Project Manager/Business Analyst

Job Title: Project Manager/Business Analyst- 26-02360

Job Location: Columbus, OH, 43215 - (Onsite)

Contract Duration: 12 Months of Contract role

Pay rate: $63/hr on W2

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4/28 Skills: PM/BA combination - software focused

PM - 3 Plus year of acting working as PM

BA - 3 plus years eliciting requirements, documenting using JIRA, Confluence

BS Degree Required

Financial Services or Automotive required

Fortune 500 experience a MUST



Position Type:


Contract
On-Site


Required:


Bachelor’s Degree.
3 - 5 years IT experience.
2 - 3 years project management.
Strong knowledge of common concepts and processes in project delivery.
Familiarity with financial services lease and loan applications.
Experience in a multi-location, international environment.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to sell complex topics with members of management at all levels.


Financial Services Required Learning Courses:


UDAAP.
The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.


Preferred:


1 - 2 years Financial Services industry.


Responsibilities:


Executing the Business Analyst role for assigned technical product(s), application(s) or projects, within the context of an agile/DevOps delivery model.
Extend responsibilities to take on Project Management roles and Operations topics and may also fill the Agile Scrum Master role.


Business Analysis: Execute the Business Analyst Agile Role by:


Building a strong understanding of the assigned business processes, functions, roles and rules.
Owning the functional solution- the big picture story - of the initiative being delivered.
Collaborating with the Business to elicit requirements, define acceptance criteria, and maintain a prioritized product backlog.
Creating user stories to the level of granularity required by the team.
Clarifying inconsistencies and resolving issues to bridge the gap between user expectations and the delivered product.
Testing deliverables against a user story’s acceptance criteria to validate that the delivered product meets the business goals.


Project Management: Lead the activities of assigned projects by:


Utilizing ITPM processes to direct the execution of IT related projects.
Coordinating business, IT and provider resources to ensure on-time delivery of high-quality, cost-efficient projects.
Executing appropriate ITPM delivery tasks, activities and deliverables as necessary to ensure project success.
Managing key project management processes and artifacts to ensure successful project delivery.


Scrum Master: Execute or support the Scrum Master Agile Role by:


Leading the Agile team in the adoption and execution of Agile processes.
Planning and facilitating key Agile events including daily scrum, sprint planning, sprint demo and retrospective meetings.
Collaborating with the Product Owner to manage the Product backlog.
Clearing obstacles and enabling the efforts of the scrum team.


Operations and Support: Support the objectives of the DevOps team by:


Steering providers in the execution of support tasks.
Resolving escalated support topics.
Planning and executing upgrades and replacements to ensure that hardware and software components remain supported.
Executing ITSM/ITIL processes to ensure ongoing stable operations and alignment with SLAs.


Coordination and Administration: Support efficient work processes by:


Coordinating day to day activities with team members.
Leading and mentoring other team members as appropriate.
Coordinating release planning and off-cycle efforts.
Resolving or escalating risks and issues.
Executing resource planning and time tracking processes.
Impact on innovations and changes.