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Location: Cypress, California
Company: Keane, Inc.
Experience: Mid-level
Highest Level of Education: MBA



Job Responsibilities
Project Management - 100%. Ensuring projects stay on schedule. Add value to projects.
Job Requirements
PMP certification is a big plus. Good communication skills and ability to lead.
Uppers
Achieving the completion of a project.
Downers
Red tape and bureacracy.
Lifestyle
A well planned project needs 8 hours a day of work. A poorly planned projects needs more then 24 hours a day. In the current assignment business travel is nik. Company social events are every quarter. Dress code is formal with no jacket or tie. Diversity training is provided and practiced.
Compensation
$108K+medical+401k+stock purchase plan+ vacation.
Advice to Jobseekers
Get your PMP certification. The more offshore outsourcing grows the more the need for qualified Project Managers.

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