About the Role
Title: Lead Project Manager
Locations: United States, Canada
time type
Full time
job requisition id
R0028684
Job Description:
This remote role welcomes candidates anywhere in Canada and the US.
What your impact will be:
You will directly contribute to the success of the Globys professional service’s portfolio of projects by
- Leading and managing the planning and delivery of critical, highly complex and/or large projects;
- Playing a key role in establishing and maintaining strong customer relationships;
- Formulating and managing project plans;
- Facilitating project meetings;
- Implementing and following a change management program;
- Keeping stakeholders informed of progress via regular reports (status, escalations, etc.);
- Identifying project dependencies and creating contingency plans to mitigate risk;
- Leading the PMO in effectively coordinating required project resources and skills;
- Ensuring that project activities are conducted in accordance with corporate policies, with project management best practices, and following the review and approval processes;
- Managing project delivery to ensure schedule, budget, customer satisfaction, and quality expectations are met or exceeded;
- Monitoring the effort and billing of third-party workers, such as consultants, contractors, and other specialists;
- Conducting project postmortems to identify areas for improvement as well as making and implementing recommendations based on findings;
- Collaborating with Sales and Solution Architects on the drafting of Statement of Works and estimations for delivery of projects;
- Serving as a guide and advisor; training, coaching, and mentoring team to learn and apply standard framework, agile methodology techniques, and project management best practices;
- Acting as a technical point of contact for questions/support within the Project Management team;
- Leading initiatives to improve the Project Management practice and promote an accountability/ownership mindset among team members;
- Supporting the annual performance review process by providing feedback on team members’ performance;
- Engaging with delivery leadership and cross-functional teams regarding Globys’project management practices;
- Assisting in the recruitment efforts related to the Project Management team.
What we are looking for:
- Minimum of 10 years of direct Project Management experience in the software industry;
- Must possess knowledge and expertise in software development methodology;
- Experience coaching/mentoring other Project Managers and/or Project Coordinators;
- Ability to deliver objectives set by the management team;
- Experience with the management of risk, change, issues, time, scope, resources, budget and quality;
- In depth understanding of all major activities for a business system implementation such as analysis, design, development, deployment;
- Experience with a formal project management methodology;
- Proven leadership skills and the ability to motivate a team;
- Highly motivated and driven to improve project management processes and operational efficiency;
- CAPM, PMP and/or PMI-AC certification is preferred.
- Bachelor degree in Computer Science or Business, or equivalent, would be considered an asset;
- Experience with projects in the Utilities sector would be an asset but is not required;
- Understanding of percent complete accounting methodology would be considered an asset;
What would make you stand out:
- A business degree, such as an MBA, would be an asset;
Travel:
10% in North America. A valid visa or passport is required.