Senior Project Manager

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Job Responsibilities:

MAIN DUTIES

The following is a non-exhaustive list of responsibilities and areas of ownership of the Senior Project Manager:

• Project preparation including review of software strings to ensure they are internationalization and localization ready
• Preparation analysis and implementation of project plans following the Welocalize standards for project Management i.e. Project Start Standards Workflow and Completion; updating project status invoice approvals updating client information etc.
• Creation and Management of project schedules
• Creating project estimates and proposals for customer and internal approval
• Risk assessment and strategic planning of activities to minimize potential issues
• Management of QA projects including resource management defect management reporting etc.
• Working collaboratively on project and client objectives with other involved stakeholders.
• Development and preparation of process documents where required
• Operating with a medium level of support incl. recognition and escalation in a timely manner of any issues beyond their control
• Supervision and leadership of global teams (including internal and external direct and indirect reports)
• Identify and propose workflow changes automation opportunities and tooling improvements to reduce manual effort
• Establishing strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders incl. colleagues in other departments vendors etc.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with customer contacts at the project level with measurable success in customer ratings
• Ensuring all finance systems data is accurate and kept up to date
• Reporting incl. Weekly Project Status reports Budget to Actual Time Management and Client/Vendor related issues to other involved stakeholders
• Ensuring profit of project is maintained through the management of margin
• Planning preparing & running quarterly business reviews with clients face-to-face

REQUIREMENTS

Education Level

• Masters Degree OR Bachelors Degree and experience in the industry in lieu of Masters Degree acceptable

Experience

• Proven track record of Project Management
• Experience managing localization or translation programs in a software/product environment
• Experience in technology related company
• Proven Experience dealing with large clients.
• Proven track record of success at managing large accounts/projects
• Experience in authoring client documents such as SOWs proposals processes and post mortems
• Proven track record of active participation in development of processes and ideas
• Proven track record of active participation in new client sales cycles incl. presentations analysis recommendations and relationship development
• Experience in managing financial budgets budget reconciliation and budget reporting
• Experience with Smartling
• Familiarity with Jira and Confluence
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies

Other relevant skills

• Energy and a positive attitude with excellent interpersonal skills.
• The ability to lead large diverse virtual teams.
• Excellent Written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Comfortable proposing and driving process improvements and automation.
• Effective presentation skills.
• Ability to build and maintain strong client relationships
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a time-sensitive and deadline-driven work environment
• Must be available to travel for work related commitments.

Additional Job Details:

• Ideally based in or close to Australian timezone.