Location: Austin, TX (Hybrid: 3 Days Onsite, 2 Days Remote)
Details: 11 Month Contract w/ Potential Extension
Responsibilities: • Identify project goals, scope, resource mix, budget, execution workflow, dependencies, DRIVE matrix, tracking/measurement model, communication plan, change management, risk mitigation, and governance. • Execute and track projects against set goals, timelines, committed results, quality gates, and performance KPIs. • Follow effective processes to optimize delivery within an agile environment. • Identify, escalate, and resolve conflicts. • Provide status updates to project team per governance model as well as cross-organization. • Optimize delivery to mitigate the impact of project constraints. • Implement medium to large cross-team, multi-year programs and projects. • Align project plans to roadmap (budgets, resources, dependencies, etc.). • Define project metrics and communicate progress, exceptions, and trends to executives. • Work with development leaders to define, collect, and analyze relevant development team project metrics with an eye toward continuous improvement. • Communicate scope, project roadmap, priorities, and key delivery status to project stakeholders and business teams. • Identify and manage project risks and exceptions. • Propose mitigation strategies for risks and resolutions to exceptions within overall project delivery workflow. • Maintain awareness of industry trends, business conditions, and internal processes.
Required: • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business, or Engineering. • 6 - 10 years of experience handling technical projects and priorities. • Experience with project management tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office, and Visio. • Strong problem-solving skills and technical aptitude (product feature/function understanding). • Ability to act creatively, tactically, and strategically. • Strong written and verbal communication skills with a collaboration focus. • Strong estimation, scheduling, budget, and resource allocation skills for cross-Business Line delivery • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to negotiate & persuade decision-makers. • Ability to set clear expectations, manage team performance, and build team morale. • Some travel may be required.
Preferred: • PMP Certification or equivalent. • Experience working in an agile software development environment. • Good understanding of Technology stack, product life cycle, and automotive industry. • Experience collaborating with offshore agile teams and across Business/Product Lines. • Experience with ETL environments and solutions. • Experience with data services and data product delivery.