Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities

Project planning

• Collaborate with client sponsors and stakeholders to define scope and ensure that deliverables are prioritized and aligned with the agreed scope
• Create project charter and plan (Tasks, Schedule, Budget, Dependencies)

Project execution

• Track overall progress of project to verify that SDLC processes are occurring and Project artifacts are being created, reviewed as approved as required
• Coordinate and monitor all project activities
• Manage time, cost and scope through to implementation
• Identify, monitor and mitigate risks
• Identify, document, assign, track and resolve issues
• Coordinate adjustments to project plan as needed and take appropriate corrective actions

Communication

• Ensure that expectations of client sponsors and stakeholders are well managed
• Plan, facilitate, conduct and participate in various project meetings with clients and/or team members as well as internal C2 management
• Manage dependencies as needed

Change control

• Ensure that change control processes are defined, followed and updated based on approved changes

Resource management

• Assist in assembling the project team
• Ensure team members and participants (internal & external) understand their roles, responsibilities, and deliverables schedules
• Lead and mentor team members
• Provide feedback to functional managers, as appropriate
• Support other team members, as needed

Required Education & Experience

• Proven ability to manage and deliver e-commerce development projects
• Strong leadership project management skills, including:

-project planning and execution

-Issue and scope management

-resource motivation and management

• Experience with MS technologies & MS Office Suite (Project, Visio & Powerpoint)
• 8-10 years professional services experience
• Contextual understanding of technical architecture and development of large scale systems
  • Structured SDLC and software delivery methodology experience
  • Demonstrated experience facilitating sessions with a cross functional audience
  • Demonstrated experience and understanding of multi-channel distribution & B2C eCommerce business models
  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field (computer science, MIS, electrical engineering)

Knowledge, Skills & Certifications

• Superior written and verbal communication skills
• Strong relationship management skills (team members and clients)

Ability to interact effectively at all levels of an organization

Strong expectation management skills

• Passionate, ability to learn, flexible
• Creative, entrepreneurial self starter
• Team and solutions oriented
• Very strong business analysis, analytical and problem solving skills
  • Advance degree in a related field (computer science, MIS, electrical engineering)

Travel Requirements

• Occasional travel to customers for meetings & onsite work