Pilot Success Project Manager

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate internal resources and contractors for the flawless execution of pilot projects
• Lead and supervise projects with the most efficiency and to assure the highest quality and productivity of the team
• Meet delivery deadlines with high quality
• Support multiple, ongoing foreign and native language transcription/annotation management projects from inception, quotation, execution, and delivery
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and budget
• Ensure resources’ availability and allocation
• Develop a detailed project plan and track progress
• Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule, and costs
• Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools, and techniques
• Report and escalate to management as needed
• Issue all projects’ invoices and payments
• Manage the relationship with all internal and external stakeholders
• Perform risk management to minimize project risks
• Establish and maintain relationships with contractors
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation

Job Requirements

Required Skills

• 5+ years of experience with 3 years as a Project Manager, ideally in IoT, Big Data, Machine Learning, or similar environment/domain. Other domains with fast paced operational environment to be considered as well, such as e-commerce
• Experienced in project finances and effective budgeting
• Ability to function productively and proactively in a fast-moving environment
• Ability to deal effectively with ambiguity while ensuring that challenging delivery timelines are met
• Proven ability to juggle multiple pilot projects at a time, while maintaining sharp attention to detail and quality
• Knowledge of performance metrics
• Solid experience in Microsoft Project or similar project management tools
• High proficiency in using G-suite and MS Office especially Excel and spreadsheets
• Ability to enforce created processes and SOPs effectively
• Strong ability to analyze problems and predict possible risks with the ability to come up with the most suitable solutions to mitigate risks and maneuvers to avoid them
• The capability of developing effective reporting that would include (Project finances, capacity, failures, root cause analysis, corrective actions & their direct/indirect impact)
• Strong Problem-solving skills
• Knowledge in developing scripts for spreadsheets automation and optimization
• Working knowledge of Lean/6 sigma and/or similar continuous improvement methodology
• PMI-PMP or PMI-ACP is a plus