Lead Project Manager

This remote role welcomes candidates anywhere in Canada and the US. 

 

What your impact will be: 

You will directly contribute to the success of the Globys professional service’s portfolio of projects by 


* Leading and managing the planning and delivery of critical, highly complex and/or large projects; 



* Playing a key role in establishing and maintaining strong customer relationships; 



* Formulating and managing project plans; 



* Facilitating project meetings; 



* Implementing and following a change management program; 



* Keeping stakeholders informed of progress via regular reports (status, escalations, etc.); 



* Identifying project dependencies and creating contingency plans to mitigate risk;  



* Leading the PMO in effectively coordinating required project resources and skills; 



* Ensuring that project activities are conducted in accordance with corporate policies, with project management best practices, and following the review and approval processes; 



* Managing project delivery to ensure schedule, budget, customer satisfaction, and quality expectations are met or exceeded; 



* Monitoring the effort and billing of third-party workers, such as consultants, contractors, and other specialists; 



* Conducting project postmortems to identify areas for improvement as well as making and implementing recommendations based on findings; 



* Collaborating with Sales and Solution Architects on the drafting of Statement of Works and estimations for delivery of projects;     



* Serving as a guide and advisor; training, coaching, and mentoring team to learn and apply standard framework, agile methodology techniques, and project management best practices;    



* Acting as a technical point of contact for questions/support within the Project Management team; 



* Leading initiatives to improve the Project Management practice and promote an accountability/ownership mindset among team members; 



* Supporting the annual performance review process by providing feedback on team members’ performance; 



* Engaging with delivery leadership and cross-functional teams regarding Globys’project management practices; 



* Assisting in the recruitment efforts related to the Project Management team. 

 

What we are looking for: 


* Minimum of 10 years of direct Project Management experience in the software industry; 



* Must possess knowledge and expertise in software development methodology; 



* Experience coaching/mentoring other Project Managers and/or Project Coordinators; 



* Ability to deliver objectives set by the management team; 



* Experience with the management of risk, change, issues, time, scope, resources, budget and quality; 



* In depth understanding of all major activities for a business system implementation such as analysis, design, development, deployment; 



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