Experience - 6 - 9 years

Responsibilities :

- Developing and ensuring execution of project plans, goals, and budgets

- Identifying resources needs, and developing and maintaining short-term and forecasted work schedules for all project resources

- Working alongside the Account Managers and Project Coordinators to ensure the successful execution of projects

- Proactively monitoring projects for significant plan and risk deviations and develop contingency/escalation plans

- Communicating and collaborating with both technical and non-technical professionals

- Facilitating and using appropriate project management processes, tools and techniques project documentation on accomplishments, deliverables, and milestones.

Opportunities for role growth:

- Assembling and coordinating project team members; assigning individual responsibilities

- Planning and overseeing the preparation and dissemination of project documentation on accomplishments, deliverables, and milestones against project drivers

- Contributing to team communities of practice, foster continuous improvement and sharing of best practices

Preferred Skills:

- Practical knowledge of project management techniques, tools, methodologies and best practices

- Great adaptability to change and flexibility in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

- Strong communication and negotiation skills

- Proven ability to prioritize and balance different stakeholder groups

- Practical knowledge of risk management techniques and quality assurance control

- Strong drive for action, results-oriented

- Ability to coordinate and direct effective meetings with a variety of audiences

- Significant attention to detail

- Ability to handle multiple projects, and deal with changing priorities and ambiguity

- Solid organizational skills, including multitasking and time-management

Skills & Qualifications

- 6 - 9+ years of proven experience leading and managing multiple parallel projects of various sizes, preferably in an IT setting

- Demonstrated knowledge of project management principles and processes, from conception to delivery

- Computer proficiency in MS Office applications, along with ability to quickly learn new applications

- Hands-on experience with project management tools (e.g. Basecamp, JIRA) an asset