Senior Project Manager

at  Thrillworks Inc

For 22 years, Thrillworks has built lasting relationships with some of the world’s most respected organizations—discovering and realizing the full potential of human-centric, technology-driven products, from web and mobile apps to microservices and websites.
Our approach emphasizes cross-disciplinary collaboration and obsessive, value-based prioritization, designed to expose and exploit only the most valuable digital opportunities.
We turn ideas into experiences and experiences into marketable products that provide customer value and business impact.
As a Senior Project Manager, you will play a crucial role in overseeing the successful execution of our software development projects. You will be responsible for managing project timelines, resources, and deliverables, ensuring that projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. Additionally, you will focus on optimizing processes and workflows to enhance efficiency, productivity, and overall project success.

WHAT WILL THIS ROLE DO?

• Champion delivery excellence, while overseeing the implementation of project scope/requirements through the project lifecycle.
• Facilitate project ceremonies and coach others with an Agile approach to help estimate and prioritize the work that delivers optimum value. Sessions may include project kick off, discovery, roadmaps, estimation planning, stand-ups, and sprint review.
• Manage and partner with client stakeholders to build strong relationships and be seen as a trusted advisor.
• Maintain a transparent approach to risk management that is both qualitative and quantitative. Identify and de-risk issues early while providing visibility on project impact and mitigation strategies with clear actions.
• Manage project estimates and scope to ensure alignment with budgetary objectives.
• Provide internal and externalvisibility through regular reporting and communicate progress and risk at both sprint and overall project levels.
• Partner with cross functional teams through new engagements to build project proposals, estimates and roadmaps while creating experience solutions that are holistic and executable.
• Seek out and identify opportunities to share strong points of view as a subject matter authority and improve ways of working surrounding delivery management.

WHAT DO YOU NEED FOR THIS ROLE?

• 5+ years of program management experience delivering digital products.
• Post-Secondary degree in Project Management, Management, or business-related discipline.
• Must have experience leading projects spanning multiple teams in a professional services environment – with knowledge of product lifecycle from pre-project discovery to implementation.
• Risk management with proven ability to establish processes and the decision-making ability to continuously mitigate risk.
• High level of proficiency of digital platforms as well as technology knowledge and frameworks to understand and clarify requirements.
• Experience withAgile frameworks including Scrum and Kanban.
• Experience using collaboration tools such as JIRA, Confluence, MIRO, and any other project management tools.
• Passion with a drive to overcome challenges. You have a bias for action and facilitate alignment while striving for team consensus.

WHAT WOULD BE NICE FOR THIS ROLE?

• PMP or PRINCE2 certification or relevant experience.
• SCRUM Master certification or relevant experience.
• Agency or consultancy experience.