Freelance - Project Manager / Business Analyst

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, customers and vendors to gather the requirements for development of applications or processes
• Document the requirements in the form of user stories and maintain a backlog of system requirements
• Organize and plan a complete project from requirements gathering and scope definition to final software delivery and post-mortem analysis
• Provide technical direction and support to the project teams during design, development, testing and implementation of systems
• Organize and run project team meetings and reviews, working closely with Developers, QA, Marketing, Product Management, Documentation, and Support to ensure successful product delivery in budget and on time.
• Perform thorough analysis and documentation of findings and present to management and/or customer
• Work closely with product owners to prioritize backlog, develop release plans and provide executive-level visibility into product readiness.
• Work with the development team to resolve production issues and performs root cause analysis

Job Requirements

• At least 7 years of experience as a Project Manager managing software development projects, with Business Analysis experience.
• Experience overseeing cross-functional project teams including representatives from Development, Product Management, Marketing, QA and Technical support.
• Proficiency with Azure DevOps, Microsoft Project, Visio and all Office Tools.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Experience in Agile and/or Waterfall methodologies
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to solve complex business problems
• Experience with requirements gathering, elicitation and user story creation
• Experience with creating process flow diagrams and activity diagrams is desired
• Familiarity with a SQL and .NET environment is a plus
• Experience with communicating with clients/end users
• Scrum Master Certification is a plus