Information Technology Project Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The IT PM supports the coordination of internal teams (business and IT) and suppliers in meeting a good level of delivery according to the defined projects scope and milestones.

She/He has a good knowledge of project management best practices and methodologies, with a technical background supporting architectural streams, and with good skills in translating business and technical needs into a common direction, handling project plan and ensuring that milestones are respected.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support BID management and follow-up with all stakeholders
• Coordinate and monitor daily supplier’s activities
• Manage and coordinate stakeholders
• Support transversal teams with an effective communication
• Ease requirements collection and clarification
• Active monitoring and tracking of project phases and deliverables
• Ensure key milestones are met and
• Manage escalations necessary to ensure solution integrity and efficiency, and ensure senior management is aware of significant risks, issues or opportunities
• Provide support solution working closely with key stakeholders
• Designing and providing project reporting

Education and Training

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Sciences, Computer Engineering, Information Technologies or relevant experience
• Languages:
• English – written and spoken
• Italian – written and spoken

Experience

• Experience in a technical ICT environment, preferably in an organization in the manufacturing, automotive industry.
• Experience as Team Lead or Project Management in IT, on waterfall and agile projects

Required Knowledge and Skill

• 10+ years working experience in a technical ICT environment, preferably in an organization in the manufacturing or automotive industry
• Expert knowledge of IT project management methods, including waterfall, agile, iterative and hybrid best practices, tools, and suppliers’ governance.
• Project Management certifications, as PMP®, Scrum Master®, CAPM® are a plus
• Problem solving skills
• Teamwork skills
• Good organization skills and attention to detail
• Technical background with knowledge and understanding of main systems integration technologies, infrastructure and architectures
• Basic knowledge of software development life cycle methodologies and best practices
• Basic knowledge of DevOps practices, including versioning systems, automation, cloud computing (Azure, AWS), monitoring
• Comprehension of complex architecture and data management platforms

Key Behaviors and Competencies

• Experience collaborating with multi-national teams
• Good analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Good knowledge of stakeholders’ management practices
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Work within the project team ensuring the delivery of the solution in line with objective and deadline
• Facilitate liaisons with competence centers (such as security, infrastructure, functional departments) and system integrators