Jr. Project Manager

at  Nissan

JOB SUMMARY:

The Information Systems Project Manager, under direct supervision of a Program Manager, manages up to medium-sized projects or phase(s) of a larger project.
The Information Systems Project Manager is responsible for ensuring the timely delivery of the organization’s strategic projects within the planned timeframe and scope.
This position requires a combination of technical proficiency, proven project management skills, strong communication skills and a deep understanding of the automotive finance industry.

JOB KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Language: English (Advanced)
• Must have:
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented, fast-paced environment.
• Nice have:
• Prior experience in the automotive or financial services industry is a plus.

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:

• +5 years of experience in project management, preferably in IT automotive and/or financial services.
• Prior experience in the automotive or financial services industry is a plus.
• Project management methodologies (i.e. Agile, Scrum, PMI)
• Project management tools (i.e. Clarity, Jira, MS Project)

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.

BY APPLYING FOR THE ADVERTISED POSITION, CANDIDATES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT NISSAN MEXICANA AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC CONDUCT SEARCH DUE TO THE SENSITIVE NATURE OF THE ASSETS AND INFORMATION INVOLVED IN THE ROLE. THIS INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, PROPRIETARY INFORMATION, FINANCIAL DATA, AND OTHER ASSETS REQUIRING SAFEGUARDING. NISSAN MEXICANA AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES ASSURE CONFIDENTIALITY AND COMPLIANCE WITH ALL LEGAL REQUIREMENTS REGARDING THE USE OF SUCH INFORMATION. BY APPLYING FOR THIS POSITION, YOU ARE CONSENTING TO THIS CHECK.

Jesus Maria Aguascalientes Mexic

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Identify and schedule project deliverables, milestones, and required activities and tasks such as detailed customer requirements, constraints, and assumptions with stakeholders.
• Work with the Information Systems Manager, Program Manager and stakeholders to ensure project goals are in line with business objectives.
• Conduct kick-off to start the project and review the overall project plan and gain consensus.
• Must be familiar with system scope and project objectives, as well as the role and function of each team member, to effectively coordinate the activities of the team.
• Manages changes to project scope, project schedule and project costs.
• Direct and coordinate the activities of project personnel to ensure projects progress on schedule and within budget. This includes all organization business and external vendor activities as well.
• Monitor project activities, ensuring the currency, quality, and integrity of information, while providing consistency in content and “look and feel” across the organization.
• Ensure that project goals are achieved.
• Typically manages one or more projects that have:
• have a team size of up to 10 members
• are a duration from 6 to 12 months
• a moderately aggressive timeline
• a medium risk level assessment
• an enterprise span of impact to an organization
• includes many interfaces
• 1 -5 functional Disciplines / Stakeholders
• use existing means (tools, technology) to achieve goals with modified levels of innovation
• Utilizing Waterfall and Agile methodologies
• Routinely communicate up to Sr Manager and regionally regarding the status of specific projects
• Drive project team to foresee risks and issues, develop mitigation plans, continuously assess and implement mitigations in order to minimize the impact of risks on the project.
• Review project proposals or plans to develop a time frame, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing projects, staffing requirements and the assignment of available departmental resources to various project phases