| Position Type: | Full-time |
| Location: | London, ON |
| Date Posted: | Aug 29, 2024 |
Job Description
Project Manager
Location: Remote - Canada
Reports to: Project Director
Note: This is a Limited Term position that will end August 29, 2025.
The Role
The Project Manager is responsible for communication of status, reporting, risk management, escalation of issues that cannot be resolved in the team, and, in general, ensuring the project is delivered on budget, on schedule, and within scope.
Responsibilities
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The Way We Work
J.D. Power is?clear about what we do to ensure our success into the future. We unite industry leading data and insights with world-class technology to solve our clients’ toughest challenges.
Our Values
At J.D. Power, we strive to be Truth Finders, Change Makers and Team Driven - the distinct behaviors that, together, define our unique culture.
Truth Finders - At J.D. Power, we are proud of the unbiased data and findings we provide. As individuals,?each and every?member of our team is dedicated to living this same objectivity and embodying the highest ethical and professional standards – the only ‘favorite’ we have is the truth.
Change Makers - At J.D. Power, we never stand still. We constantly seek better ways – innovating and evolving in everything we do to support our colleagues and our clients alike – and all in service of delivering data and insights that drive meaningful business impact.
Team Driven - At J.D. Power, we are one?team?and we are activated. Regardless of individual role, every member of our team is dedicated to supporting their immediate colleagues and our broader J.D. Power family to deliver on our collective purpose and make us greater than the sum of our parts.?At J.D. Power, these values are more than words.
J.D. Power is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.
Should you require accommodations during the recruitment and selection process, please reach out to tarecruitment@jdpa.com.
J.D. Power does not disclose your personal data to unauthorized third parties. However, as a global corporation consisting of multiple affiliated companies in various countries, J.D. Power has international sites and J.D. Power uses resources located throughout the world. J.D. Power may from time to time also use third parties to act on J.D. Power’s behalf. You agree to the fact that to the extent necessary your personal data may be transferred and/or disclosed to any company within J.D. Power group of companies as well as to third parties acting on J.D. Power’s behalf, including also transfers to servers and databases outside the country where you provided J.D. Power with your personal data. Such transfers may include for example transfers and/or disclosures outside the European Economic Area and in the United States of America. If you are a California or United Kingdom resident, additional disclosures about the information we collect and how we use that information can be found by clicking here.
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Location: Remote - Canada
Reports to: Project Director
Note: This is a Limited Term position that will end August 29, 2025.
The Role
The Project Manager is responsible for communication of status, reporting, risk management, escalation of issues that cannot be resolved in the team, and, in general, ensuring the project is delivered on budget, on schedule, and within scope.
Responsibilities
- Develop/manage full-scale project plans and communication documents using appropriate tools provided
- Facilitate project cadences including sprint planning, standup, backlog grooming, retrospectives etc.
- Logically organize the work, so it is executed effectively and managed to the schedule
- Initiate resource requests and update as required. Make optimal use of resources
- Track, manage, update and control issues. Understand how to assess, document and manage internal and external project risks; develop contingencies and mitigation plans
- Maintain focus on budget, and communicate or escalate if estimated costs are at risk. Understand and manage potential budget impact per contractual obligations and SLAs. Understand how to use project management tools and techniques related to cost planning and estimating. Understand and explain the root causes for variance
- Clearly understand the scope, identify changes early, and execute change approval procedures
- Set achievable project objectives; maintain a positive outlook; take responsibility; make decisions; and provide constructive feedback. Can strategize, inspire and motivate team members to achieve a common goal
- Work on multiple projects simultaneously
- Ensure project documents are completed, labelled and stored
- Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and contractors and influence positive action and accountability. Within a team structure, understand and know how to share information and best practices, delegate responsibility and promote support and interaction. Maintain a high level of trust with team members
- Project status reports are prepared and reviewed as required with appropriate details and distributed weekly
- Consistently communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders
- Operational management in ensuring quality planning, delivery & execution of the project
- Manages key relationships with internal & external executives, business, procurement and vendor teams
- Conduct final project lessons learned recommendations report to identify successful and unsuccessful project outcomes
- Experienced with agile software development principles along with a demonstrated ability to lead distributed teams consisting of technologists and business representatives toward increased agility over time
- Experience as a member of a high performing team working in a fast-paced enterprise software development environment while demonstrating a strong ability to balance multiple priorities and respond to urgent issues and changes in product priorities
- Superior analytical, evaluative and problem-solving abilities. Ability to analyze and identify problems, evaluate alternatives, find a solution, and make informed decisions
- Ability to manage approval and sign-off, allocate project resources, and manage priorities and schedule conflicts to enable efficient decision making
- Ability to use active listening skills to read situations quickly, settle disputes equitably, and negotiate agreements. Looks for a win-win agreement that can be understood and accepted by the project team
- Ability to adapt to internal and external project impacts (resourcing changes, scope changes, business priorities, process changes, etc.)
