Technical Project Manager

You are experienced project manager who has managed large scale projects in a software development organization and has managed projects which includes on-premise to cloud migrations. PMP and ITIL certifications are a plus and you are looking to add value to our client who is a leader in transport software development

Reporting directly to VP of Technology, you will be responsible for ensuring that major technical projects which include migration from on-premise to cloud are planned, coordinated, and delivered on-time and within budget.

•  Direct and manage assigned contracts/service agreements/projects from beginning to end within the allotted scope, time, and budget.
• Work with various teams across the organization and externally to plan and coordinate delivery efforts.
• Manage project scope, timeline, quality, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
• Develop, maintain and monitor a Project Schedule and Cost Performance throughout the life-cycle of the project
• Proactively manage changes in project scope. Change Management is a large part of the role.
• Develop, maintain and monitor a Risk Register to ensure risks are highlighted early with the appropriate mitigation plan to address the risk.
• Conduct regular Project Status Meetings with your customers.
• Conduct regular Executive Steering Meetings with your customers and internal Executive Sponsors
• Coach, motivate, mentor and supervise project team members and contractors, and influence them to take proactive action and accountability for their assigned work
• Build, develop, and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project (internal and external)
• Display proactive willingness to learn and understand software/hardware and the mechanics of their implementation and deployment.
• Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, issue logs, action item registers, and presentations, as required.
• Contribute to further best practices and tools for project execution and management.
• Conduct project post mortems and create recommendation reports in order to identify best practices and lessons learned.
• One or more of these engagements must have included a Requirement Compliance Matrix that would have been successfully managed by the candidate.

Qualifications

• Expertise managing software and IT infrastructure, and migration projects
• You are seasoned project manager with 5+ years of expereince in IT
• Certification in ITIL, PMP is highly desirable but not mandatory
• Fluent English language skills, both spoken and written required
• Strong organizational skills, as well as the ability to listen, gather and understand information about people and situations quickly
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to influence across the organization and externally
• Expertise with remote and international communications through a wide array of technologies (ticketing tools, documents and forums, phone, chat, e-mail)