Technical Project Manager (Hybrid)

Location: Madrid Serrano Galvache, Spain

Thales people architect identity management and data protection solutions at the heart of digital security. Business and governments rely on us to bring trust to the billons of digital interactions they have with people. Our technologies and services help banks exchange funds, people cross borders, energy become smarter and much more. More than 30,000 organizations already rely on us to verify the identities of people and things, grant access to digital services, analyze vast quantities of information and encrypt data to make the connected world more secure.

Thales in Spain is a leader in technological solutions applied to Defence, Aeronautics, Security, Transportation and Space and, furthermore, is a global centre for excellence in Space, Security of Critical Infrastructures and Transportation. With a turnover of €320 million and a staff of 1,200, it exports approximately 40% of its total production principally to the Middle East, North Africa and Latin America.

Thales Cybersecurity & Digital Identity is a global leader in digital security, bringing trust to an increasingly connected world. We design and deliver a wide range of products, software and services based on two core technologies: digital identification and data protection.

With the massive surge of electronic travel documents and national eID cards, Thales Digital & Security global business unit is supporting border agencies, government authorities and airports to exploit technology convergence to gain consistent, comprehensive border, visa management and document verification worldwide, that will:

• Deliver seamless travel with border control applications
• Offer convenience for travelers for fast and secure border crossing
• Improve border intelligence for detection and prevention, including some of the most disruptive new technologies like biometrics, machine learning, or micro services

As a Technical Project Manager within Thales, you will be responsible for a Software Work Package.

Life as a Thales Technical Project Manager:

• Work Package Organisation and Planning:
• Author the Work Package Description with the WP team based on the project structure regarding the entity/Customer requirements
• Identify deliverables, milestones and interdependencies with other WP’s
• Establish the schedule and the estimates based on a viable solution, and identify the necessary resources and their availability
• Initialise the risk and opportunity register and the work package baseline using the relevant key project tools
• Where applicable obtain commitments from suppliers

• Work Package Launch:
• Establish a network diagram and a detailed schedule which is aligned with the project master schedule
• Define the cost structure, resource profiles, supplier selection and the relevant metrics to monitor the WP
• Write relevant plans within the WP scope

• Work Package Execution:
• Achieve the objectives of the Work Package and take the necessary management actions to correct any deviation from the baseline or objectives
• Identifying and solving issues, managing the risks and opportunities and performing mitigation activities

• Work Package Monitoring and Control:
• Review document, specifications, schedule and estimate files using peers where necessary
• Monitor & consolidate all deliverables
• Update the schedule, risk & opportunities register, the ETC & EAC
• Consolidate the work package dashboard and lead progress meetings
• Report as per the PMP and escalate to the PM any variances or key issues
• Quality of Deliverables: o The WPM is responsible for the quality of the delivered products, services and documentation within the project committed time and budget and in the scope of the work package
• The WPM ensures that all configuration items within the WP scope are managed (could be done by a configuration manager)

• Key Stakeholder Relations:
• Lead the team and/or suppliers involved to perform the work package and ensures the respect of all commitments
• Participate and input to all relevant project reviews as specified in the PMP
• Act, where required, as PM delegate to the Client
• Act, where required, as the Thales representative for sub-contracted work

• Capture of Lessons Learned:
• The WPM must collect, analyse and synthesise the strengths and weaknesses during the performance of the work package, propose recommendations for improvement and record these as prescribed in the PMP

• Work Package Closure:
• The WPM must ensure that all the commitments taken in his work package description sheet have been honored by collating all WP data, costs and estimates, recording them and then organise a closure review

To succeed at this job, you must have:

• Education:
• Master of Engineering, Computer Science or any relevant field in university, and you have significant experience in Project Management in complex Software solutions

• Experience level:
• > 6 years of experience in Project Management in complex Software solutions
• Background in Software Development
• You must have fluent Spanish and English level (B2+)

• Competences:

• Technical /functional skills:
• You know how to use your skills to plan, organize teams, and guarantee the follow-up of engineering projects by respecting deadlines, costs, and quality with a clear vision of risks and opportunities.
• Experience in activities estimation, schedule and time management.
• You are able to lead and manage technical engineering projects, meeting the requirements with a clear view of the risks and opportunities.
• You are able to understand business use cases and customer needs.
• You are able to challenge the status quo.
• You are able to engage and influence a diverse set of stakeholders as well as creating clear and achievable goals.
• You are able to take decisions–even in uncertain contexts.
• You know how to produce synthetic and quality reports.
• You have outstanding problem-solving skills and a passion to solve hard problems.
• You can demonstrate knowledge in financial, workload plan and risks management.
• Experience working with MS Project.
• You are able to work under pressure.
• You plan and tailor the development.
• Process oriented.

• Behavioral skills:
• You appreciate to be a team-player and enjoy collaborative work (co-engineering).
• You are recognized as a self-motivated leader, willing to engage and develop your team using collaborative work and challenging approaches.
• You are analytical, dynamic, and autonomous.
• You are an effective communicator.

• Other (advantage):
• Experience with network and security and biometric technologies would be welcome.
• Implementation of critical complex SW solutions including HW.
• Experience working with Confluence, Jira, Jenkins (or similar CI tool)
• Network and security
• Biometric technology

What do we offer?

• Flexible working hours
• Intensive working days on Fridays and during August
• Remote-friendly - 2 days a week working from home
• Restaurant allowance and social benefits (health insurance, kindergarten)
• Free coffee on-site!

Thales is a company committed to equal opportunities between women and men, and for this reason, we work to raise awareness and disseminate information on the subject both internally and externally.

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