Project Manager for Applications Retirement Program Job in Princeton 08540, New Jersey US

PROJECT MANAGER FOR APPLICATIONS RETIREMENT PROGRAM

 

REQUIREMENT #12-00226

RECRUITER:  MICHELLE ASHEN

JOB LOCATION:  PRINCETON, NJ

MARCH 21, 2012

 

Project Description:  Provide IT owners with an initial overview and of the retirement process.

- Participate in the team-based portfolio meeting to review and assign new projects.

- Prioritize application retirement projects based on overall workload.

- Coordinate retirement processes across various IM teams (e.g. Business Relationship - Management, Portfolio Management, Engineering Services, etc.)

- Responsible for executing application retirement projects from initiation to completion. - Average annual workload 75-100 projects.

 

Project Summary:  Applications Retirement Program is aligned to support the reduction of approximately 2000 application systems across all client divisions and divested entities. This program has 2012 objectives to support the retirement for 100-120 AS400 applications. Working in a highly collaborative environment, this Project Manager will be assigned a portfolio, or smaller portfolios of applications to retire following a standardized retirement process. There are extensive communications across the entire world and great flexibility in work styles and working remotely, as needed.

 

Additional competencies and skills of the ideal candidate:

- Fluent in English and Spanish

- Previous knowledge and experience with AS400 systems a plus

- Experienced in the area of IT project management, portfolio management, and the retirement of electronic computer systems.

- Knowledgeable in applications and database architectures across all technology platforms.

- Excellent interpersonal skills for building relationships across global IM organization.

- Excellent collaboration skills demonstrated in multiple team working sessions each week.

- Strong communication skills both verbal and written.

- Good understanding of applications life cycle processes, supporting decommissioning, archive retention and end-of-life application disposal processes.

- Knowledge of Risk Management techniques and processes.

- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word

 

Required Skills:  Project Management, AS400, MS Excel and Word

 

This 12+ month position starts ASAP.

 

Please E-MAIL your resume (attachment to email) with rate and availability to Michelle: michellea@alphaconsulting.com