Friday, October 13, 2006

Project Manager in New York, NY

Friday, October 13, 2006
** Updates to this GM Asset Management (GMAM) position are :
. SAP is now a plus NOT mandatory
. Project Manager experience is 5 - 10 years
. This person will initially work on this project 100% and in the future will work 50% on SAP project & 50% on future to be determined projects
. This project is at least 12 months in duration , most likely longer
. Position is located at 58th & 5thAve.
. Person will be working a modified professional day - by contract compliance will be limited to 154 hours on a monthly basis / 38.5 per week
. Client uses CMM Level 3, Sixth Sigma
. Client wants someone that will understand the process , work well with Q/A
. Asset Management *(pension, annuities), financial services are a plus
. Strong Project Management skills and the ability to be flexible and work well in an environment with lots of change at all levels
. Some accounting *(A/R,A/P, workflow, allocation,consolidation) is desirable
. Need self-initiative and be able to drive projects start to finish with excellent results
. Phone screen interview and then face to face at GM Asset Management
Experience: Position Summary:
Briefly describe the overall purpose of the job (i.e., what, in general terms, the job holder is expected to achieve).

Provide time and materials contractor to fill GMAM IT Project Manager role on GMAM SAP New Instance project. The contractor will operate in a GM role and be responsible for the oversight and high level coordination of the project including the Performing Suppliers and the GMAM Finance area business users. The Performing Suppliers will create most of the SDP-21 required documents. The GMAM IT Project Manager will focus on guiding and assisting the GMAM Finance area in completing their contributions/deliverables to the project and validating the appropriate actions by the Performing Suppliers.
Please see the attached Project Charter document (ITSR-021-GMAM SAP Project Manager Project Charter v1 4 12 2006.doc) for an overview of the project.
The selected GMAM SAP Project Manager should have the following experience/knowledge:
- at least 10 years complex IT project management experience
- at least 3 years SAP project management experience in a Financial Services environment, ideally for buy-side investment management firm
- full system development lifecycle experience and experience using complex project management methodologies
- strong business skills with previous experience in business process re-engineering and finance and general accounting functions.
The contractor will perform the above services on a full-time basis at the GMAM New York site.

Position Responsibilities:
List the main tasks of the job as it exists today. These should be the critical tasks that are directly tied to achievement of the overall purpose of the job. Indicate the approximate percentage of time to be focused on each of the main activities.

Project Manager III
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These are guidelines and not intended to be a checklist of skills, experience and education. These qualifications represent the skills, experience and education typically possessed by the individuals that are grouped in these categories, but every attribute may not be possessed by every individual. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD YEARS OF EXPERIENCE BE USED AS THE SOLE CRITERIA.
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