Technical Project Manager (web Publishing System Exp Required)
Idea Integration (McLean/Arlington, Virginia)

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Idea Integration's Fairfax office is seeking a qualified Technical Project Manager (specializing in Web Publishing) to work for them and perform work at their client's location in Arlington, VA.

Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Director of Product Development and working closely with the Technical Director, the Technical Project Manager will be responsible for overseeing all projects for the on-line channel across the business’ research practice areas and 40+ member programs.  Inclusive in the online channel are the program member websites, tools and benchmarking products, and ongoing software development efforts to commercialize new product offerings with a goal of building desktop services utilized by key business leaders on a day-to- day basis.  Overseeing a focused team of internal and external resources,  this leader will have primary responsibility for managing on-line and web based technology projects that deliver value and innovation, moving the client's on-line efforts “beyond the PDF” towards a member oriented, interactive business model.  Specific responsibilities will include:

·         Owns the portfolio of Web projects including resource pools (including onshore and offshore consultants), budget, and issue and risk mitigation.  Manages larger projects and leverages internal staff to run smaller projects within the portfolio and external staff to scale teams. 

·         Applies project management and software development processes to ensure all projects complete successfully. Collaborates with the IT Project Management Office to ensure all checkpoints are met and risks/issues are mitigated.

·         Defines and implements Quality Assurance strategy for all projects to ensure scope is well defined and delivered products meet high quality standards

Qualifications: 

Specifically, the successful candidate should possess:

Functional Skills

·                                                                    Substantial program and project management experience to include a minimum of 10 years of experience overseeing technology projects, ideally in a services oriented company.  The successful candidate must have a proven track record of delivering large scale projects on time and within budget. The ability to drive discipline and best practices is expected.

·                                                                    Background in technology is a required.  The successful candidate must have several years experience playing technical roles on projects and has grown through the ranks to become a stellar project manager. Experience with Web publishing systems a big plus.

·                                                                    Substantial on-line experience ideally in environments that have transformed their business models to embrace the web as a value-added channel.  A background launching web initiatives in traditional publishing environments is ideal. 

·                                                                    A general management orientation is critical.  The successful candidate must be capable of interacting with colleagues and key members to scope opportunities for the business and work with the business to define the right execution plan.