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Ocado Group · 1 day ago

Technical Delivery Project Manager

Canada, NC

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

Ocado Group is a world-leader in technology for online grocery. They are seeking a Technical Delivery Project Manager to manage and deliver Testing and Deployment project deliverables for their OSP and OMRS solutions globally, ensuring quality and efficiency in service delivery.

E-CommerceGroceryRetail

Responsibilities

Testing & OMRS Delivery

Portfolio Management: Manage BAT projects and processes required to test and integrate OSP & OMRS software into new and existing Ocado solutions

Team Coordination: Coordinate a team of engineers and testers to execute BAT department deliverables and objectives

Stakeholder & 3rd Party Management: Serve as a key stakeholder, ensuring all department prerequisites for Delivery & testing are ready. Coordinate with Ocado 3rd Party Suppliers to ensure their products are successfully integrated

Documentation & Execution: Collect requirements, specifications, and business processes to create scoping documentation, enabling the creation of test cases for execution. Facilitate technical discussions with partners for cutting over solutions into production

Continuous Improvement: Utilise and drive continuous improvements of software applications for execution, tracking, and reporting of progress, issues, and defect management

Performance Analysis: Collect and analyse delivery and testing performance metrics to enable continuous improvement and evidence of delivery

Assurance & Reporting

Progress Reporting: Responsible for reporting on project deliverable progress, including daily execution updates and detailed weekly delivery & testing reports outlining Progress vs Planned, Issues, Blockers, and next steps

Change Management: Ensure that any deviations or change requests from plans are correctly communicated and approved, keeping BAT Leadership informed

Project Closure: Ensure teams produce a Delivery & Testing specific Project Close Out report upon completion of the testing phase

Project Management

Initiation & Execution: Execute project initiation tasks and ensure delivery & testing teams are executing in line with planning assumptions and schedules

Financial & Risk Management: Create and manage budgets, ensuring execution is met within those budgets. Identify delivery & testing risks and support mitigation options for items affecting Scope, Cost, Schedule, or Resource

Meetings: Conduct regular project meetings to represent Delivery & Testing

Excellence & Safety

Continuous Improvement: Actively record lessons learned, construct problem statements, and support agreed solutions to drive department continuous improvement

Health & Safety: Take ownership of BAT health and safety methods, ensuring they conform to Ocado and local/regional requirements

Qualification

Testing ProcessesBudget ManagementRisk ManagementProject ManagementISTQB CertificationHealth & Safety QualificationAnalytical SkillsPC LiteracyCommunication SkillsProblem-Solving

Required

Problem-solving nature; a proactive, innovative, self-motivated, and results-driven individual

Strong attention to detail and a highly logical, analytical, and forward-thinking approach

Effective communication and relationship-building skills at all levels

Ability to work quickly and efficiently under pressure and respond well to changing priorities

Flexible approach to prolonged travel & site visits

PC literate, including MS Office/Google Docs at a User level

A-C GCSE (or Equivalent) in English & Maths

Valid driving licence and ability to travel internationally is essential

Preferred

Experienced ISTQB qualified tester with a good understanding of testing processes and procedures, including experience with scripting/execution against complex test bases

Health & Safety qualification

Experience in reviewing requirements and using test and/or defect management tools