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Job Description:

The
Delivery Manager will be responsible for delivering multiple initiatives
across various departments.   This role will be a part of the Project
and Portfolio Management organization and reports to the Director – Project
and Portfolio Management.

Key
responsibilities include:

·         Using a hands-on and proactive approach to ensure that value is delivered – with full responsibility for all aspects of a project including managing milestones, identifying and tracking issues and risks, and driving the team to meet project goals.

·         Creating visibility into the project activities and milestones while balancing the desire to follow an agile and iterative software development process.

·         Partnering with other digital delivery groups to align ongoing efforts

·         Contributing to the team by participating in solution definition and removing roadblocks

·         Attaining full knowledge of the functional area and helps the project teams to focus on achieving desired business outcomes.

·         Surfacing challenges that require cross-team coordination or leadership intervention prior to them impacting scope, cost or the timeline.

·         Establishing a good cadence for communicating outside the team including conducting effective meetings for the given audience by managing the agenda, running the meeting and communicating/tracking follow-ups.

·         Establishing good relationships with IT and business stakeholders

·         Helping the team in identifying development opportunities and challenging the team to actively work on improving their performance

·         Managing budgets, forecasts and vendor teams;  Coordinating vendor selection and contracting.

·         Ensures project or framework-specific governance is implemented

ESSENTIAL
DUTIES

90% Project delivery Management

10%
Perform
other duties as assigned including organizational improvement activities

LEVEL BASED COMPETENCIES

Level Based Competencies are to be designated based on job level and content.

·         Good Decision Making, Collaboration, conflict management, facilitation and delegation skills

·         Can coach team members in applying the right methodology

·         Ability to juggle multiple priorities with competing deadlines

·         Ability to drive deliverables through completion and hold team members accountable for their work

·         Ability to identify potential risks and provide proactive mitigations

Technical knowledge/skills

·         Good knowledge of IT standards, policies and procedures

·         Good knowledge of Traditional and Agile frameworks

·         Good knowledge of Tools for Managing and Reporting team progress

·         Good knowledge of technology platforms

Job / General knowledge/skills

·         Positive can-do attitude, solutions-oriented and willingness to extend beyond day-to-day project manager responsibilities

·         Ability in Problem Solving, Forward-Thinking, Influencing Stakeholders

·         Adaptability and Sense of ownership

·         Ability to Build Relationships and Credibility with Management

·         Ability to Influence and Drive decisions

Leadership/Supervision

·         Able to perform with minimal Supervision and Oversight

·         Adherence to Performance review and Goal setting process

·         Ability to apply feedback received to improve performance.

Education/Experience

·         Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field or relevant experience

·         5+ years of experience in managing initiatives in digital environments preferably in a manufacturing area

·         Must have experience in applying traditional and agile frameworks that are best suited to the needs of the project to deliver value.

·         Must have experience in managing large, complex projects

·         Training and certifications in traditional project management and/or agile methodologies is preferred​