10808 - Technical Project Manager II

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Purpose :

We are looking for a seasoned technical project manager II who is highly motivated, customer-centric and has strong people management skills. The technical project manager will provide governance and oversight of end-to-end delivery, administrative direction and leadership guidance and support for members in the project team. This role is responsible for all levels of business and technical management to guide the delivery of strategic and tactical projects.

This role is responsible for software and telematics development and deployment projects. This includes coordinating with various stakeholders to manage project scope, timeline, cost and quality. The technical project manager will identify critical path decisions, make recommendations, and influence leadership for on-time delivery. This individual will also collaborate with development and QA teams to drive product requirements, design, development, and testing activities while enforcing project delivery standards.

Essential Functions :

The Technical Project Manager will work closely with project team members to perform the following tasks using a combination of planning, operations, business, technical, problem-solving skills as well as excellent leadership and facilitation techniques.

Project management for all tasks of project including estimating and tracking progress against baseline project plan, while focusing on schedule, resources, timelines, quality to monitor and control development activities for an overall enterprise-wide rollout.

Lead the delivery of complex technology solutions including end-to-end lifecycle of projects from inception to completion ensuring they meet business and technical requirements while understanding all aspects of the system

Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary stakeholder group including partners, suppliers, customers and organizational entities to ensure timely delivery of high quality and cost-effective solutions.

Identify, manage and report project escalations, blockers, risks and issues including proposing mitigation measures.

Coordinate with globally distributed IT, development, product, operations and business teams to manage requirements collection, gather inputs and resolve issues.

Partner with leadership

Develop and present project charters, proposals, project plans, status reports regularly at an agreed-upon cadence to leadership and executive management

Partner with leadership to develop future strategic solutions to meet PMO requirements, utilize collaborative tools to use best practices and approved platforms to track project progress, assign tasks, develop reports and ensure team collaboration

Analyze project outcomes identifying areas of improvement and implementing process optimizations.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Basic Requirements :

Technical / Hard skills :

Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering / electronics and telecom / CS / CIS etc.

5+ years of relevant experience in SDLC – development, system analysis, support, operations, deployment, integrations etc.

3+ years of experience as a project manager handling complex technical software projects in a multi-vendor project environment utilizing both agile and waterfall project methodologies

Proficient in using project management tools like MS Project, JIRA, Confluence

Knowledge of mobile development process and requirements (coding not required)

Ability to lead mobile development through vendors by specifying requirements and managing teams for design, development and implementation

Proficient in project planning and execution - accurately scope out length and difficulty of tasks and projects. Develop, track, report and monitor project schedules.

Skilled in risk management, issue resolution, scope alignment, quality management.

Expert in developing reports, analyzing project data and communicating findings.

Experienced in leading and facilitating meetings with project team and leadership.

Interpersonal / Soft skills :

Excellent verbal, presentation and written communication skills

Organizing - ability to marshal resources (people, funding, material, support), orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal, use resources effectively and efficiently

Negotiate with stakeholders and vendors to secure resources and agreements

Ability to effectively prioritize and distribute tasks in a fast-paced environment

Build strong relationships with team members and stakeholders. Work effectively to meet common goals.

to have :

Master’s degree in a technical field – Computer Engg, Electronics and telecom, CS, CIS, MIS etc.

Active PMP

Active certified scrum master

Experience as a telematics project manager or project management in the automotive industry

Salary range - $96,550 to $138,061

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