Sr. Project Manager ( Advertising / Marketing )

Redolent•Sunnyvale, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

One of our direct clients is urgently looking for a Project Manager to manage Online Software Development project activities for multiple projects across all project phases, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, control and closure. This role involves working collaboratively with the development team, lead architect, and management to determine technical direction and approach to system design and implementation. The Project Manager will be responsible for creating and managing project vehicles, tailoring processes to project needs, managing day-to-day activities, and communicating with internal and external customers. The role also includes making decisions, communicating trade-offs and risks, providing recommendations to management, and contributing to strategic planning and asset creation processes. Additionally, the position involves managing resource and organizational capacity planning, coaching project team members, contributing to the design and coding of products, and participating in program-level activities. Experience with Engineering Teams, configuration management, deployment tools, and continuous integration is required, as is flexibility to engage with the team in non-regular hours and maturity to work with senior engineering personnel. The ideal candidate will be a role model servant-leader.

Requirements

B.S. or B.A. degree in Business Administration, Management, Project Management, Computer Science or related field
3+ years of hands-on 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.

Nice To Haves

eCommerce or Retail experience

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: o Project schedules o Detailed project plans o Project scope statements o Cost estimates o Resource plans o Risk and issues logs o 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.