World Wide Technology

Project Manager, Professional Services - West Coast, USA

World Wide Technology • $94K — $115K *
Pleasanton, CA 94588In-Person
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years in IT Project Management
  • Experience with technology projects management
  • Familiarity with networking, wireless, and Unified Communication projects
  • Knowledge of project management principles in the tech sector
  • Experience in professional services project delivery
  • Proven ability to manage client expectations and resources

Responsibilities

  • Manage and coordinate key client projects
  • Ensure projects are completed on time and within budget
  • Develop detailed project schedules and track progress
  • Engage and lead internal teams and vendors
  • Foster relationships with stakeholders for project success
  • Implement quality assurance procedures for deliverables
  • Proactively manage project scope and risks

Benefits

  • Health, Dental, and Vision Care
  • Profit Sharing and 401k with Company Match
  • Tuition Reimbursement and Life Insurance
  • Generous Paid Time Off including Parental Leave
  • Employee Assistance Programs and Wellness Benefits
  • Additional perks like Pet Insurance and Employee Discounts
Full Job Description
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree and/or a combination of education, training and experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
  • A minimum of 5 years' progressive experience in an IT Project Manager role
  • Exposure to technology projects and project management.
  • Experience managing networking, wireless, and UC (Unified Communication) projects. Additional desired skillset is DC/Security
  • Working knowledge of both the theoretical and practical aspects of project management, in a technology industry
  • Experience delivering project management in a professional services environment
  • Must have experience managing client expectations, vendor terms, and internal resource alignment
  • Demonstrated leadership in providing project deliverables as assigned
  • Ability to manage budgets, analyze financial reports, and track profitability across projects
  • Skilled at navigating complex challenges with analytical rigor
  • Understand difference between a risk and issue, and skills required to drive risk and issue resolution
  • Ability to work independently and aggressively track to project timelines
  • Proficiency in managing multiple projects, prioritizing tasks, and meeting deadlines
  • Excellent documentation skills and attention to detail
  • Experience in effectively influencing and leading internal and external teams
  • Ability to influence, motivate, and guide cross-functional teams
  • Excellent problem solving, and critical thinking skills
  • Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills to engage clients, teams, and executives
  • Proficiency with project management software

The well-being of WWT employees is essential. So, when it comes to our benefits package, WWT has one of the best. We offer the following benefits to all full-time employees:
  • Health and Wellbeing: Health, Dental, and Vision Care, Onsite Health Centers, Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program
  • Financial Benefits: Competitive pay, Profit Sharing, 401k Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement
  • Paid Time Off: PTO & Holidays, Parental Leave, Sick Leave, Military Leave, Bereavement
  • Additional Perks: Nursing Mothers Benefits, Voluntary Legal, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program

A Brief Overview

The Project Manager manages key client projects. Project management responsibilities include the coordination and completion of projects on time within budget and within scope. The Project Manager oversees all aspects of projects, sets deadlines, assigns responsibilities, monitors, and reports on the progress of projects.

Requirements
  • Manages the day-to-day customer interaction, operational, and tactical aspects of multiple projects
  • Understands and manages key project financial components to ensure projects are delivered within budget
  • Excellent understanding of financial processes; ability to understand, analyze and create financial reports
  • Effectively manages to the triple constraint, Time/Cost/Schedule
  • Develops and manages a detailed project schedule to track progress, variance and critical path
  • Demonstrates strong verbal and written communication skills; Monitors and reports on project progress to stakeholders
  • Leads internal resources and third parties/vendors to successful execution of projects. Proficient in creating and executing a communication plan
  • Effectively manages stakeholder relationships. Including: the customer(s) and all internal and external stakeholders for the successful execution of projects
  • Demonstrates a high-level of customer care and satisfaction
  • Implements engagement review and quality assurance procedures in accordance with our methodology
  • Ensures profitable and successful execution of all engagements as measured by regional goals and customer feedback
  • Minimizes exposure to risk across multiple projects
  • Proactively manage changes in project scope
  • Reviews deliverables across projects and performs a QA function before delivery to the Client

About World Wide Technology

World Wide Technology (WWT) is a technology solution provider that offers a wide range of services to businesses and organizations. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Maryland Heights, Missouri. WWT provides a variety of services, including consulting, design, integration, and managed services. The company has a strong focus on innovation and has been recognized for its efforts in this area. WWT has partnerships with many leading technology companies, including Cisco, Dell, and Microsoft. The company has a global presence, with offices in the United States, Europe, and Asia.
Learn more about World Wide Technology
Size
7,000 employees
Industry
Information Technology
Founded
1990
* Ladders Estimates

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