The goal of the Senior Project Manager role is to oversee and coordinate all aspects of the project, ensuring that it is completed on time, within budget, and meets the defined objectives. This includes planning project activities, facilitating stakeholder communication, and mitigating risks. The Project Manager ensures alignment across teams, focuses on project goals, and adapts plans as needed to address any issues that arise, ultimately aiming to deliver a successful outcome that meets the client's or organization's needs. The position required strict cooperation with the Engineering Manager and Product Manager.
Responsibilities:
Project Planning and Execution
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Develop and implement project plans, including scope and budget
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Understand the project domain and dependencies
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Cooperate with Project Owner, Engineering Manager and Lead Engineer for a successful delivery. As the Project Owner is accountable for setting up the priorities and feature planning, the Project Manager is responsible for keeping the plans within the budget
Documentation and Reporting:
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Manage project documentation, including project plans, release schedules, and risk registers
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Managing the documentation required for the release process: making sure that the engineering team created the implementation plans; generations Snyk and automation tests reports, release and production readiness review documents (if needed)
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Accountability for the uploading the Diamond Charts to the Clarity
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Create RACI matrix for the project to clarify the dependencies, milestones, responsibilities and decisions to be taken
Dependencies
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Conduct a thorough analysis to identify the external dependencies for the project.
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Document dependencies in a centralized location, such as a dependency log or matrix, to ensure visibility and tracking
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Assess the impact of dependencies on project timelines and deliverables
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Prioritize dependencies based on their criticality to project success and the level of risk associated with them
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Monitor with the external team the progress of dependent tasks or deliverables to ensure they are on track and address any delays or issues promptly
Risk management:
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Identifies the feature risks and creates mitigation plans
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Assign ownership for each identified risk and define specific actions, timelines, and responsibilities for risk response and monitoring
Communication
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Escalate the risk and challenges, when needed, with the leadership
Administration
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Set up and lead the team ceremonies such as daily meeting and retro
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Clarity management
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Attend the PMO status meetings
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Ensure accurate timesheet approval
Embodies GPC Values
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Acts in alignment with company values, fostering teamwork and unity
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Earns trust and respect from peers, colleagues, and customers
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Engages genuinely and respectfully with others
Requirements:
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4+ years of IT Project Management experience
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Experience with software development life cycles (SDLC)
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Proficiency in project management tools (Jira) and methodologies like Agile and Scrum
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Ability to create and implement frameworks and processes that drive innovation and efficiency
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Stakeholder management skills to align project outcomes with business goals
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Strong communication and interpersonal skills to facilitate collaboration across technical teams
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Strong financial management skills
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Ability to identify, analyze, and mitigate the risks to keep the project on track
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Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field
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Ability to work a flexible schedule based on department and company needs as business & customers are based in the U.S.
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What We Do
Genuine Parts Company (GPC), founded in 1928, is a global service organization engaged in the distribution of automotive and industrial replacement parts. We serve hundreds of thousands of customers from a network of more than 10,000 locations in 14 countries and have approximately 50,000 employees.
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