Sr Technical Project Manager

Dealership:

L0105 Lithia Home Office

Lithia & Driveway is the second largest automotive retailer in the U.S. and was named a 2021 Oregonian Top Workplaces award winner. We are one of the fastest-growing companies on the Fortune 500 (#231 in 2021)

With a mission of Growth Powered by People, Lithia & Driveway continuously creates new opportunities for our people. We aim to create an environment where you are enabled to reach your highest potential, where you feel both inspired and supported.

With core values to Earn Customers for Life, Take Personal Ownership, Improve Constantly and Have Fun, we believe in celebrating success and cheering one another on!

Senior Technical Project Manager

The Senior Technical Project Manager partners closely with the Management of IT Project Management to develop, execute and support program and project initiatives. This position works with business stakeholders and project teams to collaborate on technology roadmaps and execution. There will be a focus on the overall success of highly visible and prioritized efforts, and the expectation is to own or assist with driving overall planning and project execution for your projects, as well as other team projects. This position requires a results-driven attitude with strong leadership skills, a capability to build and retain effective technical-project teams, and ability to mentor junior team members.

The Sr. Technical Project Manager reports to Senior Manager of IT Project Management.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with business Managers/Directors and technical leaders to plan, build and execute a program that involves cross-portfolio technical teams (Data Warehouse, Data Visualization, Systems, Networks, Security and Operations)
• Oversees tactical planning and day-to-day management of the overall technical project or program
• Summarizes input from business project and program managers to report overall program status to technology leadership
• Develops a deep understanding of the projects and teams involved in delivering the overall project or program
• Builds strong and successful relationships with all technical and business stakeholders
• Performs core project management duties including, developing a technical project plan, detailed budget, program roadmap, RACI charts and RAID (risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies) logs
• Ensures status reports are relevant, transparent and add value to core teams and technology leadership
• Ensure that all project activities from design to deployment are performed within the allotted schedules
• Prepare SOW, review contract terms and conditions and perform client or vendor negotiations when needed
• Lead and direct daily activities of project teams and provide technical and analytical guidance to project team when needed
• Identify training needs for project team to improve professional competence
• Mentor team with lessons learned and toward best practices in project methodologies
• Assist in interviewing, recruitment, orientation of new hires
• Develop process improvements to ensure to ensure high-quality and cost effectiveness
• Personnel responsibility extends to managing program and project management resources (internal employees and external vendor-contractors/consultants) – will provide feedback to direct-managers to assist with the annual review process
• Assists in owning project and program budgets and strategical fiscal year planning

Skills and Qualifications

The following knowledge, skills and abilities are needed to be successful in this position:

• Solution analysis and design for both commercially available as well as costumed developed solutions, enterprise, infrastructure architecture, systems integration, data conversion, extraction and migration, environment management, build processes, and deployment planning and execution
• A self-starter that works independently, without the need for day-to-day guidance
• Ability to set expectations and hold individuals and team members accountable to their commitments
• Able to depict and explain dependencies amongst cross-project teams that deliver on business requirements
• Has knowledge and is comfortable driving the use AGILE, Waterfall and Scrum methodologies in all technology projects and programs
• Expertise in/with MS Project (Project Server) and at least one program portfolio management tool, such as MS Project Portfolio Management (PPM)
• Advanced skills in the MS Office Product Suite, particularly Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• 5-10 years of experience in enterprise organizations as an individual contributor or manager driving/leading highly complex cross-portfolio technical projects and programs
• 4-year degree from accredited university and/or relevant experience
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Agile, and/or Scrum certifications required, with proven applied methodologies.
• 25% travel may be required.

Competencies

• Does the right thing, takes action and adapts to change
• Self-motivates, believes in accountability, focuses on results, makes plans, and follows through.
• Believes in humility, shares best practices, desires to keep learning, measures performance and adapts to improve results.
• Thrives on a team, stays positive, lives our values.

NOTE: This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the job. While this list is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, the company reserves the right to revise the functions and duties of the job or to require that additional or different tasks be performed.

We offer best in class industry benefits:

• Competitive pay
• Medical, Dental and Vision Plans
• Paid Holidays & PTO
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• Paid Life Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Lithia Learning Center
• Vehicle Purchase Discounts
• Wellness Programs

High School graduate or equivalent, 18 years or older required. Acceptable driving record and a valid driver’s license in your state of residence necessary for select roles. We are a drug free workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity (regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status). We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

Job ID : R30725