Principal Consultant - Senior Technical Project Manager

NYSTEC is a nonprofit technology consulting company, advising agencies, organizations, institutions, and businesses since 1996. We're independent and vendor-neutral, so we have our clients' best interests at heart. At NYSTEC, we know that we succeed when individuals and teams flourish personally and professionally, so our benefits and perks support that mindset.

As a senior technical project manager in the Cybersecurity and Data Privacy practice, you will collaborate with team members to conceptualize, deliver, and support our clients. Our practice is witnessing growth due to client demand, and we are looking to hire a seasoned project manager for a long-term need now and permanent work thereafter. The ideal candidate would bring a passion for client engagement and learning to important projects that involve cloud technologies and developing programs for our clients who are taking innovative approaches and enabling technology to meet their growing business needs.

With your project management education and experience and our in-depth knowledge of federal and state regulations and policies, we are uniquely positioned to help our clients design, procure, test, and deploy the modern IT solutions necessary to meet their business needs.

This position will be onsite in Albany, NY.

• Deliver value to our clients as part of a strong team transforming laws and regulations into business requirements that are then implemented by leveraging cloud solutions.
• Communicate regularly with key technical, business, and executive stakeholders.
• Develop and follow a comprehensive project plan.
• Conduct project kickoffs, planning sessions, and regular delivery meetings.
• Develop effective relationships built on trust with clients and colleagues.
• Lead teams consisting of business analysts, subject matter experts, and key stakeholders.
• Understand and communicate complex business process and solution needs and translate them into solution requirements.
• Thrive on assuming ownership for all project deliverables and outcomes.
• Communicate all project risks, decisions, solutions, and planning needs effectively to relevant stakeholders.

• Eight years of experience as a project manager for similar engagements.
• Demonstrated experiences with multiple projects involving:
• Experience with developing business requirements and soliciting inputs from a wide range of stakeholders.
• Ability to develop technical requirements.
• Familiarity with cloud-based solutions - or a willingness to learn.
• Experience with developing and executing procurements.
• Experience with testing and rolling out solutions.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, facilitation, and presentation skills.
• A history of delivering solutions that are well planned and tested against a comprehensive set of acceptance criteria.
• Willingness to learn new things and to take advantage of company-provided training.
• Ability to make significant contributions to the success of a team over self.

• Project management professional (PMP) certification.

• A bachelors and at least eight years of related experience.
• An equivalent combination of advanced education, training, and experience will be considered.

The target base salary for this position $105,000.00 to $145,000.00. When determining compensation, we analyze and carefully consider several factors, including skill set, experience, location, and job-related qualifications.

It is NYSTEC's policy to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all individuals, regardless of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, sex, or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, military service and veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws and ordinances. NYSTEC is strongly committed to this policy and believes in the concept and spirit of the law.

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please contact recruitment@nystec.com if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for or to perform this job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Learn more about NYSTEC by visiting www.nystec.com.