What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager position at McFadyen Digital?
Company Description
McFadyen Digital is the leading advisor and implementer of eCommerce Marketplace solutions. During 15 years of implementing marketplaces, we’ve built dozens of platforms that cumulatively generate billions of dollars of gross merchandise value (GMV). We’re honored to have supported 10% of the Fortune 500 with their digital marketplace initiatives. Over 250 global brands like ABB, AB InBev, ACCO, Albertsons, American Red Cross, American Eagle Outfitters, US Army, US Agriculture Dept, (and many more) have entrusted their digital transformations to McFadyen. We operate global offices across the US, Brazil, and India. McFadyen Digital has been a trusted employer for over 37 years and believes that people are the most important part of our company. We’re proud of our Great Place to Work certification.
Learn more about us at our website: www.mcfadyen.com
Job Description
Do you have a desire to lead innovative eCommerce solutions for Fortune 500 companies? Can you talk effectively to architects, highly talented developers, and graphic artists in a fast-paced environment? Do you know what it takes to build eCommerce systems that sell millions of SKUs, hundreds of millions of dollars per year, and host millions of sessions? Can you manage the business and technical challenges of integrating web, brick & mortar, call center, kiosk, and wireless sales channels? If you answered yes, then we want to talk to you!
We need successful innovators to lead and provide hands-on management for large-scale, highly complex web integration projects. Your polished customer management skills will ensure streamlined deployments as well as new business development. You’ll build and lead teams of highly talented, creative, and disciplined consultants in providing world-class solutions to our clients. Accountability for overall project management including scheduling, coordination of internal and customer resources, scope control, cost accounting, technical issue resolution, and developing a project work plan.
Top 5 Responsibilities:
- Manage customer expectations and communicate effectively with sales, development teams and corporate management.
- Oversee the documentation of requirements analysis, design specifications, test plans, and executive briefings.
- Active participation in new business development including estimating project scope, costs, duration, and resource requirements in written proposals.
- Leadership experience in web project management in addition to full life-cycle systems development and implementation.
- Oversee the proper analysis and documentation of the client’s specific business processes and other IT needs.
Additional Responsibilities
- Recommend best practice solutions based on past experience, research, and visionary thinking.
- Ensure high-quality on-time deliverables within budget.
- Implement and revise our Agile-based project methodologies as technologies and solutions evolve.
- Assist in recruiting, managing, and mentoring employees.
- Travel to customer sites as needed.
- Provide weekly written status reports and expense reports
Qualifications
Top 5 qualifications
- Knowledge of resource allocation and planning
- Experience with an offshore and onshore development model
- Hands-on experience leading large-scale Agile software development efforts
- Management skills including resource planning, setting expectation levels, scheduling, mentoring, and prioritizing.
- Experience with scope management.
Additional Qualifications
- Proven project management track record of high-visibility, large-scale projects
- Experience with project finances including cost and schedule performance index
- Excellent verbal and written communication of technical issues is critical
- Mastery of Microsoft Project
- Strong background in eBusiness solutions or web system integration, especially in large-scale Commerce
- Integrity driven to make and deliver achievable commitments
- Oral communication including customer interaction, requirements analysis, BPR, and training
- Written communication experience with project work plans, SOWs, and executive briefings
- Understanding of system design and development environments
- Strong understanding or experience in best practice methodologies
- High-level understanding of Oracle technologies
- PMI PMP a plus.
- Familiarity with enterprise internet platforms a plus.
Benefits
- Competitive salary.
- Medical and Life Insurance.
- Short and Long Term Disability.
- Generous 401K plan after three months of employment.
- Paid Time Off and Sick Leave.
Additional Information
Your Core Values: Client Focus, Owning the Outcome, Adaptability, Collaboration
Keywords: PMP, PMBOK, Hybris, Magento, Mirakl, Oracle, Shopify, Scope management, Jira, e-commerce, remote work.
McFadyen Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local law, where applicable.
