Technical Project Manager (eCommerce/Retail)

Technical Project Manager (TPM)

Location: Sunnyvale, CA or Bentonville, AR Duration: 12+ Months

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience
• eCommerce or Retail experience
• Experience leading Software, eCommerce, or SaaS/Cloud based projects
• Five years of experience in a technology environment, including 2-3 years of practical professional experience in project management
• Experience managing multiple dependencies in project and program delivery
• Ability to guide multiple scrum teams concurrently
• Fundamental understanding of web-based systems programming and development
• Proficient with MS Project or similar software and MS Office applications
• Demonstrated experience in leading cross-functional project teams
• Ability to adjust and set priorities to meet deadlines
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

Description:

Responsibilities:

• Manage Ecomm Software Development project activities for multiple projects across all project phases, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, control and closure
• Work collaboratively with development team, lead architect and the management to determine technical direction and approach to system design and implementation, including both brand products and supporting systems
• Create, manage and track project vehicles, including, but not limited to: project schedules, detailed project plans, project scope statements, cost estimates, resource plans, risk and issues logs, status reports for upper management
• Tailor project management, development and support processes to meet the needs of individual (new and/or ongoing) projects
• Manage the day-to-day activities of projects and staff; communicate with project teams as necessary to ensure project deliverables are on schedule and within cost parameters
• Communicate and collaborate with internal and external customers as needed in regards to project deliverables including managing expectations, presenting and interfacing with sponsors
• Make decisions and communicate trade-offs and risks; drive key decisions across projects
• Make recommendations to management about schedules, prioritization and resource allocation with input from team members
• Provide ongoing project plan/status reporting for use by account managers, clients and management
• Provide input into strategic planning and asset creation processes
• Manage resource planning and organizational capacity planning
• Coach and train project team members on Software Development processes and best practices
• Contribute to the design and coding of products
• Contribute to program level activities including M&A activities
• Demonstrable experience of engagement with Engineering Teams - Configuration Management, Deployment tools, and Continuous Integration – to execute infrastructure projects
• Flexibility to engage with team in non-regular hours
• Maturity to navigate and work with senior engineering folks and still get things done
• Be a role model servant-leader to bring value to the business with process and tools

Minimum Qualifications:

• B.S. or B.A.