Technical Project Manager

Thales • Austin, TX

4d • $84,563 - $145,734 • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Technical Project Manager for the Identity and Biometrics Solutions team, you will deliver solutions that meet external customer requirements and Thales’ commitments. The Technical Project Manager manages and coordinates internal (Control Account Managers, Work Package Managers, developers, engineers, etc.) and external (customers, suppliers, sub-contractors, partners, etc.) dedicated teams by involving the associated teams: Sales, finance, contract management, etc. In this role, you will direct the project activities (including those relating to risks & opportunities) to ensure projects are delivered on-time, within budget, satisfy technical requirements, and meet customer expectations. This responsibility is exercised from signature of the contract through to the project completion period in terms of organization, time frame, workload, budget, etc. The Identity and Biometrics Solutions team is responsible for the design and development of highly innovative components and products, from desktop applications integrating various hardware (biometric devices integration) to high performance server applications, including issuance of official documents in a very secure environment (PKI, encryption, cryptography), and leading the transformation to Digital Driver’s Licenses.

Requirements

• Must have U.S. Citizenship in order to obtain the post-hire Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Clearance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and must be able to obtain post-hire clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investments in the U.S. (CFIUS) and Department of Justice.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or similar field and PMP certification with 5 years of experience in technical/ engineering project management
• Prior experience communicating pertinent and technical information to external customers and other stakeholders on a regular basis
• Prior experience managing scope and requirements autonomously
• Proven experience with PM tools – Confluence, JIRA or equivalent, building project schedules with Microsoft Project, and performing risk management activities such as project cost forecasting, measurement of project cost variance, developing and monitoring project risk contingencies and adherence to KPI’s
• Proven track record with change management- planning for the various stages of transformational, transitional change, recognizing how people react to it and how it affects the organization, and strong technical understanding of multi-tier enterprise solution in a complex environment- within Thales that translates to: front end, back end, data centers, deployment across locations, hardware deployment, software issues, network to and from locations, and disaster recovery –which are all part of the project

Responsibilities

• Establish and update project requirements baseline in a collaborative work with the Bid Manager and the Capture Leader
• Establish and update project execution baseline (project structure, work package description, partners and supplier contractual data, management plans, costs, budgets and financial structure, resourced schedule, risks and mitigations)
• Lead the project launch review and involves all stakeholders: project team, Management Plan and associated documents (WBS, OBS, schedule, budget allocations…), industrial scenario, project charter, team charter…
• Manage legal and contractual requirements including handling disputes
• Conduct regular progress review meetings, reporting the project progress to the company senior management
• Close the project (archiving of documents, closing of the expenditure authorizations) by capitalizing and sharing on enterprise experience (lessons learnt)
• Coordinate across teams for prioritization, resource allocation, risk identification and mitigation, and issue resolution.
• Monitor project variances; preparing EAC (Estimate at Completion) review slides and presenting to management.
• Present monthly project dash board with project financials, project KPIs like variance and contingencies
• Drive the project to ensure customer satisfaction by meeting deadlines, quality specifications, and project profitability
• Lead customer interactions for the project
• Build project schedule and cost baseline and update project forecast regularly (at-least every month)
• Work closely with the PM Team Manager, Engineering, IT, Security and Operations ensuring clear communication, business based prioritization, and definition of precise scope and planning
• Cultivate and maintain strong partnerships with decision-makers across operations groups (PMO, Procurement, Supply Chain, Data Center, Quality, Software Development and Validation, Manufacturing, Logistics and Ops Finance) to build and continuously improve process to ensure high quality and on-time delivery
• Must ensure compliance of Thales, Customer, Security and all applicable regulations individually and for the project(s)

Benefits

• Elective Health, Dental, Vision, FSA/HSA, Voluntary Life and AD&D, Whole Group Life w/LTC, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Plan, Identity Theft, and Pet Insurance
• Retirement Savings Plan after 30 days of employment with a company contribution and a match, and with no vesting period
• Company paid holidays and Paid Time Off
• Company provided Life Insurance, AD&D, Disability, Employee Assistance Program, and Well-being Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level