Project Manager

The Project Manager is in charge of the management and the delivery of the projects that have been assigned to him/her. He/She must also supervise the assigned development team. He/She is the main contact between the clients and the company and he/she oversees the good functioning of the internal teams (programming, integration, graphic design, quality testing, etc.) assigned to the different projects. He/she must keep an excellent relation with the clients and remains available to them throughout the project.

Project Management

• Ensure the delivery of the projects within the planned budget and schedule
• Ensure a daily and efficient coordination of all the participants related to the projects’ development
• Write the plans and project scope statements, along with the development team
• Control the planned budget and schedule
• Ensure the delivery of the projects according to the specifications and requirements understood with the client
• Manage the requests for modification, corrections and unresolved items
• Analyze, decrease and ensure the follow-up on the risks related to the project
• Report to the project management office regarding the evolution of the assignment
• Ensure the project deliverables’ quality
• Coordinate the client process for approval for each project delivery

Team Management

• Plan and ensure, with the help of the development team, the follow-up of the work elements for each iteration in an Agile method (Scrum)
• Organize and plan the daily morning team meetings (Scrum Meetings)
• Coordinate the progress and evaluate the performance of the development team members
• Ensure a meticulous implementation of the quality standards and the configuration management process of the company
• Ensure the implementation of any other process and methodological elements of the company

Quality Management

• Evaluate and validate the delivery process that have been set up
• Validate the clients’ business needs and the specification of the users requirements according to the company’s iterative methodology
• Validate the strategies and coordinate the corresponding tests plan
• Ensure the follow-up of the start-up and the success of the finished tests
• Coordinate the functional and technical validation of the developed solutions

Essential

• At least 5 years experience in project management, with a few years on major and/or critical projects
• Experience in multidisciplinary team management
• Great interpersonal skills and great written and spoken skills
• Experience in managing multidisciplinary teams
• Oriented toward results and customer satisfaction
• Attention to details
• Able to resolve problems quickly and efficiently
• Able to manage and prioritize 2-3 substanstial projects simultaneously
• Leadership, autonomy and proactive
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project
• Bilingual, French and English, both written and spoken

Assets

• PMP Certification and/or MPM or MBA diploma
• Knowledge of the Agile methodologies and ScrumMaster certification
• Knowledge of .Net environment and Visual Studio Team System (Team Foundation Server)
• Knowledge of the Microsoft business applications