Project Manager

Project Manager at OpenArc, LLC. Project Manager at OpenArc, LLC. in Kenner, Louisiana Posted in 2 days ago.

Type:

full-time

Job Description:

OpenArc - Empowering Your Career. As a leading IT staffing firm, we are dedicated to connecting talented professionals with your ideal opportunities. We are currently seeking a qualified Project Manager to join our client's organization and contribute to their ongoing success. Job summary We are seeking a Project Manager with strong Business Analyst skills to oversee IT led projects and business-side transition activities. This role will serve as the bridge between business, IT, and external vendors, ensuring readiness across functional areas such as operations, customer service, finance, and shared services.

Responsibilities:

Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, resource requirements, RAID logs, and stakeholder trackers. Monitor progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies. Plan and manage end-to-end transition activities across multiple business functions. Document business processes, identify gaps, and support the development of transition checklists and readiness assessments. Coordinate with business leads to drive readiness activities and validate progress against milestones. Facilitate workshops and working sessions with vendor partners and functional teams to define scope, detailed requirements, and track deliverables. Manage communication and dependencies between business and technical teams. Ensure compliance with internal governance, data security, and regulatory standards. Support cutover planning and post-go-live stabilization.

Requirements:

Experience in project management and business analysis. Strong knowledge of project management methodologies (e.g., PMI, Agile, Waterfall, hybrid approaches). Excellent project planning, scheduling, and tracking skills (ADO, MS Project, Smartsheet, or equivalent). Excellent leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and facilitation skills. Proven ability to coordinate cross-functional business readiness efforts. Experience with SAP, Oracle, or similar enterprise systems is highly desirable.

Preferred:

within a regulated utility or similar industry.

Preferred:

Project Management Certifications - PMP, CSM, CAPM, PROSCI At OpenArc, we prioritize your career success and strive to build exceptional technical teams for our clients. By understanding your experience and aspirations, we ensure to present you with rewarding and fulfilling opportunities. As an employee of OpenArc and our clients, you will be eligible to participate in a comprehensive benefits package. OpenArc is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.