Program Manager

Sr. Project Manager/Program Manager

Location: Sunnyvale, CA

Duration: 12+ month contract

MUST HAVES:

• Looking for technical background, enough to at least understand articulate the problem being solved
• Agile knowledge
• Good Communication skills
• Retail experience

Full Job Description:

Technical Agile Project/Program Manager

Walmart International Ecommerce - Mexico

Responsibilities:

• Manage Online 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. degree in Business Administration, Management, Project Management, Computer Science or related field

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3+ years of hands-on experience

• eCommerce or Retail experience

• Experience leading Software, eCommerce, or SaaS/Cloud based projects

• 5 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.