Associate Project Manager

1 Month ago • 1-2 Years

Job Summary

Job Description

The Associate Project Manager directs multiple projects from inception to completion, identifying requirements, supporting clients, managing budgets, and resolving issues. They are responsible for managing project risks, forecasting challenges, and ensuring projects progress as planned. The role involves driving engagements forward and providing comprehensive oversight and control of project activities and timelines.
Must have:
  • 1-2 years of project management experience.
  • Ability to manage a high volume of projects and tasks.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills.
  • Understanding of project budget management.
  • Strong written and communication skills.
  • Results-oriented, self-motivated, and collaborative.
Good to have:
  • Experience in a security services environment.
  • CAPM certification.
Perks:
  • Work/life balance
  • Professional training resources
  • Creative problem-solving
  • Volunteer Opportunities
  • Remote work/from home technology (where applicable)

Job Details

This position can be hired remotely anywhere within the continental U.S.

The Associate Project Manager directs multiple projects under the guidance of Project Management Office (PMO) leadership. Project Managers drive projects from inception to completion, identify and document project requirements, support clients on various information security initiatives, keep all stakeholders apprised of project and budget status, and manage issues to resolution. Project Managers are responsible for all aspects of the project over the entire life (initiation, plan, execute, control, close) with focus on the management of project risk and forecasting challenges and devising strategies to overcome and compensate. Project Managers are responsible for driving engagements forward and ensuring projects progress as planned and uninterrupted by comprehensive oversight and control of project activities and timelines.

How you'll make an impact

  • Drive projects from inception to completion; identify and document project requirements (project plan), support clients and stakeholders, provide project and budget status, and facilitate issues to resolution

  • Align expectations, gain agreement, and manage schedules to delivery deadlines

  • Identify, communicate and track potential risks, collaborate with project team members on mitigation plans

  • Facilitate internal and external planning and project meetings; prepare agendas, document discussions and assign action items

  • Maximize required effective billable utilization

  • Maintain relationships with all stakeholders and extended project team members by establishing and providing continuous communication, project and budget status, reporting potential risks, issues, and resolutions

  • Adhere to Optiv methodologies, standards, templates  to ensure overall project is delivered consistently with high quality impact

  • Execute project management controls to actively monitor and ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, adhere to Optiv quality standards and meet customer expectations.                        

  • Perform required accounting and budgetary procedures for each project

  • Perform project health reporting and governance for each project.

  • Assists internal and external groups to optimize the success of the project

  • Ensure actuals vs scheduled hours are recorded accurately and timely.

  • Support Senior PM or PGM by running smaller projects within their portfolios

  • Provide project management support, when requested, with identified Program Management engagements

What we're looking for

  • Related degree and/or equivalent experience

  • Minimum 1- 2 years of previous project management experience in a client-facing project delivery role within a professional services organization.

  • Ability to manage high volume of smaller projects/tasks/actions

  • Strong organization, time management and problem-solving skills

  • Understanding of project budget management.

  • Strong written and communication skills

  • Results oriented, self-motivated, and collaborative team player.

  • Previous experience in a security services environment preferred.

  • CAPM certification preferred

What you can expect from Optiv

  • A company committed to championing Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion through our Employee Resource Groups.
  • Work/life balance
  • Professional training resources
  • Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects
  • Volunteer Opportunities. “Optiv Chips In” encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities.
  • The ability and technology necessary to productively work remotely/from home (where applicable)

EEO Statement

Optiv is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age 40 and over, marital status, genetic information, national origin, status as an individual with a disability, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

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We work alongside clients to manage cyber risk and equip them with perspectives and programs to accelerate business progress. Our real-world experience, deep vertical expertise and diverse teams enable us to face any challenge with confidence. We put you at the center of our unmatched ecosystem of people, products, partners and programs to design and implement agile solutions. Our adaptive approach continually assesses risk in the context of cyber and broader objectives to secure today's business and fortify it for the future.

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