Staff Technical Project Manager

Job Description Summary

• Responsible for wing-to-wing execution of technical projects to deliver high quality outcomes to internal and/or external customers.
• Partners with functional owner to define requirements.
• Works with technical team internal and external to the initiative to ensure outcomes delivery on time, within scope and budget and of desired quality.
• Ensures project management practices are followed and improved as needed.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business and functional partners and technology leadership in specifying requirements
• Drive technology discussion and strategy in line with business needs
• Define execution plan and approach based on project scope, expected timeline and available budget/resources
• Facilitate convergence of functional and technical knowledge
• Work with technical team often comprising of members of separate organizations, within and/or outside GEHC, to coordinate day-to-day execution as per outlined plan
• Cooperate with and manage external vendors as required
• Ensure pre-defined project management processes and practices are followed. Drive simplification and improvement as necessary
• Support execution team with resolution of roadblocks and interdependencies. Partner with technical and functional teams external to the project to ensure their tasks are completed as required
• Manage project risks, scope changes and other non-standard events throughout the life of the project
• Manage stakeholder communication and progress reporting
• Ensure quality of deliverables is verified and matching stakeholder expectations
• Track project outcomes realization and customer satisfaction levels through established metrics against service level. Ensure lessons learned are collected

Preferred professional training and certification

PMP, ScrumMaster or related relevant Project Management certifications.

Educational Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or in STEM” Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math).

Desired leadership characteristics:

• As Leader, have proven ability to strategize & execute programs
• Demonstrated experience with global product releases throughout the product introduction cycle.
• Clear communicator with strong written and oral communication skills especially in a global context.
• Self-starter, analytical & problem solver, results oriented and ability to multi-task.
• Ability to mentor/ coach future technical leaders and professionals.
• Experience of working with multidisciplinary and multicultural global teams.
• Change orientation, actively seeking and facilitating process improvements, driving change initiatives, confronting difficult circumstances in creative ways.

Proven ability to Balance multiple and competing priorities, and execute accordingly

Additional Information