Senior Project Manager IT (Digital Transformation) - iSpace Inc.
Torrance, CA 90501
About the Job
Senior Project Manager - Digital Transformation
Location – Torrance, CA (Hybrid of minimum of 2 days onsite along with a few days remote)
Contract Duration – March 2024 – April 1, 2026
This Senior Project Manager will be supporting the delivery of Enterprise-wide digital transformation projects involving a large set of stakeholders & dependencies. The primary duties of this Sr. PM position are the following:
Manage Assigned Projects & Enhancements to new or existing systems
Location – Torrance, CA (Hybrid of minimum of 2 days onsite along with a few days remote)
Contract Duration – March 2024 – April 1, 2026
This Senior Project Manager will be supporting the delivery of Enterprise-wide digital transformation projects involving a large set of stakeholders & dependencies. The primary duties of this Sr. PM position are the following:
Manage Assigned Projects & Enhancements to new or existing systems
- Follow our client's SDLC methodology (Agile/Waterfall) and deliverables.
- Manage project plan, staff tasks and progress & report status.
- Co-ordinate, schedule and chair meetings with multiple stakeholders & distribute meeting minutes.
- Maintain Quality, Cost & Delivery aspects of the project - Manage project forecasts, budget, variance etc. and ensure project is on track.
- Create presentation & communication material relevant to a variety of stake holders including business & IT Leadership.
- Following Honda's SDLC methodology (Agile & Waterfall) and creating deliverables, scope doc/functional specs etc.
- Workshop facilitation (e.g. JAD Sessions), data analysis, business process and workflow analysis/documentation.
- Gather, refine, and validate complex business requirements and combine into a clear and prioritized backlog.
- Team coordination: Ensure teams operate with agreed team cadence. Provide support to help teams reflect learn and improve on their Agile practice.
- Dependency coordination: Work with teams to identify and manage interactive dependencies within a complex systems environment.
- Track and manage team Visual Management Boards: Help teams to maintain their team data and collateral; keeping relevant over time to changing needs of the business.
- Continuous improvement: Provide mentoring support to Product Owners and team members to refine their understanding of Agile practices.
- Work with the teams to identify and mitigate impediments and risks to the program.
- Establishing and implementing project management processes and methodologies for the IT community to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget.
- Adhering to high quality standards and meet customer expectations.
- Assembling project plans and teamwork assignments, directing and monitoring work efforts.
- Identifying resource needs, performing quality reviews; and escalating functional, quality, timeline issues appropriately.
- Tracking key project milestones and adjusting project plans and/or resources.
- Coordinating communication with all areas of the enterprise that impacts the scope, budget, risk, and resources of the work effort being managed.
- Managing one or more cross-functional projects of high complexity.
- Managing one or more medium to large-sized, moderately to highly complex projects
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or other related field or equivalent work experience.
- Project Management certification or successful completion of a recognized project management curriculum is preferred.
- Experience delivering projects with Waterfall & Agile Delivery models..
- Ability to perform multiple roles (Scrum Master, Program Manager, Project Manager & Business Analysis).
- Most Critical Skills Include the following:
- Experience delivering Customer Facing Enterprise Digital programs involving numerous external vendors and internal teams using Agile at Scale(SAFE framework) for delivery
- Strong technical background & general business acumen to clearly understand complex business requirements and benefits of assigned projects
- Experience delivering programs that involve complex data, transactions or integrations
- Experience working with enterprise organizations such as Enterprise Architecture, Risk & Compliance, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Legal, Procurement, etc.
- Financials -Budget Management ,Forecasting etc. as well as familiarity with SOWs and procurement process
- 5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master in a digital product environment.
- Strong Technical background to clearly understand complex business requirements and benefits of assigned projects.
- Clear communication skills and ability to communicate and negotiate with stakeholders.
- Ability to collaborate well with a diverse set of team members (team player).
- Ability to innovate and multi-task with minimal oversight.
- Experience delivering enterprise digital platforms or services that involve complex data, transactions or integrations involving numerous external vendors and internal teams.
- Experience working with enterprise organizations such as Enterprise Architecture, Risk & Compliance, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Legal, Procurement, etc.
- Automotive industry background, business acumen & understanding of OEM-Dealer eco-system.
- Understanding of Saleforce ecosystem/family of Products.
- Experience with Jira/Confluence tools to manage project artifacts, delivery & support operations.
- Experience as Release Train Engineer.
- Scaled Agile (SAFe) Certification
Source : iSpace Inc.