Sr Technical Project Manager

1) Undertakes project planning

• Identifies, plans, & coordinates a project plan, ensuring value in support of specific business strategies

• Plans the delivery of the project & its activities in accordance w/ the mission & the goals of the organization

• Develops & implements long-term goals & objectives to achieve the successful outcome of the project

• Maintains knowledge of resources & budget planning

2) Manages execution of project

• Coordinates & facilitates delivery of project objectives

• Ensures timely completion of tasks, maintaining project schedule & target dates

• Successfully assesses project risks & formulates mitigation plans, successfully develops & updates project budgets as required, & delivers successful projects in a timely & cost-efficient manner as shown by project statistics

• Leads & directs high-priority matrix objectives, which often require considerable resources & high levels of functional integration & interaction w/ project sponsors & teams

• Conducts project meetings at leadership &/or executive director levels

• Develops & manages a project change control process as needed to ensure project team operates within the scope of change approval process

• Provides input & feedback to project team members

• Identifies & evaluates the risks associated w/ project activities & takes appropriate action to mitigate the risks

• Ensures adherence to quality standards & reviews deliverables

• Tracks progress & reviews project & project activities to make certain deadlines are met appropriately

• Assesses project & project issues & identifies solutions to meet productivity, quality & customer goals

3) Prepares & executes project communication

• Ensures all project stakeholders receive orientation & appropriate training in accordance w/ organizational standards

• Communicates w/ clients & other stakeholders to gain support for the program or specific projects, & to solicit input to improve the program

• Liaises w/ managers to ensure the effective & efficient program delivery

• Conducts regular program status meetings w/ all stakeholders, keeping the stakeholder's needs & requirements continuously in view

• Works collaboratively w/ development staff & support staff to maintain thorough knowledge of capabilities, & to ensure precise communications between project teams & stakeholders

• Creates program presentations & reports for executive leadership, program sponsors & stakeholders

• Presents program status & issues to leadership through formal presentations

• Proactively communicates program status, issues & risks to management

4) Supports program/project budget

• Ensures that the project/program operates within the approved budget

• Monitors all budgeted program/project expenditures

• Ensures that all financial actuals for the program/project are up to date

• Create high level baseline forecast

• Works w/ IT Project Controllers to monitor budget expenditures

5) Provides team mentoring & continues professional development

• Mentors junior/mid levels of PMs regarding all aspects of the project life cycle & project management discipline

• Continues professional development through attendance at meetings, professional seminars & conferences

6) Supports CPOR Program/Project Management Office initiatives

• Effectively prepares & presents technical &/or educational documentation of assigned projects to enhance the knowledge project team members

• Continues professional development through attendance at meetings, professional seminars & conferences

• Support leadership of project management team & helps define strategic direction of project management functions

Seeking a self-starter. This indvidual will need to be proactive and require limited hand-holding. The Sr. Tech PM will liase with domestic POS teams and Hong Kong POS teams. Excellent communication and collaboration skills are a must.

This role will also require a flexible and adjustable schedule to accommodate project needs, as there will be calls/meetings required with the international teams.

A Sr. Technical PM who has a background in scrum and sprint planning, but has developed into a full PM that can manage budgets, forecasting v. actuals, etc. will succeed in this role.

• 4+ years of technical program and project management experience working with technical teams developing enterprise class solutions

• Technical project management expertise for a global or national brand(s), working closely with technology, creative and user experience teams

• Hands-on experience with practices such as Agile, Lean, Kanban, Waterfall as well as extensive experience with pragmatic blending of styles to facilitate collaboration and delivery

• Ability to understand architectural and technical aspects of projects

• Excellent organizational, communication (written and verbal) and time management skills with attention to detail

• Experience with Agile Application Lifecycle Management and development tools like JIRA, Confluence Wiki

• Understanding of Agile technical practices, DevOps and testing concepts (CI/CD, TDD)

• Experience with budget tracking and complex cost-benefit analysis

• Experience managing and prioritizing projects within the program and working seamlessly with various teams and stakeholders in a matrix organization

• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment

Preferred Qualifications Preferred

• Project management experience with customer-facing digital and/or mobile products

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification

• Agile Certifications (CSM; ACP; CSPO; SAFe; LeSS)