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Job Description :

Consultant role -6 month contract

Location - Princeton NJ

Hybrid - 3 days in office 2 remote

Pay Range: $75 - $100 an hour

We are looking for a Project Manager (PM) who will be responsible for managing technology

projects for Enterprise Applications including payroll, finance, and HR technologies. The PM

plays a key role in the delivery of high-quality, on-time projects while ensuring that the business

partner organization, technology owners, and the PMO are regularly and effectively

communicated to and that there is transparency in the identification and handling of risk, issues

and dependencies. This role requires someone who is a proven project management

professional, is self-driven, has great attention to detail with excellent spoken and written

English. The successful candidate will be able to cultivate relationships with team members

within Global Technology as well as with our business unit partners. This person must possess

an understanding of traditional project management tools such as ServiceNow SPM,

Smartsheet, MS Project, etc., and should also be familiar with both traditional and agile

techniques for delivering projects. The successful candidate will be competent working with

both Microsoft and Google products, e.g., slides, sheets, word, excel, power point, etc.

Job Description

• All facets of Project management of multiple projects, e.g., scope, risk, quality,

communication management, etc.

• Meet regular status reporting requirements with quality and punctuality

• Create executive level presentations

• Work with team members to develop project plan(s) incorporating both technical,

functional, operational, and business tasks along with detailed cutover activities

• Control project entry into and exit out of stage gates

• Act as a point of escalation for issues, proactively bringing about appropriate

interventions when timelines may be jeopardized

• Coordinate cutover activities for pre and post go-live

• Track cutover and conversion deliverables resolving discrepancies or process issues

relating to cutover

• Develop back-out and contingency plans

• Coordinate requirements for go-live

• Monitor relevant project data and progress

• Communicate with the leadership team including status, progress, issues, etc.

Requirements & Preferred Qualifications :

Strong understanding of the corporate applications landscape and experience working as a

project manager with a focus on financial, payroll, and human resources processes.

• 10+ years of technical project management experience

• Experience managing ERP implementations and implementation and integration of SaaS

solutions for Finance or HR

• Skilled in customer facing activities covering requirements gathering, data preparation,

coordinating go-live / cut-overs and documentation preparation

• Prior technology implementation experience with large global, multinational

organizations

• Comfortable in adapting working hours to align with demands of communication across

multiple global time zones

• Ability to create and provide clear and transparent reporting for senior leadership

• Ability to problem solve creative solutions utilizing technology to alleviate manual

processes

• Strategic individual with analytical and problem solving skills. Self-starter, able to operate

with minimal direction.

• Ability to manage relationships and deliverables from associated stakeholders

• Strong influencing skills are needed and the ability to work with non-technical leaders

and stakeholders across the organization

• Excellent customer service and communication skills, with an ability to understand and

communicate complex functional and technical solutions to HR and end users.

• Ability to juggle multiple projects and initiatives at one time under pressure.

• Exhibit a high level of attention to detail, analytical acumen, intellectual curiosity, and

creativity.

• Effectively manage confidential data, and professional work with colleagues in

establishing and adhering to data governance standards.

• Effective written and verbal communicator

• PMP, SAFe or other relevant certifications are desirable

• Agile delivery experience a plus

About News Corp

News Corp is a global, diversified media and information services company focused on creating

and distributing authoritative and engaging content to consumers throughout the world. The

company comprises leading businesses across a range of media, including: news and

information services, digital real estate services, book publishing, digital education, and sports

programming and pay-tv distribution.

Headquartered in New York, the activities of News Corp are conducted primarily in the United

States, Australia, and the United Kingdom.

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News Corp is a global, diversified media and information services company focused on creating and distributing authoritative and engaging content to consumers throughout the world. The company comprises businesses across a range of media, including: news and information services, book publishing, digital real estate services, cable network programming in Australia, and pay-tv distribution in Australia.

Headquartered in New York, the activities of News Corp are conducted primarily in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom.