Project Manager/Business Analyst
Fresh Gravity, United States
Job Description
About Fresh Gravity:
Founded in 2015 and rapidly expanding, Fresh Gravity (www.freshgravity.com) is a business and technology consulting company at the cutting-edge of digital transformation. We drive digital success for our clients by helping them adopt transformative technologies that make them nimble, adaptive and responsive to their rapidly-changing business needs. Our unparalleled digital transformation expertise combines business strategy prowess with digital technologies know-how. Our expertise includes Data Management, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science amp; Analytics, and API Management amp; Integration.
In a short time, we have crafted an exceptional team who have delivered impactful projects for some of the largest corporations in the world. We are on a mission to solve the most complex business problems for our clients using the most exciting new technologies. And we are looking for top talent to join us in our quest.
Fresh Gravity’s team members are authorities in their field, but know how to have fun, too. We’re building an inspiring, open organization you’ll take pride in. We challenge ourselves to grow every day. We create value for our clients and partners every day. We promise rich opportunities for you to succeed, to shine, to exceed even your own expectations.
We are thoughtful. We are engaged. We are relentless. We are Fresh Gravity.
Fresh Gravity is an equal opportunity employer.
About this position:
- Our Client Success capability is seeking a strong techno-functional project manager cum business analyst who will be responsible for driving successful project outcomes for Fresh Gravity’s clients. The role entails delivery oversight of data management solution projects with key inputs on the solution options, implementation approaches, delivery planning and execution. The candidate will have responsibility and accountability for planning and driving a project team comprised of both local, US based team members and India based team members. The person will be responsible for assisting and developing proposals for such engagements as well as negotiating delivery related actions through the life of a project. In addition, the person will be responsible for working with other Fresh Gravity stakeholders to define and refine delivery methodology artifacts and approaches, design and implement project execution best practices, develop sales and marketing collateral as well as represent Fresh Gravity at client or other public events. Someone who is looking for a niche consulting firm with an excellent culture with the desire to grow as the company grows would make a great candidate.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities Include:
Project Management:
- Lead and participate in the full delivery lifecycle of strategy and implementation projects for our clients using agile and hybrid project management approaches (e.g., experience as a Scrum Master)
- Plan workstreams, assign and track work activities, identify, report and manage/mitigate risks, manage resolution of outstanding issues and actions,
- Manage the development lifecycle using a combination of agile and waterfall delivery models including activities such as backlog grooming, sprint planning, retrospectives, test cycle definition and planning, migration and cutover planning.
- Define models to track status of activities and deliverables to facilitate quantitative reporting of the project progress
- Provide weekly status on project activities, deliverables, scope, schedule, budget, and risks/issues
Business and Technical/Functional Analysis:
- Participate in strategy/roadmap initiatives while aligning the strategy to the business objectives, including helping establish organization constructs, development methodologies and selection of technology components (e.g., API gateways, code repository tools, data quality tools, data management/governance strategy, etc.)
- Plan, lead and manage requirements definition and solution design working sessions in addition to documenting functional use cases and architectures, business requirements, and high level business solution approaches
- Research market trends and technology articles, propose strategic direction ideas, best practices, gathering current state information through stakeholder interaction using interviews / workshops
- Communicate business requirements to architects and developers, assist in conducting feasibility assessments and identify optimal approaches to technically achieve the business requirements (e.g., Assist Sr. Technical Architects and leads on a data platform implementation)
- Define and influence direction of organization constructs and technology management methodology change with organizations (e.g., define data governance frameworks on a data governance strategy assessment project)
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