Kforce has a client in need of a Project Manager IV in Los Angeles, CA.Duties: * Conducts preliminary investigations for all project requests.
Reviews requirements, specifications, and testing; Ensures training plans are aligned with organizational priorities, business plans and objectives * Provides a proactive interface for project stakeholders and senior management teams to ensure business requirements are completely and accurately defined; Ensures business applications are delivered * Refines and implements project management methodologies, tools, and practices to provide continuous process improvement * Selects and manages project teams * Manages such teams throughout the project lifecycle including planning, assigning, scheduling, monitoring, and reviewing project activities, as well as evaluating individual performance upon project completion * Conducts interviews, compiles, and analyzes responses, and creates business cases for projects * Participates in root cause analysis in order to recommend appropriate actions to improve productivity and efficiency * Identifies, defines, and documents complex business and technical requirements, processes, and deliverables * Develops, prepares, presents, and maintains project plans including staffing requirements, cost estimates, detailed budgets and work breakdown structures and schedules * Performs project risk assessments by identifying key risk factors, providing effective mitigation strategies, and assigning contingency action plans to both schedules and budgets * 9-12 years of experience Experience with: * Functional, operational, and technical requirements of all systems used by assigned functional areas; Application development and project life cycle methodologies and standards * Project selection and approval, budgeting and business case preparation and analysis, as well as work breakdown structures and forecasting * Concepts of risk management, issue tracking, change management and requirements gathering * Information technology support and technical documentation * Principles of banking and finance and securities industry operations * Business planning and analysis * Project budget interfaces with other accounting systems * Using specific systems and related technological tools associated with assigned functional areas * Conducting investigations for proposed projects * Applying application development and project life cycle methodologies and standards * Refining and implementing project management methodologies, tools, and practices * Selecting and managing project teams * Conducting interviews with customers and subject matter experts * Conducting research and developing and documenting business cases * Performing root cause analysis * Identifying, defining, and documenting complex business and technical requirements * Developing, preparing, presenting, and maintaining project plans * Performing project risk assessments Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.*Compensation Type:*Hours