Technical Project Manager

Position Requirements:

• Minimum of 3 years of project management experience in a similar environment or related field, working with geographically distributed development teams
• Minimum 3 years hands on experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Strong understanding of the development processes/full SDLC, and how they relate to project management processes.
• Understanding of web technologies to effectively manage risk & complexities within projects, and those that integrate across project teams.
• Understanding of data project, data dependencies, SQL, data warehouse technologies.
• Proven experience with project management tracking/reporting tools (eg. JIRA/ Confluence, Smartsheet, MS Project or similar)
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects, or a number of project streams under a large program
• Experience managing project dependencies and blocker issues, developing risk mitigation plans, and escalating when required.
• PMI certification will be an added advantage
• Demonstrated ability for proactive issue resolution with dependencies on project success related to inter-dependencies on other teams
• Ability to work independently, with some management oversight, to manage multiple projects from inception to completion
• Ability to influence stakeholders and project resources, and negotiate or escalate when competing priorities arise, to meet commitments throughout the project timeline
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Enjoys a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment and thrives on multi-tasking
• Strong attention to detail, follow-through, and organizational skills
• Highly analytical, logical, and good problem-solving skills
• Ability to interact professionally with all levels of staff
• Stakeholder management, road mapping, resource management, capacity management, risk management
• Technical background is a plus but not mandatory

Role & Responsibilities:

• Manage project scopes, timelines, resources, deployments, and business/technical relationships – from scoping/planning through implementation
• Manage stakeholder expectations to be in line with agreed to technical requirements, allowing the delivery of high-quality implementations to customer satisfaction, on agreed to schedules
• Ensure that project dependencies, milestones, deliverables and status are clearly communicated and understood by the project teams, stakeholders and management
• Identify and manage risks to the success of projects and know when and how to escalate
• Coordinate and conduct regular, effective, and efficient meetings to review project status, resolve issues and address risks
• Ensure project teams are following agreed to processes (priorities, task management, time tracking, etc.)
• Manage project change requests