Sucrée · 15 hours ago
Sr. Project Manager
Sucrée is a technology enabler that assists clients in major industries with technology management. The Senior Project Manager will lead and oversee the successful delivery of projects, ensuring they meet quality, time, and cost constraints, while working closely with technology teams and managing IT-related projects for a key client.
Food Production
Responsibilities
Manage a portfolio of complex projects that span one or multiple lines of business
Provide project leadership for project teams by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones
Full project life cycle ownership: successful project delivery will include full implementation from initiation to deployment for one major or several minor initiatives simultaneously. This includes meticulous management of project activities to ensure seamless integration and operational readiness within the client's environment
Manage all aspects of multiple related projects to ensure the overall program is aligned to and directly supports the achievement of strategic objectives
Report on project success criteria results, metrics, test, and deployment management activities
Work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation, and excellence
Participate in establishing practices, templates, policies, tools, and partnerships to expand and mature these capabilities for the organization
Prepare estimates and detailed project plan for all phases of the project
Manage the day-to-day project activities and resources and chair the project management team meetings
Provide status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, and issues, communicating to UDT leadership and UDT Customers, specifically client stakeholders
Understand interdependencies between technology, operations, and business needs
Support formal/informal schedules to manage the engagement contract
Understand the Statement of Work and Specifications for the requested goods and services
Manage all aspects of project and program engagement from planning, external vendor relationships, communications, resources, budget, change, risks, and issues. This will involve close collaboration with the client's IT teams and leveraging their existing IT toolsets
Set and continually manage project and program expectations while delegating and managing deliverables with team members and stakeholders
Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel
Monitor, track, and control outcomes to resolve issues, conflicts, dependencies, and critical path deliverables
Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations to various audiences, including project team, sponsors, and key stakeholder
Identify and develop trusted adviser relationship with project and program stakeholders, sponsors, and stakeholders
Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project and program team
Deliver appropriate and effective management level communication
Ensure that projects and programs are proceeding according to scope, schedule, budget, and quality standards
Manage project and program issues and risks to mitigate impact to baseline
Extensive understanding of project and program management principles, methods, and techniques
Initiate the project with a structured kickoff meeting and planning session, establishing technical and operational groundwork by addressing key components such as assigning roles and responsibilities for all team members, verifying site details, reviewing solution architecture, collecting essential site information, defining critical milestones, establishing robust communication protocols, implementing change management workflows, setting clear escalation pathways, and defining measurable criteria for project success and operational readiness within the co-managed model
Organize targeted technical coordination meetings with the client's engineering team to address design, implementation, and operational strategies, ensuring alignment on critical details and technical priorities
Ensure that all communication and ticketing related to this agreement are conducted through client’s designated platform
Qualification
Required
Excellent experience in SDLC Methodologies, Agile, SCRUM, SDLC / Waterfall
Strong leadership, diplomatic and motivational skills including the ability to lead up, across and down multiple business and technology organizations
Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation, and excellence
Build and maintain relationships by engaging business leaders to establish credibility, solve problems, build consensus, and achieve objectives
Demonstrated ability to seamlessly integrate with and provide leadership within a client's existing IT department and culture
Excellent leadership, communication (written, verbal and presentation) and interpersonal skills
Exceptional communication skills required for on-site client engagement and coordination
Prior experience deploying and implementing project / program management standards cross the enterprise
Self-motivated, decisive, with the ability to adapt to change and competing demands
Research best practices within and outside the organization to establish benchmark data and use continuous process improvement disciplines to achieve results
Experience in successfully leading projects and programs to on-time, on-schedule and within budget close
Experience leading, motivating and managing various project and program team sizes, including internal, external & third-party resources, while holding team accountable for performance
Strong experience presenting to executive sponsors and demonstrated communication skills, both written and oral with technical and non-technical staff, all levels of management
Flexible with proven ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities
Technically competent with various software programs, including but not limited to Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio), Microsoft Projects, ConnectWise, Smartsheets, or alike
Minimum 5 years work experience in a professional services or consulting environment
Knowledge of major business technologies is a bonus (such as Cloud, Microsoft, and Cisco)
The ability to lead and mentor junior and intermediate PM's enabling growth and continued success, is a plus
Excellent business acumen and strong written, verbal and presentation skills
Not afraid to break ground on new relationships and skillfully overcome challenges with customers and team members
Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends to meet project deadlines
Mandatory on-site presence at the client's facilities as a dedicated resource
A post-secondary degree (university preferred, PMI & ITIL Certifications are an asset)
Preferred
Preferred Certifications: PMP Certification / CSM Certification / POPM SAFe Certification
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage as of the 1st of the month
Health savings accounts
Flexible savings accounts
401(k) plan with company match
7 annual holidays
Unlimited paid time off
Company
Sucrée
Specialising in all things confectionary and baked goods. Company started in 2015 at the Kirribilli Markets, Sydney.
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase