Role: IT Project Manager
Location: Seattle WA (hybrid remote) 
Term: 18 Month Contract
Pay Rate: $68hr W2 (CANNOT work Corp to Corp / C2C) 

Position Summary:
• Owns and manages a component of a portfolio of technology-driven initiatives for a single business unit/LOB partner.
• Typically aligned to a component of a business domain where responsible for management of a client / business area in a component of its information technology-related activities.
• Directs lower-level managers or team leaders or directly manages a specialty function.
• Accountable for the creation and development of technology solutions appropriate to business needs and objectives, and oversees implementation of programs, projects or processes.
• Involved in the coordination of translating business strategy into work programs and processes.
• Works with partners to develop and drive technology solutions and business case development across functional groups or within a business domain.
• Often serves as a single point of contact and the escalation point between the client/business area and internal IT management for the resolution of unresolved problems, complaints, and complex service requests.
• The role requires strong technical skills and ability to provide technical leadership as a proactive and strategic business partner in the development of functional or cross-functional objectives, technology solutions and innovative strategies for groups managed in an IT environment striving to meet current and anticipated business objectives.

Qualifications: 
• Experience in design principles and design patterns.
• Strong background in a disciplined software development life cycle (SDLC) process
• Good understanding on financial/banking processes, domain.
• Good communication, leadership and mentoring skills. 3-5 yearsâ experience as a business analyst or project manager
• Experience working on a team with the Agile Methodology
• Experience gathering required info into Business Requirements, Documents, wireframes, epic and story writing, flow diagrams, data mapping, test plans, use cases and scenarios
• Extensive experience working in an Agile Scrum Master environment

Preferred Skills:
• T Scrum, sprint planning, burndown and velocity reporting, backlog prioritization, retrospectives
• Ability to communicate with both business and technology partners effectively
• JIRA, Rally, or similar Agile project Management software as well as Wiki and SharePoint tools
• Manage scope, estimation, project status, reporting, escalation