Technical Project Manager
- Full-time
Company Description
Our Employees Are Among The Most Talented People In Their Fields And The Key To Our Success
At Samsung, we encourage our employees to showcase their talent through our diverse corporate culture. Our strength is our people. Each individual makes an impact to the company and plays a vital role in contributing to the company’s success. Our employees are motivated and passionate. We foster innovative thinking through an enthusiastic work environment. Through synergistic collaboration with other brilliant minds, we build some of the most advanced technology.
In order to retain our talented workforce, we provide an excellent benefits package. We encourage a healthy work-life balance so that our employees are satisfied and more productive. We focus on developing our employees by providing them with the right tools and empowering them to succeed. Employee development is a key component of the continuing growth of our business. Our employee development programs help to create a workforce that is well-rounded.
Job Description
The Technical Project Manager is responsible for leading Smart Education implementations and client consulting services with a strong focus on ensuring customer satisfaction through a scalable service delivery process. The Project Manager, will effectively demonstrate cross functional leadership and collaborate with Product, Engineering & other staff across the organization to ensure successful project delivery. The Technical Project Manager will ensure success through a cohesive services delivery process while conducting ongoing measurements of customer satisfaction and evolving the methodology to meet changing customer and organizational demands.
Lead all new and existing client projects by working with cross functional teams to lead customer implementations.
Ensure all project milestones are met, and that projects are delivered with a high degree of quality by managing day-to-day operational aspect of every project - Scheduled, Scope and risk.
By using best practices lead upfront analysis of the project: project scoping, requirements gathering & planning, and produce the deliverables required to meet project milestones.
Hold team members accountable for their commitments, milestones, and deliverables, and provide actionable information to team to support the project.
Collaborate with leadership from other teams (Engineering, IT, Product, QA, Account Management, Customer Service, etc) to
Manage & prioritize of the professional services implementation queue
Ensure we are on target to meet client commitments
Ensure smooth customer transitions and cohesive service delivery model
Qualifications
4 year degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, MIS or equivalent, post Graduate Degree in technical field or MBA preferred
One of the following: ITIL Service Management, Six Sigma, PMP certification
3-5 years of experience delivering software project management experience
Previous work experience within Development or Quality Team as a technical contributor a PLUS
Experience leading the scoping activities on complex technology implementation projects
Excellent leadership, management and team building and interpersonal skills
Demonstrated success working directly with customers on complex engagements, including software implementations.
Knowledge and experience with iterative software methodologies and project management methodology
Strong collaboration and cross-functional leadership skills
Superior ability to negotiate with internal and external business partners
Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, along with deep organization skills and attention to detail.
Superior verbal/written, communication and interpersonal skills, especially the ability to listen and explain complex subjects. Includes the ability to effectively communicate throughout every level of the organization, including executives
Ability to multi-task, manage conflicting priorities, establish priorities for others