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Monterey Bay Aquarium · 3 hours ago

Senior Technical Project Manager

Monterey, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$108K/yr - $137K/yr

10+ years exp

Monterey Bay Aquarium is dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace that values diversity. They are seeking a Senior Technical Project Manager to lead project teams in optimizing the Aquarium's enterprise systems and ensure successful delivery of technology projects through effective collaboration and communication with cross-functional teams.

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Responsibilities

Author and update key documentation throughout the project

Orchestrate and anticipate integration dependencies, timelines, and system testing

Review project team deliverables and provide feedback to team leaders in order to align the teams' work with process and quality standards

Facilitate business-critical decision-making by providing teams with necessary insight and, when applicable, making decisions in the best interest of the project team, status, and goals

Assess staff capacity (resources) and team velocity (throughput) in collaboration with Strategy and Operations and recommend and implement improvements, as needed

Create and deliver frequent, consistent project reports detailing project status, budget actuals and forecasts, impact, risks, resources, and estimates to complete work to all stakeholders across the organization

Advise senior leadership on project risks, challenges, and opportunities to ensure work continues to meet strategic commitments. Use discretion and diplomacy when providing sensitive information about vendors, teams, or individuals' performance on the project

Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders in collaboration with Strategy and Operations

Facilitate change management with department teams as they adapt operations to support new enterprise systems

Develop and implement standardized templates and tools and guide teams in consistent teamworking practices

Develop mitigation/contingency plans for high-impact and highly-visible projects, and - with approval from leadership - enact risk mitigation strategies across the projects and teams to guarantee successful outcomes even amid complexity and ambiguity

Monitor and manage scopes of work for vendors and hold them accountable to deliverables, services, budget, and timeline

Work with Strategy and Operations to draft, award, review, and execute additional contracts or change orders

Qualification

Digital StrategyCustomer-facing SoftwareProject ManagementVendor ManagementCross-functional CollaborationRisk MitigationAgile MethodologiesCommunication

Required

Combination of education, training, and experience in a related field (e.g. Business Administration, Marketing or Communications, Technology, Project Management)

Minimum 5 years project management experience

10 years relevant career experience with a focus on leading marketing and technology initiatives and/or work with large project budgets ($1.5+ million) multi-year schedules

Mastery-level knowledge of project management, digital strategy, and customer-facing software and enterprise systems

Working knowledge of technology trends in enterprise platforms and products

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts in business-friendly and user-friendly language

Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate cross-functional teams

Demonstrated ability to lead collaborative processes that create an open, inclusive, and iterative environment

Ability to identify high-risk aspects of major projects and develop effective strategies for teams to address these risks

Ability to keep creative and complex projects focused, on track, and in line with our goals and mission

Ability to foster communication between teams to present unified and consistent messaging to stakeholders

Ability to lead and contribute to recurring project meetings and Agile ceremonies

Ability to provide information to senior leadership that may include sensitive information about vendors, teams or individuals' performance on the project

Demonstrated ability to lead and contribute to cross-functional collaborative processes (e.g. brainstorming, retrospectives, etc.) to nurture relationships across teams and departments

Ability to work within and maintain Monterey Bay Aquarium's Core Values

Typical office equipment

Constant sitting, standing, walking, bending

Occasional unassisted lifting up to 50 lbs

Typical office environment, main aquarium and exhibits, occasional offsite events