Maplesoft Group is currently seeking a Senior Project Manager - Spanish PMO for our client.
Tasks and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
Project Initiation
- Understand business requirements to provide Information Services quotes for implementation of metropolitan area network and local area networks, telephone systems, Wi-Fi, and printer systems
- Work with technical and business leaders to define project investment opportunities, including scope, schedule, budget, and benefits
- Identify and negotiate project resource requirements with delivery organizations (internal & external), set delivery expectations, and evaluate delivery performance
- Understand business requirements to provide Information Services quotes for implementation of network, telephone systems, Wi-Fi, and printer systems
Project Delivery
- Direct accountability for design and implementation of all Information Services activities for one or more business facing projects for new railway facility construction, office renovations or new office construction.
- Advanced project management practical expertise across knowledge areas: scope, time, cost, quality, human resource, communication, risk and procurement and integration management
- Work with Product and resource owners to identify internal and external stakeholders, and then lead stakeholders’ management activities throughout the project life cycle
- Own the development and review of project requirements with Product Owners, Solution Architects, and Technical Leads to ensure project will deliver to the planned benefits
- Facilitate cross-departmental project delivery activities, and gain commitment for delivery while managing competing demands, to ensure that project delivery dates are not compromised
- Escalate material issues and risks to leadership in a timely fashion
- Ensure that Organizational Change Management activities are completed to drive product adoption
Project Controls
- Follow IS PMO processes regarding deliverables, stage gates, and controls in accordance with SOX and management controls compliance
- Create and maintain project financials across project cost budget managed in SAP, PPM and Excel; provide accurate and timely project financial submissions
- Develop, monitor, and control all aspects of project delivery in accordance with IS PMO and project management best practices
- Develop, and support the development, of presentations to senior management regarding project scope, schedule, budget, and status updates.
Team Leadership
- Provide project leadership: set clear goals, engage team members, resolve conflict, and recognize team member contributions appropriately
- Conduct regular lessons learned sessions to ensure continuous improvement of project teams.
- Excellent communication, organizational, multitasking, problem solving and negotiating skills
- Appreciating and understanding how to deal with different cultural values and sensitivities
- Ability to rapidly adapt, set priorities and respond to changes in fast-paced environment;
- Self-starter, the successful candidate demonstrates strong accountability and pride of ownership to deliver quality solutions.
The Requirements (skills contractor should have):
- Significant experience leading large, multi-stakeholder information systems projects;
- Post-secondary education (University, College), in Commerce/Business, Engineering, Technology or Computer Science;
- Demonstrated expertise of project management planning tools (MS Project preferred) and associated MS Office products (such as; Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Experience / successful track record, working in a team-oriented environment (demonstrated ability to develop and maintain collaborative working relationships)
- Managed Software and Technology Development, and/or Application Integration projects using primary Iterative, Agile or Waterfall Project methodologies
- Decision and problem solving at the root cause and complexity level
- Experience in understanding business / technical strategies and communicating these needs to the governing bodies, to ensure programs / projects and services are delivered as agreed.
- Lead statement of work (SOW) development, participate in contract negotiations, and manage Vendors and materials delivery.
- Project Management Professional certificate (PMP)
- Rapidly learn new business processes and operating practices, and apply this knowledge to improve project planning and delivery
- Spanish speaking
The Work Products (systems/work products contractor will use):
- Project deliverable documentas (SAP PS, other formats and Tools), Microsoft PPM
- Cost estimation tools
- Microsoft word, powerpoint and excel
- Speaks Spanish
Maplesoft Group prides itself on its distinct corporate culture and recognizes that success is a direct reflection of our most valuable asset - our people. Therefore, attitude and ambition are key personality traits we seek out, along with skill and aptitude, in p
Location: Calgary, AB
Posted: Sept. 30, 2024, 5:01 p.m.
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