Technical Project Manager - UAT Specialist

Technical Project Manager ? UAT Specialist, Ad Serving Consulting Practice

 

As a Technical Project Manager, you are responsible for the timely delivery and implementation of cost-effective, quality products to our customers (internal and external). You will be providing overall project management/leadership to multidisciplinary teams to deliver within a committed budget and schedule.

 

You will be working with customers, business and technology teams in different geographical locations to ensure agreement of business requirements and system design, preparation and management of project plans, and successful testing and implementation. Success will depend on your effective collaborative management skill and ability to get the best from all the groups, even when working remotely and under pressure.

 

Primary Responsibilities

 

? Generating User Acceptance Testing (UAT) plans, for each project, as defined by a Statement/Scope of Work (SOW) agreement.

? Creation and maintenance of the of the UAT environment, this includes data availability, permissions, all internal/external client communications related to system access.

? Evaluation of test scripts associated with UAT plans to ensure that the tests can be successfully executed by our clients.

? Participation in ?bug outs?, and other QA processes, to better asses the client experience.

? Engaging the QA team on the SOW during the actual UAT. Ideally this would occur onsite during this phase of the UAT.

? Ability to manage end-to-end by overseeing a project through the complete lifecycle including initiation, planning, execution, implementation/rollout, and close. Capacity to lead all aspects of project delivery including, but not limited to, project scope, deliverables, estimates, quality, detailed project plans and change requests.

? Develop tasks and responsibility schedules, including resource requirements. Identify the necessary people and technical resources to meet project commitments, and gain approval from the functional managers.

? Manage multiple projects which may include matrix management and management of contractor/insourcing/outsourcing. Effectively manage related dependencies, accurate sequencing and resource utilization.

? Monitor team activities and track progress against plan to ensure committed deliverables are met. Identify delays, budget or quality concerns so they can be proactively addressed.

? Work with project team members, internal customers and external customers to identify and resolve issues in a timely and professional manner

? Proactively manage and resolve project issues/risks. Maintain issue log and delivery to the project plan. Escalate issues which cannot be resolved by the team.

? Maintain and uphold strict change management principles, disciplines, proactive measures and procedures, as required, to ensure the expected quality is delivered or exceeded.

? Identify and negotiate changes in project scope that serve to limit scope creep and ensure that projects complete on budget and on time. Discuss the impact of new requirements on timing, cost, resourcing, and re-negotiate timelines and budget, as appropriate.

? Ensure project team and external customers are provided with appropriate, timely and accurate project information and status updates

? Apply technology/product knowledge to address customers? needs.

? Provide direction and guidance to project team members

? Manage stakeholder expectations throughout the project lifecycle

? Serve as a focal point for all aspects of multiple projects, simultaneously

? Manage priorities and issues where conflicts arise

? Facilitate interaction amongst groups

? Conduct post-implementation reviews and implement lessons learned as necessary