Project Manager with BA skills

Title: Project Manager with BA skills
Location: Cupertino, CA (Hybrid)
Duration: 6+ months
Implementation Partner: Infosys
End Client: To be disclosed

Responsibilities:

• Assist current lead Program & Product Manager(s) on helping management of multiple existing work streams on large scale project(s)
• Understand analyze & document business process workflow diagrams, both as-is and to-be and drive overall business analysis with multiple stakeholders
• Write detailed user stories with acceptance criteria, from high level sometimes ambiguous epics
• Manage backlog & release roadmap for multiple cross functional applications, working with engineers & business
• Prepare & maintain comprehensive project plans that details all pre-agreed milestones and dependencies & lead the project independently
• Own User Acceptance testing end-end - writing test scripts, co-ordinating schedules with geos & technical teams, facilitate triage calls, obtain sign-off & rollout
• Manage and upkeep of cross functional project plans, BRDs, Test Scripts and other project documents (Full project knowledge-base).
• Assist with project management office aspects as determined by the Program Lead (i.e. various presentations, project status reports, production support etc)
• Manage communications with geos, WW & IT & arrive at common solution
• Ensure that all project deliverables are diligently tracked and managed while meeting time sensitive deadlines
• Tracking and managing project risks, actions, issues, dependencies.
• Multi-task numerous projects and/or requirements concurrently and communicate effectively and drive all project tasks when required
• Apply critical thinking to identify potential issues that will impact the progress and proactively address the issues

Qualifications:

• 6+ years of experience in business analysis & user focussed product management
• Experience in managing cross functional project roadmaps
• Good time management skills and proven ability in meeting deadlines and working with both technology & business teams in high pressure and results-driven environment
• Excellent teamwork skills and ability to influence others and an ability to quickly establish trust and credibility
• High level of professionalism, energy and sense of urgency to "make things happen"
• 5+ years of experience on technology focused projects around customer facing application deployment and/or complex mobile app development.
• Experienced in waterfall, Agile, Scrum, Hybrid program management methodologies
• Excellent organizational skills including attention to details and multitasking skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Detailed knowledge of product development process and life cycle management
• Self-motivated and proactive with demonstrated sharp learning curve on technical solutions.
• Familiarity with software engineering is a plus
• Experience with data analysis is a plus

Education:

• Bachelor's degree
• PMI/PMP certification preferred
• Agile certification preferred