06 nov
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Solera
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Sevilla
Job Title/Location
Who We Are
Solera is a integral leader in data and software services that strives to transform every touchpoint of the vehicle lifecycle into a connected digital experience. In addition, we provide products and services to protect life's other most important assets: our homes and digital identities. Today, Solera processes over 300 million digital transactions annually for approximately 235,000 partners and customers in more than 90 countries. Our 6,500 team members foster an uncommon, innovative culture and are dedicated to successfully bringing the future to bear today through cognitive answers, insights, algorithms, and automation. For more information, please visit solera.com.
The Role
We are looking for a virtual Program Manager to drive companywide high-visibility and high-priority software development and IT Projects. This critical hire must have exceptional communication and organization skills, be highly collaborative, and have a deep understanding of independent and interdependent IT organizational structures, tools, and teams. With an emphasis on discovery and soft skills, this individual will work with leadership and teams across the globe to create meaningful and positive change. Pragmatic, innovative, data-driven, detail-oriented, and self-motivated are skills crucial to the success of this role, as well as the ability to leverage and implement Project management tools, processes, and KPIs to increase visibility, create stability, and ensure success. The ideal candidate will be accountable for key Projects and will coordinate the logistics and resources, conduct planning and working sessions, and build lasting relationships to meet Project objectives.
What You'll Do
As the Prioject Manager, you will work directly with Product, Development,
and IT leadership to kick off, oversee, and manage key Projects. You will collaboratively define the scope of work, identify appropriate resources, set goals, develop schedules, and track and report progress while ensuring that the overall approach is refined and can be leveraged by junior Project and Program Managers. Along with managing key Projects, you will:
Drive implementation of multiple, complex project management initiatives, working closely with cross-functional teams and resources to achieve milestones within established timeframes
Communicate with project stakeholders, executive and senior management, and provide reporting insights on issues through root cause analyses.
Set and continually manage Project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.
Coach, mentor, motivate, and supervise Project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and take accountability for their assigned work.
What You'll Bring
• Bachelor's degree (B.A.) or equivalent work experience.
• 7 - 10 yrs experience in Project or project management
• 7+ yrs experience creating and driving large-scale technology and data-driven Project management transformation plans
• Advanced knowledge of business applications such as Microsoft Word, • Highly effective in Microsoft (Excel, Project, Teams, etc.)
HOW TO SUCCEED
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Effective Communication: Communicate proactively,
effectively, and efficiently while presenting ideas clearly and persuasively to all organization levels. Excellent verbal and written communication (English)
• Exceptional Delivery: Demonstrated expertise in Release Management as a high-value deliverer, including release scope alignment, release prioritization, engagement of stakeholders, planning, prioritizing work, identifying critical milestones, and driving projects utilizing documented process
• Process Improvement: Increase delivery success by iteratively improving existing or developing new artifacts and processes across programs and the PMO. Apply the proper balance of creating value versus diminishing returns to increase efficiency, repeatability, alignment, control, documentation, reporting, and the capture of details critical to team success.
• Risk Management: Work with stakeholders to identify potential problems, create mitigation plans, and minimize risk to project timelines
• Facilitating Solutions: Discern objective information to address issues, including documenting the impact and utilization of the PMO escalation process; collaboratively problem-solve and adapt to achieve objective
• Be Reliable: trust will be your number one asset; follow through on what you are expected to do as part of your role; do what you say you are going to do and be aware of expected communication/project/ timeline
• Detail Oriented: at every level, the details do matter; unequivocally skilled in accounting for and confirming critical details; competent in identifying critical follow-up and drill-down questions even when you are not expected to be the technical subject matter expert
• Training Competency: mentoring peers
📌 Program Manager (Sevilla)
🏢 Solera
📍 Sevilla