Job Title: Project Manager
Reporting to: Vice President, Services
Location: 123 Commerce Valley Drive East, Markham, Ontario
The Company
Camilion Solutions is a fast-paced, people-focused, thriving company located in Markham. Our employees enjoy our flat management structure, cutting-edge technology and rapid growth that offer tremendous challenges and opportunity for personal growth. Foosball, social events and the nicest people you'll ever meet don't hurt either.
Summary
This role requires 8-10 years experience in a Professional Services environment within a Software company, delivering complex enterprise software solutions for Financial Services clients, ideally, insurance companies.
The Project Manager has a proven ability to manage projects in the $1-2M range; has significant experience with project management methodology/practices; and is able to communicate at both a business and a technical level with external clients, project team members, and senior management.
The Project Manager will be responsible for solidifying the insurance practice, preparing customer proposals, project plans, and resource assignments, understanding Camilion's products and services and committing to a high degree of service to our customers.
The Project Manager must be willing and able to travel internationally to manage projects on-site, from 0% to 50% of the time, depending on the project.
Accountabilities
The Project Manager's key mandate is the successful delivery of Camilion projects to clients in the Insurance industry. From the preparation of Statements of Work through to Post-Mortem Project Reviews, the Project Manager will plan the project, assess resource requirements, manage client relations, manage the execution of project tasks, and ensure on-time/on-budget delivery of project commitments.
Key Project Management Activities:
- Develop and finalize Statements of Work (SOWs), ensure all contractual paperwork is signed/countersigned
- Participate in client meetings and high-level requirements gathering during the Inception phase of a project
- Develop the Project Charter including project control mechanisms and tools, communication plan and acceptance criteria with key project stakeholders
- Execute key project management tasks of planning, estimating, resourcing, managing utilization, budgeting, scheduling, reporting, tracking and monitoring
- Communicate with Business Analysts to ensure completeness and accuracy of detailed business requirements
- Manage scope, risk, quality and issues, including Issue/Risk Escalation Process
- Manage project change control process including the preparation, negotiation and management of Project Change Requests (PCR's)
- Participate in Product Enhancement Requests (PER) priority setting and scheduling
- Communicate release cycle plans to client
- Forecast, budget, and manage actual vs. planned
- Provide guidance, direction and mentorship to Camilion project team members
- Manage project team on-site and off-site to ensure timely delivery of project deliverables
- Prepare and deliver performance reviews for Camilion project team members
- Establish production support approach and method
- Plan overall knowledge transfer to client resources
- Participate in the continued development of Camilion Knowledgebase, Methodology and standard templates
- Plan resource skill development for Professional Services team members
Communication Tasks:
Ensure that Professional Services members, senior management, and internal departments, are updated on project status, proactively identifying, resolving, or escalating issues that impact the success of a project, or the relationship with a client
Resource Management accountabilities:
- Ensure that Professional Services resources are properly utilized, mentored, and assigned, to successfully complete project tasks and promote continuous learning and career growth
Pre-Sales functions:
- Provide assistance to the Sales organization in a pre-sales capacity as required. Support pre-sales through the preparation of custom demos and Services presentations to prospects
- Prepare preliminary estimates; assess project scope to support sales effort. Create and deliver project-specific Camilion presentations
Learning Strategies and Programs:
- Ensure that employees are given proper tools and opportunities to facilitate continuous learning and performance improvement
Knowledge and Skills
- Minimum 5 years experience in Project Management leading enterprise software solution projects for external clients
- An insurance veteran, with at least 5 years experience in insurance
- Experience in managing accounts and external client relationships, including identification of new services and training opportunities
- Knowledge of project planning and scheduling methods and tools
- Knowledge of project management methodologies, Rational Unified Process (RUP) and other standard software project management techniques
- Ability/willingness to travel to locations in North America and Europe
- Must be a Canadian citizen or possess a visa facilitating work for US-based clients
Additional Assets
- Experience setting up a project management office
- Experience in other Financial Services vertical(s)
- PMP an asset
- Knowledge of Java, EJB, J2EE, XML, OOA&D
How to Apply
If you would like to apply to this position, please send your resume to:
Human Resources
hr@camilion.com
Fax: (905) 477-7422
We thank all applicants for their interest in this opportunity. However, only
applicants who are selected for an interview will be contacted.
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