Project Manager - Software Development

8211 Town Center Dr, Nottingham, MD 21236, USA Req #3467
Position: Project Manager - Software Development Hours of Work: Monday through Friday: 8:30AM-5:00PM
Full-time, Exempt
Experience in software delivery is critical. This role must understand the operational execution of and challenges around how enterprise, web applications, and automated solutions are built, enhanced, and modernized. As the Project Manager of Software Development, you must welcome complex challenges and relish the opportunity to consult with clients to solve their problems and transform their approach to requirements management and product ownership.
Lead multiple projects and be accountable for the quality of the results, timely delivery, and the management of scope, schedule, budget, and customer satisfaction of the given projects. Utilize project management tools to track project variables and to provide project reporting and control activities. Provide timely project status reporting and communications. Conduct project team meetings appropriately elevating issues of scope, schedule, cost, and customization to management. Work with business users, product owners, and IT team to ensure that project scope and priorities are fully defined, that exclusions from scope are identified, and that business and technical assumptions and constraints are documented. Consult with stakeholders to elicit and model requirements, verify requirements quality, validate requirements accuracy, and ensure that development teams have excellent, stable requirements to build software from. Develop and document project plans and schedules identifying all tasks necessary to bring the project to fruition. Assign realistic start and end dates to each task and oversee the activities of iterative delivery self-managed development teams and/or external partners as appropriate. Work closely with the development team to optimize the project approach. Identify skills required to support project activities. Work with the appropriate managers to identify resources with appropriate skills for project activities. Coordinate project resources, including staff and contractors, within a matrix environment. Drive both project success and client satisfaction by communicating flawlessly, delivering to commitments, recognizing and managing risks and issues, aligning clients and teams to best practices, solving problems, encouraging innovation, and providing thought leadership. Manage project change control procedures. Identify project risks and develop plans to assess, manage, track, report, escalate, and mitigate them. Create supporting technical and functional documentation and provide support for deployed solutions. Explain tasks and processes in a clear and concise manner that can be consumed and understood to non-technical business associates. Contribute to the design and implementation of policies and procedures used by the team to enforce industry best practices. Cultivate business relationships with stakeholders, leading to partnership and collaboration around requirements and risks. Communicate effectively with clients to identify business needs and manage expectations. May perform additional functions depending on market demand and staffing in order to provide consistent quality customer service. Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems Management, Engineering, or related field; additional, applicable years of experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree. Minimum of two (2) years' experience leading projects within IT or Software Development, with at least one (1) year of cross functional project management experience (full project life-cycles). Direct experience with Wrike or similar Project Management tools. Direct experience administrating Jira. Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, Project, and Visio. Desire and ability to learn emerging technologies and methodologies. Excellent interpersonal skills necessary to communicate professionally and effectively with vendors, service dealers, customers, and all levels of company staff. Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and project administration skills. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment; ability to multi-task, change direction, effectively prioritize, and meet deadlines with both local and remote staff. Highly-motivated self-starter with strong work ethic, exceptional attention to detail, and ability to support multiple projects simultaneously. Preferred Qualifications: Project Manager Professional (PMP) certification. Experience with Git, Bitbucket, GitKraken and/or SourceTree. Experience with SQL and the ability to write simple queries. Experience with SSRS, SSIS, PowerBI. Experience as a full-stack .NET developer. Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit for extended periods; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to move about. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to twenty (20) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Compensation: $75,000-$110,000 (commensurate with experience) + Bonus


Benefits:Mariner Finance offers comprehensive benefits to eligible employees, including:
Health Insurance - Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions if enrolled in a qualifying plan, Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care FSA Vision Insurance Dental Insurance Company-paid Basic Life, Long-Term Disability, and AD&D Insurance Voluntary worksite benefits including Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Short-Term Disability, Supplemental Life, and Supplemental AD&D Insurance 401(k) and Company Matching Contributions Paid Time Off - full-time employees may accrue a minimum of 120 hours per year 11 Paid Holidays FMLA Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Paid Parental Leave Referral Incentives Education Assistance Program Complimentary FIMC Membership Plan Access to industry-specific training programs Certain roles may qualify for additional benefits such as Relocation Assistance, Debt Assistance, Cell Phone Reimbursement, and Travel/Auto Reimbursement. Benefits provided are consistent with applicable state laws and Company policies. Eligibility may vary based on full-time or part-time status, location, or management level.
For additional information, please visit: https://www.marinerfinance.com/careers/benefits/

Mariner Finance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, familial or caregiver status, citizenship status, status as a victim of domestic violence, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, or status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran. Employee must be able to perform the essential duties/functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential duties/functions of their job, absent undue hardship. Drug/Alcohol/Smoke-free workplace.
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