Project Manager Required for a Leading Employer

ROSS; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in business intelligence is seeking a Project Manager to oversee large scale application development projects. The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of project management experience, particularly in data warehousing and business intelligence. Excellent communication and presentation skills are essential. This role may require limited travel and offers an opportunity to contribute to a top-rated company recognized for its workplace culture.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of experience managing multi-person applications development projects.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to travel when necessary (limited).

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of assigned projects, including scope, budget, and resources.
• Work with resource management to coordinate staff assignments.
• Ensure client escalation procedures are followed for prompt problem resolution.

Skills

Project management skills

Communication skills

Data Warehouse experience

Business Intelligence knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business or Computer Science

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS Project

Job description

Our client is the leader in business intelligence and analytics. Their software provides one integrated process for analyzing data from every source and gaining the predictive power to drive change at every level. This is your chance to join this great organization which has been included on Fortune's list of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" for seven straight years.

As a Project Manager you’ll be managing large scale application development projects using our client's software framework and development language.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all aspects of assigned projects, including management of scope, budget, risk, resources, plan/timeline, internal communications and external client communications. Leads project teams and is responsible and accountable for overall success of project.
• Determines staffing needs for projects, and works with resource management and other project managers to coordinate assignment of staff to projects. This may include working with a small number of subcontractors and/or partners.
• Works with other departments to prepare services contracts.
• Ensures internal and external client escalation procedures are followed in a timely manner for prompt problem resolution on projects.
• Participates in, or leads, knowledge-sharing activities and makes contributions to our client's knowledge-base. This may include working with and/or providing presentations to internal groups/resources.
• Proactively maintains an understanding of our client's solutions and architectures, including competitive analysis. This may include building and maintaining strong ties with other corporate resources.
• Works with pre-sales to help qualify solution sales opportunities. Provides services time/effort estimates and project plans for use in proposals.
• Provides client presentations regarding methodologies, our client's value proposition, and project management processes.
• Builds new and leverages existing client contacts to identify new business opportunities.
• Provides input into consulting group processes and procedures.
• Participates in Project Management team review of PMO processes, and actively develops/contributes material to PMO as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated breadth of project management skills with minimum of 3 years of experience managing multi-person applications development projects.
• Data Warehouse, Business Intelligence (BI) and/or data mining technical experience
• Bachelors Degree (minimum), preferably in Business or Computer Science.
• Knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and Project.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to travel when necessary (limited)

Assets

• Experience working in a vendor/competitive sales environment serving external clients. (ideally you’re from a Big 5 or Independent Software Vendor)
• PMI Certification (PMP) or desire to achieve certification within one year
• Experience with BI products and tools (e.g., Cognos, Hyperion, SAS, Business Objects, Information Builders (IBI), Generation5, MicroStrategy, CRM, etc).