Senior Project Manager

Lever, Inc.; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CarTrawler, a global travel tech specialist now part of Expedia Group B2B, seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead, create and maintain complex plans for P&T projects. The role requires coordinating across Product, Engineering and business teams to ensure on-time, in-scope delivery.

Hybrid working in Dublin with at least 2 days onsite; 12-month fixed-term contract; you will drive risk mitigation, stakeholder alignment and continuous improvement, shaping project strategy and outcomes.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of project management experience.
• Extensive experience leading multiple complex technology projects end-to-end.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and Agile.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• PM certification such as PMP or PRINCE2 preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage complex projects from ideation through delivery.
• Develop and own project plans with milestones and resources.
• Manage multiple projects with wide range of stakeholders.
• Communicate status and milestones with transparency.
• Manage changes to scope, costs and plan.
• Mentor junior team members.
• Support continuous improvement of processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver quality outcomes.
• Maintain internal project management tools.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

Communication

Leadership

Job description

Tech that takes you places

We’re CarTrawler, the global travel tech company behind seamless connections between people, places and possibilities. From powering car rental to creating smarter ways to move, we make travel smoother for millions worldwide. Our culture is built on curiosity, collaboration and craic where every idea counts and every journey matters. Ready to make an impact? Let’s go places together.

Now part of Expedia Group B2B, CarTrawler is entering an exciting new chapter, bringing together our deep expertise in car rental, ground transportation and insurtech with Expedia Group’s global scale, technology and extensive travel platform.

The P&T Senior Project Manager will lead, create and maintain multiple complex project plans for projects undertaken by the P&T teams through collaboration and shared ways of working. They will use these plans, project management best practice and leadership expertise to drive, collaboration and quality outcomes across P&T teams and the wider business to ensure delivery of the project in scope, on time and within budget. They will strive to identify issues before they arise, putting mitigation steps in place and within the plan and ensuring full buy in across all the responsible teams.

Your Journey starts here!

12month Fixed Term Contract

What you will do as a Senior Project Manager:

Core Responsibilities

• Effectively lead, plan and manage complex projects from ideation through to delivery.
• Develop and own project plans including significant milestones and deliverables ensuring resource availability and allocation. Resolving issues as they arise or getting ahead of them with mitigation
• Manage multiple complex projects concurrently, with a wide range of project stakeholders.
• Drive alignment by communicating project status, milestones and deliverables to project stakeholders distilling complexity into simple and concise updates with regular transparency provided to all stakeholders.
• Manage changes to the project scope, project plan and project costs using the appropriate project management approach and in a timely manner.
• Proactively manage expectations of project stakeholders through understanding the different needs of stakeholders based on their role and influence on the project.
• Responsible for influencing the overall project strategies and their impact on P&T.
• Actively manage project risks through a transparent communication style and a promotion of trust and competency. Putting mitigation actions in place to minimise risk.
• Maintain the internal project management tool.

Strategic Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams within P&T and the wider business, building and maintaining consensus on the project plan and approach through the project to deliver quality outcomes in line with the plan.
• Support and contribute to the project intake process from ideation through to planning and delivery.
• Foster trust, openness and collaborative relationships with your colleagues.
• Support junior members of the team through coaching and mentoring.
• Champion and lead Continuous improvement in our ways of working and in our intake and project management processes.

What you’ll bring to the team:

• 10+ years’ project management experience, ideally within a technology/software environment.
• Extensive experience leading multiple complex technology projects end-to-end, working across Product, Engineering and wider business teams. Proven experience managing project plans, scope, dependencies, risks, resources and budgets, while influencing senior stakeholders and driving delivery in ambiguous, fast-paced environmentsStrong project management capability; formal PM qualification preferred.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle, Agile and project delivery methodologies.
• Proven experience managing multiple complex projects and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong communication, negotiation and influencing skills, across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to manage ambiguity, solve complex problems and work independently with high accountability.
• Recognised Project Management qualification/certification preferred (e.g. PMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical information clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

We are an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone. No matter your background, identity, or life experience, if you’re passionate about what you do, you’ll be welcomed here.

Hybrid Working & Eligibility: Our hybrid working policy requires employees to work onsite at our CarTrawler Dublin office a minimum of 2 days per week.

Applicants must have an existing right to work in Ireland without the requirement for employment permit sponsorship to be considered for this role.