Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Ekman Associates, Inc. is a management consulting firm that specializes in developing business, digital, and technology strategy. The Technical Project Manager will focus on Device Management, data analysis, and project communication/reporting.
Responsibilities
- Provide Project Management for Device Management
- Create executive-level presentations (e.g., in Microsoft PowerPoint) and confidently present to leadership
- Accountable to deliver timely, effective, easily understandable, concise project deliverables including detailed project work plans, presentations, budget reviews, cross-project dependencies, risks analyses and mitigation, strategies, stakeholder coordination and status communication
- Analyze data related to device management and translate into actionable plans and tasks
- Clearly communicate and document processes and updates to the team, vendors, and partners
- Able to work independently but also with the team for making good decisions
- Manage changes and demonstrate flexibility to the project scope and project schedule
- Measure project performance using appropriate tools and techniques
- Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders
- Communicate project expectations, risks, and escalations across all levels of the organization
- Effectively deliver successful project to completion on-time and within budget
- Effectively manage project scope, schedule, and budgets, while proactively identifying risks, issues, and dependencies
- Apply varying methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall), types, and sizes, ensuring objectives and project deliverables are accomplished according to plan
Skills
- Program / Project Management
- Experience in Device Management
- Experience InTune
- Project Management skills in terms of reporting, tracking, and communication
- Background supporting device management programs (laptops and mobile devices)
- Must have Excel Expertise (analyzing multiple data sets, Vlookup, Pivots, Charts and calculations)
- Manage changes and demonstrate flexibility to the project scope and project schedule
- Measure project performance using appropriate tools and techniques
- Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders
- Communicate project expectations, risks, and escalations across all levels of the organization
- Effectively deliver successful project to completion on-time and within budget
- Effectively manage project scope, schedule, and budgets, while proactively identifying risks, issues, and dependencies
- Apply varying methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall), types, and sizes, ensuring objectives and project deliverables are accomplished according to plan
- BA/BS in business, computer science preferred or other technical field or appropriate work experience
- 10+ years of applicable experience in a technology environment, preferably for a large company
- Familiarity with endpoint management tools such as Microsoft Intune
- Proficiency with Smartsheet and the broader Microsoft 365 toolset
- Excellent organization and communication skills, as well as strong and consistent attention to detail
- Ability to effectively summarize status and communicate with senior leadership
- Experience with varying methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall)
- Demonstrated project management experience with large projects, organizational skills, and an ability to maintain and create standards
- Proven ability to work independently with minimal supervision; must be a self-motivated self-starter who can initiate ideas and take ownership of work
- Able to prioritize tasks and projects and forecast upcoming project needs
- Results-oriented with initiative to work until job is complete
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