Defined Contributions Project Manager

Contract with potential hire at the end of 6 months
Client is a well established financial firm South of Boston

Client has established an enterprise wide project management practice to deliver beneficial business projects successfully. The group manages projects using a methodology framework based on industry best practices in support of our corporate goals and those of our clients.

The team manages over 50 active projects and is currently looking to expand its capacity, skills, and experience. The Project Management team is currently seeking 2-3 qualified Project Managers to manage projects.

Job responsibilities will include:

Effective management and delivery of the project’s deliverables
Successful project initiation with related artifacts
Developing schedule and resource staffing plans
Influencing skills to maneuver roadblocks as needed
Managing work and communicating status
Risk tracking, mitigation, and communication of options
Managing change control and defining trade-offs for decisions
Effective relationships with sponsors and collaboration with team members
Applying a standardized tool set and methodology
Producing quality project artifacts as defined by the methodology
Coordination of testing activities
Demonstrating initiative and problem solving skills
We have multiple projects to staff with a Project Manager, and thus we are looking for people with one or more of the following experience and background:

· Transfer Agent Operations or related

· Defined Contributions/Retirement

Candidates should have team management experience and be comfortable matrix managing medium to large project teams. Strong communication and presentation skills are absolutely required. Candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to be detail-oriented, and the ability to execute complex assignments within the established time frames and quality standards.

Qualified candidates must have a bachelor’s degree and at least 8 years prior project management experience. Candidates with a PMP designation will be given strong consideration. These positions will be located in the South Shore.

Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albertb@avidtr.com or via phone at 617-951-1893.