We are looking for a highly skilled Project Manager
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Why build your carrer at Meta?
We offer autonomy, clear goals and a dynamic and challenging environment, where professionals have the opportunity to interact with different technologies, participate in all types of projects, bring new ideas and work from anywhere in Brazil and (why not?) anywhere in the world. In addition, we are one of the best companies to work for in Brazil according to Great Place to Work and one of the 10 fastest growing technology companies in the country for 3 consecutive years, according to Anuário Informático Hoje.
The role:
Your goal would be to lead the delivery of internal and outsourced projects from project initiation to the transition to operations on time and on budget while meeting business objectives for the North American countries and Latam. The Project Manager (PM) manages all aspects of a project and the transition to operations (run mode). This includes management of project scope and functionalities, planning, execution, timing, quality, resources, risks (incl. digital risks) communication and costs. The PM also establishes and communicates goals and directs team activity. The responsibilities of the PM may also include serving as an expert in project management and consulting for other projects as necessary due to his/her expertise. The PM adheres to the established project management methodology and standards while carrying out their responsibilities. This includes applying project management and service development lifecycle processes. The PM also ensures that the projects are aligned with IT standards and strategies
Main assignments:
- Conduct feasibility studies with technical teams (Architects, GIO, Alizent, etc)
- Help assess costs, capacity, contingency, infrastructure and evaluate the level of risk, needed budgets and the resulting IT Value Creation (ROI, IRR)
- Design and lead project governance and reporting, in line with governance standards
- Define the structure, scope, and lead efforts around work plans, schedules, cost estimates, resourcing required to deliver the project
- Take care about the overall ecosystem and identify external dependencies and risks
- Support the development of project business cases and steward the proposed project through governance for sign-off to proceed
- Manage internal and external (vendor) resources within a distributed environment.
- Direct the project delivery through active sponsorship, leadership and involvement in specific initiatives to ensure they meet time, cost and quality requirements
- Monitor and control execution of project though analyze, design, build, test and release phases
- Ensure project documents are complete, current, and appropriately stored. Ensure associated references documents are updated (application, service catalog, configuration items)
- Serve as the interface between project teams and customers to ensure collaboration and coordination between all stakeholders.
- Monitor and communicate status and progress to stakeholders. Communicate and incorporate feedback from customers.
- Ensure that project delivery complies with regulations and company policies
- Work in collaboration with Data Engineers, Data Analysts and Data Scientists and manage the development and operation of data products in close relationship with the business and the Digital & IT entities.
- Maximize value for users (Business Intelligence, Data Science, Digital Applications, etc.).
- Organize the complete life cycle of Data products, from business needs to production.
- Within an Agile / DevOps team, organize the work of the team for the stages of ingestion, modeling, transformation and provision of data.
- In-charge of the "backlog" and changes to the various data products within its scope of responsibility.
- Interact with multiple business & technical teams e.g. World Business Lines, Hubs, Clusters, Digital Fabs, global IT teams: GIO, Alizent, and technical teams from GDO.
- Data & BI PM may work on one of the following areas: HR data, procurement, group or other repositories, industrial and production data, customers, sales and marketing, etc.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, MIS, Business, or a related discipline.
- Solid Experience in two of the three areas: Business/Operations, IT, or Project Management.
- 6+ years of experience as a Scrum Master, PO, PM or related roles.
- Experience in project management skills, methods and techniques (planning, scheduling, project control procedures, etc.).
- Strong ability to work with data tables, and understanding of business requirements for BI needs
- Ability to manage Agile and Non-Agile projects
- Ability to manage projects and data products in a global environment: multiple Business Lines and collaboration with international teams
- User-centric, understands the business requirements, objectives and motivations of each team member
- Manages the "delivery" and can arbitrate on priorities (specifications, planning and budget, external resources)
- Ability to perform multi-tasking and strong coordination skills
- Technical background and attention to detail
- Substantial experience in change, issue and risk management
- Significant IT project management experience
- Controlling and budget management
- Excellent analytical capabilities
- Critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Demonstrate decisiveness and action
- Able to simplify and synthesize complex situations with consideration to all elements
- First class influencing skills, able to convince audiences to adopt a different course of action
- Excellent communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, MIS, Business, or a related discipline
- Solid Experience in two of the three areas: Business/Operations, IT, or Project Management
- Fluent english conversation to lead meetings with natives and cross-cultural teams.
Nice to have:
- Basic knowledge of SQL would be an advantage
- Spanish and French proficiency
About the position:
- Remote
- Full-time job - 40h/week
- Independent Contractor.
- Availability to work within the CST (Central Time Zone).
How’d the process work?
We have an interview with MetaIT’s HR team, your future Manager here at Meta, and in case approved, a final interview directly with client's team.
To apply for this position, please submit your resume and a cover letter highlighting your relevant experience and why you are interested in this role. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further evaluation. Thank you for considering this opportunity with our company.
Why build your carrer at Meta?
We offer autonomy, clear goals and a dynamic and challenging environment, where professionals have the opportunity to interact with different technologies, participate in all types of projects, bring new ideas and work from anywhere in Brazil and (why not?) anywhere in the world. In addition, we are one of the best companies to work for in Brazil according to Great Place to Work and one of the 10 fastest growing technology companies in the country for 3 consecutive years, according to Anuário Informático Hoje.
What are our values?
- We are people serving people
- We all think and act like owners
- We are hungry for performance
- We grow and learn together
- We pursue excellence and simplicity
- We have innovation and creativity in our DNA
All people are welcome regardless of their condition, disability, ethnicity, religious belief, sexual orientation, appearance, age or others. We want you to grow up with us in a welcoming environment full of opportunities.
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