PROJECT MANAGER

Project Manager

Location: Torrance - CA Employment type: Permanent

Responsibilities

• Establishes and implements project management processes and methodologies for the IT community to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, adhere to high quality standards and meet customer expectations
• Responsible for assembling project plans and teamwork assignments, directing and monitoring work efforts on a daily basis, identifying resource needs, performing quality reviews: and escalating functional, quality, timeline issues appropriately
• Responsible for tracking key project milestones and adjusting project plans and/or resources
• Coordinates communication with all areas of the enterprise that impacts the scope, budget, risk and resources of the work effort being managed
• Manages one or more cross functional projects of high complexity
• Responsible for the management of one or more medium to large-sized moderately to highly complex projects
• 7 to years of IT work experience
• 5 years managing projects
• 2 years experience in the Automotive industry or in Telematics
• Hands-on knowledge of custom Internet application and mobility development, information architecture, user experience, and services-based architecture
• Experience working in a highly matrixed environment with multiple cross-organizational teams
• Excellent internal and client-facing communication skills
• Experience conducting C-level presentations
• Strong knowledge of the Microsoft office suite of products, including MS
• Strong experience with JIRA and working knowledge of Confluence
• Multiple successful end-to-end deliveries from Scope through Implementation/Warranty, including maintenance
• Experience working in a dynamic, highly fluid, technically challenging