VDart Inc is the leading global provider of digital solutions, products and talent management company providing digital technology solutions in Automotive, Manufacturing, Energy & Utilities and Healthcare Industries. Led by a strong global team located across 10 countries including USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, UK, Japan, Australia & India. We are currently accepting applications from staffing firms for our Preferred Partner Program, where we align niche staffing firms with specific verticals based on their strengths. To apply, please visit: https://www.vdart.com/suppliers/

Senior Project/Program Manager

Location: Plano, TX

Long Term contract

Responsibilities:

• Develops and maintains productive working relationships with project sponsors, stakeholders and key systems users.
• bilingual Spanish is added advantage.
• Oversees the Schedule Management, Time Management, Budget Management, Scope Management, Change Control Management, Quality Management, Risk Management, Issue Tracking, Estimating and Planning.
• Works with multiple product owners ensuring deliverables of teams are being met.
• Works closely with the users and technical teams to ensure that the business requirements are clear and well defined, and that new product features meet the business requirements.
• Recommends projects to IT management and users for approval. 
• Assesses alternative systems approaches for workability and economic feasibility.
• Estimates staff resource needs for analysts, programmers, user personnel, consultants, and equipment. 
• Applies project management methodologies and best practices that are most appropriate for the project.
• Supervises technical resources and 3rd party vendor staff as appropriate.
• Plans team member work assignments and schedules, and guides and monitors work performance. 
• Develops, manages and reviews project documentation including project plan, budget documentation and status reports.
• Communicates project status regularly to management and project stakeholders.
• Assists in the preparation of employee evaluations as required. 
• Makes recommendations regarding project resourcing requirements.
• Fulfills departmental requirements by providing work coverage and administrative notification during periods of personnel illness, vacation or education.
• Should have broad technical knowledge and will work in environments with one or more of the following technologies:  

• AWS
• Devops
• GoLang
• Microservices
• Containerization
• Serverless architecture
• Web Tiers (Apache / IIS / Javascript UI frameworks / HTML5)
• Java Frameworks (Spring Boot)
• Event Platforms (AWS Kinesis, Kafka)
• Databases and Storage Systems (MS SQL, Mongo, Dynamo DB, Redis, ELK)
• RESTful web services / JSON
• IoT Knowledge
• Automotive Domain Experience

 Requirements:

• BS or BA degree in computer science, business administration, or related technical field or equivalent experience is required
• Automotive domain experience is a huge plus
• Minimum 5 years in product management in large enterprise environments overseeing large teams directly and in matrix managed environments
• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation and organizational skills, and the ability to build strong working relationships with technical and non-technical teams alike at all levels including senior management
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate and guide the efforts of large teams to successful project completion
• Ability to manage multiple projects at once, as required, and prioritize appropriately
• Skills with standard project management tools including Clarity, MS Project, MS Office, Visio
• Experience with Agile methodology
• Experience with standardized project management methodologies, processes and compliance standards including SDLC, RUP, PMI, CMMI, ISO, Six Sigma, ITIL

Key Skills: Project Management, Program Management, Schedule Management, Time Management, Budget Management,

Referral Program: Ask our recruiting team about how you can be a part of our referral program. If you refer a candidate with the desired qualifications and your candidate accepts the role, you can earn a generous referral fee. We want to hire the best talent available and are committed to building great teams and partnerships.

We are Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

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