Familiarity with PEATS Finance Tool, Confluence & Jira
Job Description
As a leader within the BI team and in the role of Project Manager, the successful candidate will support various types of projects affecting the BI team (New Product Introduction, New BI tool/infrastructure changes, data and/or Process Enhancements, Governance, etc.).
Job Duties/Accountabilities:
Overall management of capital funded projects, strategic projects, governance and local initiatives
Development of end-to-end project management frameworks for internal BI support teams
Delivery of documentation to formally initiate a project & monitor project developments including project reviews, meetings, work sessions, action-registers
Facilitates meetings to communicate progress, status, issues, assignments and escalations
Facilitates work sessions, focus groups and organizes demos when required
Preparation & facilitation of internal and executive presentations related to project scope timeline, activities, issues, budget and progress as required
Leads and collaborates on elaboration of business cases to support project scope and/or monetary investment
Develop and manage all aspects of project and program engagement from planning, external vendor relationships, communications, resources, budget, change, risks and issues
Ensures that quality standards are adhered to and that projects are completed on time, on scope and on budget.
Lead the evolution of project tracking tools (JIRA, Confluence, etc.).
Manage BI ingestion process & project prioritization
Critical Qualifications/Competencies:
Strong interpersonal and strong leadership skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across cross-functional teams
Ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner to different stakeholders (peers, team members, executives and clients)
Strong influencing, negotiation and risk management skills
Strong organizational and time management skills with ability to work independently
Ability to design and improve project management processes, tracking tools and overall best practices
Must be proficient in MS Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Strong understanding of Jira (administration level knowledge)
Must have at least 5+ years of project management experience; preferably technical project management
Preferred Qualifications/Competences:
Previous exposure and understanding of BI project delivery (data ingestion, tool integration, reporting evolution).
Experience in owning technical program development from start to finish, and leading cross-functional teams to deliver projects within tight deadlines
Demonstrated ability to understand and discuss technical concepts
Experience in designing and implementing/improving project management tools, documentation and processes (mapping, charting, RACI charts etc.)
Strong leadership, diplomatic and motivational skills including the ability to lead up, across and down multiple business and technology organizations
Familiarity with PEATS Finance Tool, Confluence & Jira
PMP Designation or equivalent
Bilingualism is an asset (English and French); adequate knowledge of French is required for positions in Quebec.