.

• Leading skills in release and deployment management, risk management, resource management, and performance management.

• Leading skills in progress tracking and reporting.

• Developing ability to make sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions.

• Proven ability to train, coach and mentor the team.

• Proven ability to build team spirit to sustain cooperative working relationships.

• Proven ability to continuously improve by learning new tools and techniques and finding new ways to accomplish work activities and objectives.

• Proven ability to connect and influence others to achieve team goals.

• Proven ability to innovate by experimenting, accepting constructive feedback, adapting, and evolving.

• Proven ability to vary styles of interaction to match the needs of a variety of business and technical audiences.

• Proven ability to resolve conflict by effectively dealing with disagreements and handling emotionally charged individuals.

• Proven ability to remove barriers and enable teams to complete their objectives.

Minimum Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field (e.g., Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, etc.) or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

• Typically, 5+ years' experience including at least 3 years managing projects.

• Strong experience with project management tools, software delivery, and an understanding of technology concepts.

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