Project Manager - vacancy

Job title:Project Manager
Location: American Fork, UT, US
Job ID: 2013-17960
 Positions: 1
Job Location: US-UT-American Fork
Position Type: Temporary Full Time
Category: Project/Temporary Workforce
 Dead line: 15/6/2013
OverviewCertiport (www.Certiport.com), a Pearson VUE company, prepares individuals with current and relevant digital skills and credentials for the competitive global workforce. These solutions are delivered by more than 12,000 Certiport Centers worldwide and include the official Microsoft Office certification program, the Microsoft Technology Associate certification program, the Adobe® Certified Associate certification program, the CompTIA Strata™ IT Fundamentals, the Autodesk® Certified User certification program, the Intuit® QuickBooks Certified User certification program and the Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC³®). As a leader in lifetime advancement through certification, Certiport values innovative individuals who aren't afraid to jump in and jumpstart their careers. We want you to advance, too! Hard-working, team-oriented employees develop in our energetic and dynamic organization.

Pearson VUE (www.pearsonvue.com) is the global leader in electronic testing for regulatory and certification boards, providing a full suite of services from test development to test delivery to data management. Pearson VUE offers exams through the world's largest network of test centers in 162 countries, providing testing services for information technology, academic, government and professional clients.

The Company's innovative technology offers the highest levels of security and program control, while its commitment to service provides clients and individual test takers with an unmatched testing experience.

Pearson has one defining goal: to help people progress in their lives through learning. We champion innovation and we invest in models for education that deliver on our promise for effective, accessible, and personal learning from early literacy, college and career readiness to professional education, through data informed instruction and inventive applications for mobile and digital learning.

Pearson, the world's leading learning company, has global-reach and market leading businesses in education, business, and consumer publishing and is listed on the London and New York stock exchanges (UK: PSON; NYSE: PSO). For more information, visit www.pearson.com.

Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/V/D, and a member of E-Verify.

Responsibilities

Certiport currently has an opening for a Temporary Project Manager to lead projects over a 4 month period. This position is a full-time role through the duration of the project.

POSITION PURPOSE:

The successful candidate will join an enthusiastic team in managing significant projects involving development and distribution of certification exams and internal applications, with the mission of assisting the development team in delivering on-time and within budget, and attaining high customer satisfaction.

A strong customer focus will also drive us to excel at problem solving and issue resolution.

Certiport is the premier provider for the Microsoft Office Specialist Certification program and IC3. Our vision is to leverage technology that will enable Certiport to be the premier solutions provider for the certification industry. We will leverage the tremendous success of our existing applications as we build for the future.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BASIC DUTIES:

Assumes responsibility for effectively coordinating and leading projects involving the development and maintenance of application programs and information systems.
- Works with team to develop project plans and estimates and manage them appropriately making sure they are delivered on time and within budget
- Evangelizes proper project and development methodologies and practices and ensures they are adhered to
- Developing and gathering system requirements

Assumes responsibility for establishing and maintaining good communication and coordination with system users via service providers, channel operations and support personnel.
- Communicating with stakeholders
- Providing status to executives
- Responds to users’ requests and ideas and follows through promptly
- Ensures that interactions with users are clear, courteous, and understandable- Provides user training
- Communicates as much information as possible to users and team members, including reasons for problems, project status, and deadlines
- Acts as a consultant and resource to development

Assumes responsibility for related duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION:
- College degree in computer science or related field; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and/or Certified scrum master; preferred

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
- 2+ years of related project management experience
- 2+ plus years in programming or business analyst; preferred
- Experience in training, exam, or test development a plus
- Thorough knowledge of business software applications development methodologies

SKILLS/ABILITIES:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Well organized
- Good communication skills
- Ability to assist and train others
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