Project Manager II

Project Management

Miami, FL

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ID: 260-030220A

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Full-Time/Regular

TracFone is seeking a Project Manager II to be responsible for leading teams to deliver project(s) for the Product Development Group (PDG) that may span across one or more departments as well as third party vendors. The project manager will with the Production Control organization to release projects into production. This person has the authority to run the project on a day-to-day basis. Verify that the project produces the required deliverables of quality, within the specified constraints of time and cost and to achieve the potential benefits defined in the business case. The project manager may also need to manage development efforts with 3rd parties such as App vendors, SIM manufacturers and carriers. They will negotiate schedules and priorities for team members as needed.

Responsibilities:

Planning

Define and clarify project scope by working with the business owner, stakeholders and any 3^rd party vendors that may be part of the project
Prepare estimates and detailed project plan for all phases of the project
Gather and document functional and technical requirements using standard project management/business analysis methodologies such as team meetings, documents review, workflow analysis, etc.
Understand interdependencies between technology, operations and business needs
Identify project risks in collaboration with IT development and all the business areas

Organizing

Setup the project team by identifying roles and positions
Identify services provided by external companies and establish project working relationships with them (as needed)
Ensure that product initiatives are developed, tested and released into production in a timely manner in accordance to business needs
Prepare estimates and detailed project plan for all phases of the project
Develop and deliver key project documents
Maintain documents associated with project(s) in an organized manner, making them available to the project team members

Leading

Carry out the project plan in order to achieve the project objectives
Provide on-site leadership for project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones
Assist in dispute, negotiation, arbitration or litigation, as needed among all project team members
Develop and deliver appropriate and effective executive level communication
Communicate with appropriate internal and external resources to ensure projects success

Controlling

Manage the day-to-day project activities and resources
Schedule and manage project management team meetings
Monitor and provide status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverable, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across leadership
Manage project scope and changes
Act as an internal quality control check for the project
Ensure project’s budget stays on track by meeting with the PDG Project Financial Manager

Required Experience

Bachelor's Degree in appropriate field of study or equivalent work experience
Industrial Engineering background preferred
5 plus years of project management experience in working with business stakeholders within a cross-functional matrix environment
Experience in SDLC Methodologies, Agile, SCRUM, SDLC / Waterfall, and Hybrid Approach
Experience in successfully leading projects and programs on-time and on-schedule
Experience leading, motivating and managing various project and program team sizes, including internal and external 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
Experience influencing and gaining buy-in from executives sponsors, team members, stakeholders and peers
Experience working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment

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