- Communicate timely, tactfully, concisely, and candidly, simplify jargon and make required stakeholders aware of all issues. Encourage interactive communication; be receptive to both positive and constructive feedback, and listen to team members and customers
- Ability to multi-task and manage various project and program elements simultaneously
- Ability to understand the line of business, product/project domain and its relationship to the overall client portfolio. Experience in a web/data project manager role or equivalent experience leading development teams. Strong understanding of the development process (entire SDLC), including an understanding of applicable IT Infrastructure and regulatory directives
- Manages key relationships with internal & external executives, and business and vendor teams. Understand who the stakeholder is and what the stakeholder's needs are; to be able to set realistic expectations and reach an agreement with the business from the project onset
- Proficient PC skills using Microsoft Tools. Ability to understand and apply established policies and procedures, corporate tools and technical requirements
- Post-Secondary degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical experience
- Effective negotiator using a positive win/win strategy, applying negotiation skills with internal and external stakeholders, team members, and vendors
- Ability to learn and understand project technical domain
- Ability to travel based on assigned project
I'm looking for someone that has experience in a fast paced inside sales environment, and can consistently close sales over the phone.
The Way We Work
- Leader Led
- Remote First
- Foster Flexibility
- Reward Performance
- Time Off Matters
J.D. Power is?clear about what we do to ensure our success into the future. We unite industry leading data and insights with world-class technology to solve our clients’ toughest challenges.
Our Values
At J.D. Power, we strive to be Truth Finders, Change Makers and Team Driven - the distinct behaviors that, together, define our unique culture.
Truth Finders - At J.D. Power, we are proud of the unbiased data and findings we provide. As individuals,?each and every?member of our team is dedicated to living this same objectivity and embodying the highest ethical and professional standards – the only ‘favorite’ we have is the truth.
Change Makers - At J.D. Power, we never stand still. We constantly seek better ways – innovating and evolving in everything we do to support our colleagues and our clients alike – and all in service of delivering data and insights that drive meaningful business impact.
Team Driven - At J.D. Power, we are one?team?and we are activated. Regardless of individual role, every member of our team is dedicated to supporting their immediate colleagues and our broader J.D. Power family to deliver on our collective purpose and make us greater than the sum of our parts.?At J.D. Power, these values are more than words.
J.D. Power is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.
Should you require accommodations during the recruitment and selection process, please reach out to tarecruitment@jdpa.com.
J.D. Power does not disclose your personal data to unauthorized third parties. However, as a global corporation consisting of multiple affiliated companies in various countries, J.D. Power has international sites and J.D. Power uses resources located throughout the world. J.D. Power may from time to time also use third parties to act on J.D. Power’s behalf. You agree to the fact that to the extent necessary your personal data may be transferred and/or disclosed to any company within J.D. Power group of companies as well as to third parties acting on J.D. Power’s behalf, including also transfers to servers and databases outside the country where you provided J.D. Power with your personal data. Such transfers may include for example transfers and/or disclosures outside the European Economic Area and in the United States of America. If you are a California or United Kingdom resident, additional disclosures about the information we collect and how we use that information can be found by clicking here.
Apply