Contract Technical Project Manager

This is a contract-to-hire position. You will begin as a contractor for 6 months, after which you will be considered for permanent employment.We are seeking a motivated Technical Project Manager who will plan, establish, and manage technical projects and will serve as a liaison between the business and technical aspects of assigned projects. You will align projects with customer needs and requirements, construct detailed work plans, achieve milestones, and communicate the results across a stakeholder audience. You will organize projects with the goal of getting them completed on time and within budget.Other Responsibilities Include:Drive projects from inception to delivery managing budget, timelines, and quality goals. Identify, analyze, mitigate, and proactively respond to project, financial, and operational risks.Execute delivery process so that the distributed resources can work as an effective, objective driven and collaborative global team.Provide leadership and help foster a work culture that recognizes, supports individual differences in work styles, personalities, cultures and values to maximize team performance and effectively achieve team goals.Putting in place a continuous improvement program with focus on identifying and implementing best practices, measuring performance and drive improvements.Leverage the existing tools or put in place new ones to ensure effective execution of projects.Helping manage vendor relationships, contract negotiations, new vendor selection processes, renewal solutions, maintenance and support.Demonstrated ability in managing a global delivery model.Demonstrated ability to define, manage and measure Global IT delivery processes.Strong leader with proven ability to manage resources, both FTE and Vendor; develop a high-performing team of IT Professionals.