Position Summary
Are you an experienced, passionate pioneer in technology who wants to work in a collaborative environment? As an experienced Technical Project & Release Manager, you will have the ability to share new ideas and collaborate on projects as a consultant without the extensive demands of travel. If so, consider an opportunity with Deloitte under our Project Delivery Talent Model. Project Delivery Model (PDM) is a talent model that is tailored specifically for long-term, onsite client service delivery.
Work you'll do/Responsibilities
- Trusted advisor/ "Chief of Staff" and partner for Product Managers to help plan and support the product vision and ongoing management of the product strategy.
- Serve as "protector" that enables Product Leadership to focus on product strategy by removing distractions and as a "connector" that facilitates transparent communication with stakeholders and leadership.
- Funding management, governance group preparation including budget planning, management, tracking, as well as third party vendor selection and invoice management. Track and manage Product Resource needs and allocations.
- Management and communication of Product Roadmaps, Milestones, Issues, Risks, and Status Reports to ensure transparency and visibility to team members, stakeholders, divisional leaders and 3rd party vendors keeping everyone informed in a clear, concise, and timely manner.
- Drive cross-product, cross-portfolio, and cross-program collaboration in order to address interdependencies, ensure high levels of engagement and align stakeholders.
- Drive collaboration with project leader peers to model and influence best practices, share feedback and lessons learned. Establish onboarding plans for new resources, ensuring they have access to the right tools, people, and information so that they can start contributing quickly.
- Take initiative for the cross-functional product team to operate as effectively as possible with a focus on alignment, communication, and processes and scale.
- Provide timely communication of relevant data to senior leadership for decision making.
- Use metrics and controls to measure progress, take preventative and corrective action and escalate issues and risks when necessary.
- Remove roadblocks for the product teams regarding processes, tools, responsibilities as well as drive accountability and escalate challenges as needed.
- Communicate regularly with Engagement Managers (Directors), project team members, and representatives from various functional and / or technical teams, including escalating any matters that require additional attention and consideration from engagement management
- Independently and collaboratively lead client engagement workstreams focused on improvement, optimization, and transformation of processes including implementing leading practice workflows, addressing deficits in quality, and driving operational outcomes
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The Team
Our Core Technology Operations (CTO) team offers differentiated operate services for our clients with solutions to help organizations scale and optimize critical business operations, drive speed to outcome, deliver business transformation, and build resilience in an uncertain future.
Our operate services within CTO include:
- Foundry Services: Operate services providing flexible, recurring resource capacity for client initiatives, projects, tasks, and enhancement
- Managed Services: Operate services that provide ongoing maintenance, monitoring, and optimization for IT/Engineering applications & products
Qualifications
Required
- 6+ years of experience in Project management
- 6+ years of experience working with agile methodologies
- Facilitate and monitor intake process from new idea/suggestion to an Epic/Feature being entered on the Product Backlog.
- Facilitate the operational use of product team tools (communication, road-mapping, prototyping, user-onboarding, etc.) by establishing internal best practices and processes and ensuring team members are using tools effectively.
- Bachelor's degree, preferably in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or related IT discipline; or equivalent experience
- Limited immigration sponsorship may be available
- Ability to travel 10%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
- The role is remote
Preferred
- Analytical/ Decision Making Responsibilities
- Analytical ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize tasks into manageable work products
- Agile certifications
- Previous leadership experience preferred.
- Project management certification (PMP) a plus.
- Can operate independently or with minimum supervision
- Excellent Written and Communication Skills
- Ability to deliver technical demonstrations
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Benefits
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Professional development
From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there's always room to learn. We offer opportunities to build new skills, take on leadership opportunities and connect and grow through mentorship. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their career.
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Requisition code: 208347