Big Data - Project Manager

blueStone Recruiting is a national search firm with a focus of placing top Big Data talent from the Analyst level to Architects with prestigious organizations nationwide   Our client is a Pharmaceutical company and is seeking a subject matter Big Data Project Manager.  - Providing project management support to IT management for data foundation work stream - Managing and guiding a team to carry out detail project management activities effectively on a day to day – effectively tracking tasks and reporting progress - Build and manage end to end Project plans - Resource, budget management for IM work stream - Leading related calls and meetings to drive progression and problem resolution. - Stake-holder/relationship management to ensure that messages/updates are timely, objective, factual and consistent. - Adherence to program governance at all times.  - Support technical resources and others in the delivery ‘circle’ as/when needed. The major challenges of the role includes: - Delivery in line with expectation. - Stake-holder/relationship management. - Steady head in a fast-changing environment. - Focus on the problem at hand and not allowing distraction Skill, Experience & General information Required: - Excellent written and spoken communication skills with experience of successfully influencing others, negotiating effectively and winning over audiences with compelling and persuasive presentations  - Proven experience and understanding of Big Data from a technical perspective. - Experience of operating in similar-sized organisations. - Good technical understanding ex Big Data, majoring on data and information services. - Technical  - Broad knowledge of Big Data tools and their capabilities - Good technical understanding of the following Big Data Technologies  - Infrastructure, Data Quality and Governance - Data replication, streaming and extraction Work with blueStone recruiting to find your next Big Data role. You can find us at http://bluestonerecruiting.com. We look forward to speaking with you.