Technical Project Manager III

Work Onsite: Remote

Duration: 3+ months potential extension

Reason for Opening: Peak period

Duties:

• Identify project goals, scope, resource mix, budget, execution workflow, dependencies, DRIVE matrix, tracking/ measurement model, communication plan, change management, risk mitigation, and governance.
• Execute and track projects against set goals, timelines, committed results, quality gates, and performance KPIs.
• Follow effective processes to optimize delivery within an agile environment.
• Identify, escalate conflicts, and resolve them.
• Provide status updates to the project team per governance model as well as cross-organization
• Optimize delivery to mitigate the impact of project constraints.
• Implements medium to large cross-team, multi-year programs and projects.
• Align project plans to roadmap i.e., budgets, resources, dependencies etc.
• Define project metrics, communicate progress, exceptions, and trends to executives.
• Work with development leaders to define, collect and analyze relevant development team project metrics, with an eye toward continuous improvement
• Communicate scope, project roadmap, priorities and key delivery status to project stakeholders and business teams.
• Identify and manage project risks and exceptions.
• Propose mitigation of risks and resolution to exceptions of large scope within the overall project delivery workflow.
• Maintains awareness of industry trends, business conditions, and internal processes and practices to influence the success of project initiatives.

Required Job Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business, or Engineering.
• 6 10 years of experience in handling technical projects and priorities.
• Understanding of project management tools like ServiceNow SPM, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office, Visio, etc.
• Strong problem solving skills and technical aptitude (product feature/function understanding).
• Ability to act creatively, tactically, and strategically.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and associated collaboration focus.
• Strong estimation, scheduling, budget, and resource allocation skills to be able to estimate cross-Business Line delivery.
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to negotiate & persuade key decision makers.
• Strong ability to set clear expectations, manage team performance and build high morale among team members.
• Some Travel may be required to meet with project participants.

Preferred Skills

• PMP Certification or equivalent.
• Experience working in an agile software development environment, and with agile tools such as Jira and TFS a plus.
• Good understanding of Technology stack, product life cycle and automotive industry.
• Experience in collaborating with off-shore agile teams.
• Experience in collaborating across Business | Product Lines
• Detail, action, and process orientation to deliver projects in an iterative fashion and drive initiatives to completion.

Education:

• Batchelor degree or equivalent.