Senior Project Management Officer - (m/w/d)

Join our Business Technology Team as a Senior Project Manager

We pride ourselves on being mission-focused on helping to grow a brand built on accuracy and integrity. We care deeply about our products and our customers. We help millions of consumers make more-informed decisions every day. We know that our teammates are our most valuable asset, and we value a balanced life while tackling challenging projects in a fast-paced environment.

We’re seeking a Senior Project Managerto focus on defining, planning, and implementing a diverse set of projects within the Business Technologyorganization. You’ll work hand in hand with a large team of project managers and analysts, a driven set of technologists, and business and technology leaders from across the enterprise. You’ll leverage and balance a passion for agile software development with application of sound project management practices. You’ll thrive in a team environment where you are well supported and can help launch “BEST-IN-MARKET” products to our customers.

This role has an expectation of 2 days in the London, ON office per week, subject to change based on future business needs.

Be responsible for all aspects of project management and agile development team ceremonies. Additional responsibilities may include analysis, project delivery validation (QA/UAT), and other duties as assigned

• Develop and refine project plans specifying staffing, scheduling, risks, and contingency plans
• Lead large and sometimes global or virtual groups of multi-disciplinary teams with highly talented technical professionals through the execution of tasks defined in the plan
• Manage changes to project scope, schedule, and costs using a variety of techniques to keep the project plan accurate, updated, and reflective of authorized project changes
• Manage dependencies and collaborate with other project managers and team and product leaders to ensure overall project is completed within the parameters of the plan
• Establish and cultivate relationships with other departments and organizations to recognize and actively manage dependencies associated with projects
• Ensure a common understanding across stakeholders and team members by setting and managing expectations in accordance with the project plan
• Gather, articulate, and represent project requirements for our agile software development teams
• Anticipate and measure project performance using various quantitative tools and techniques to monitor and communicate progress, identify and quantify any variances, perform any required corrective actions, and communicate to all stakeholders in an unbiased manner
• Proactively identify and plan for risks as well as implement approved actions and workarounds to mitigate risk events to minimize the impact to the project
• Drive the conversion of conceptual ideas into actionable and clearly understood project deliverables with feasible delivery timelines
• Generate key project milestones and facilitate their review
• Lead efforts to improve the way in which we manage projects via progressive tools, processes, and metrics
• Bachelor's degree with a minimum 10 years of relevant work experience focusing project management
• Thorough experience delivering projects using an agile methodology
• Experience managing project teams of 10 or more in multiple locations or complex multi-disciplinary projects that involve multiple project teams
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a deadline-driven manner
• Ability to mentor junior project managers in the use of proven project management tools and practices
• Ability to travel approximately 10% of the time

Passion for project-focused team leadership and execution
~Project Management Institute (PMI) certification such as Project Management Professional (PMP)

Carfax offers competitive compensation, comprehensive healthcare coverage, and the chance to make a meaningful impact in an industry-leading organization. S&P Global has recently announced the intent to separate our Mobility Segment into a standalone public company.
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