What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Technical Project Manager position at OrangePeople?
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Seeking a self-starter! This individual will need to be proactive and require limited handholding. The Sr. Tech PM will liaise with domestic POS teams and Hong Kong POS teams. Excellent communication and collaboration skills are a must! This role will also require a flexible and adjustable schedule to accommodate project needs, as there will be calls/meetings required with the international teams. A Sr. Technical PM with a background in scrum and sprint planning, but has developed into a full PM who can manage budgets, forecasting v. actuals, etc. will succeed in this role.
Responsibilities:
- Undertakes project planning:
- Identifies, plans, & coordinates a project plan, ensuring value in support of specific business strategies.
- Plans the delivery of the project & its activities by the mission & the goals of the organization.
- Develops & implements long-term goals & objectives to achieve the project's successful outcome.
- Maintains knowledge of resources & budget planning.
- Manages execution of project:
- Coordinates & facilitates delivery of project objectives.
- Ensures timely completion of tasks, maintaining project schedule & target dates.
- Successfully assesses project risks & formulates mitigation plans, successfully develops & updates project budgets as required, & delivers successful projects in a timely & cost-efficient manner as shown by project statistics.
- Leads & directs high-priority matrix objectives, which often require considerable resources & high levels of functional integration & interaction with project sponsors & teams.
- Conducts project meetings at leadership &/or executive director levels.
- Develops & manages a project change control process as needed to ensure the project team operates within the scope of the change approval process.
- Provides input & feedback to project team members.
- Identifies & evaluates the risks associated with project activities & takes appropriate action to mitigate the risks.
- Ensures adherence to quality standards & reviews deliverables.
- Tracks progress & reviews project & project activities to make certain deadlines are met appropriately.
- Assesses project & project issues & identifies solutions to meet productivity, quality & customer goals.
- Prepares & executes project communication:
- Ensures all project stakeholders receive orientation & appropriate training following/ organizational standards.
- Communicate with clients & other stakeholders to gain support for the program or specific projects, & to solicit input to improve the program.
- Liaises with managers to ensure effective & efficient program delivery.
- Conducts regular program status meetings with all stakeholders, keeping the stakeholder's needs & requirements continuously in view.
- Works collaboratively with development staff & support staff to maintain a thorough knowledge of capabilities, & to ensure precision. communications between project teams & stakeholders.
- Creates program presentations & reports for executive leadership, program sponsors & stakeholders.
- Presents program status & issues to leadership through formal presentations.
- Proactively communicates program status, issues & risks to management.
- Supports program/project budget:
- Ensures that the project/program operates within the approved budget.
- Monitors all budgeted program/project expenditures.
- Ensures that all financial actuals for the program/project are up to date.
- Create a high-level baseline forecast.
- Works with IT Project Controllers to monitor budget expenditures.
- Provides team mentoring & continues professional development:
- Mentors junior/mid-level PMs regarding all aspects of the project life cycle & project management discipline.
- Continues professional development through attendance at meetings, professional seminars & conferences.
- Supports CPOR Program/Project Management Office initiatives:
- Effectively prepares & presents technical &/or educational documentation of assigned projects to enhance the knowledge of project team members.
- Continues professional development through attendance at meetings, professional seminars & conferences.
- Support the leadership of the project management team & help define the strategic direction of project management functions.
Basic Qualifications:
- 4 years of technical program and project management experience working with technical teams developing enterprise-class solutions
- Technical project management expertise for a global or national brand(s), working closely with technology, creative, and user experience teams
- Hands-on experience with practices such as Agile, Lean, Kanban, and Waterfall as well as extensive experience with the pragmatic blending of styles to facilitate collaboration and delivery
- Ability to understand architectural and technical aspects of projects
- Excellent organizational, communication (written and verbal), and time management skills with attention to detail
- Experience with Agile Application Lifecycle Management and development tools like JIRA, Confluence Wiki
- Understanding of Agile technical practices, DevOps, and testing concepts (CI/CD, TDD)
- Experience with budget tracking and complex cost-benefit analysis
- Experience managing and prioritizing projects within the program and working seamlessly with various teams and stakeholders in a matrix organization
- Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
Preferred Qualifications:
- Project management experience with customer-facing digital and/or mobile products.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
- Agile Certifications (CSM; ACP; CSPO; SAFe; LeSS).
- POS experience, restaurant/F&B, retail, hardware or cloud migration, etc.
- moving off the Appetize POS system and moving to the built system.
- SmartSheet dashboarding.
Required Education:
- Bachelor's degree or related.
Benefits:
- 401(k).
- Dental Insurance.
- Health insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity, equality, inclusion, and respect for people.
- The salary will be determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant education, qualifications, experience, technical skills, and business needs.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Participate in OrangePeople monthly team meetings, and participate in team-building efforts.
- Contribute to OrangePeople technical discussions, peer reviews, etc.
- Contribute content and collaborate via the OP-Wiki/Knowledge Base.
- Provide status reports to OP Account Management as requested.
About us:
OrangePeople is an Enterprise Architecture and Project Management solutions company. Our most valuable asset is our people: dynamic, creative thinkers, who are passionate about doing quality work. As a member of the OrangePeople team, you will have access to industry-leading consulting practices, strategies & and technologies, innovative training & and education. An ideal Orange Person is a technology leader with a proven track record of technical achievements and a strong process/methodology orientation.
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