Senior Project Manager IT

We are currently accepting resumes for a Senior Project Manager IT position in Torrance, CA.

This position is Hybrid andresource needs to be onsite 3 days per week.

Benefits offered : Medical, Vision, Dental, 401 K

The selected candidate will perform the following duties :

3rd Party Suppliers :

Not accepting 3rd party suppliers for this role

Travel : Yes

5% or less - Very Rarely

The Consumer and Dealer Applications Department of American client is seeking a highly motivated, experienced Senior Project Manager who will lead the project team in alignment with the department and business unit objectives.

The Senior Project Manager will provide governance and oversight of end-to-end delivery, administrative direction, and leadership guidance and support for members of his / her team.

The Senior Project Manager will be working closely with multiple areas of North American client - (Sales, Parts, Service, Finance etc.

in addition to managing vendor suppliers. Reporting to the Dealer Applications Unit Lead, this role will be responsible for working with all levels of business and technical management and teams to guide the delivery of both strategic and tactical projects.

This is a leadership position, and this individual is responsible for project managing a team focused on delivering a high-quality Dealer Communication System (DCS) that meets current and future dealer and business needs.

The candidate must exhibit drive, thought leadership and have very strong problem-solving and organizational capabilities to lead the delivery of complex technology solutions, including understanding business and technical aspects of the system and navigating a highly complex multi-organization ecosystem.

In addition to project managing the development of the DCS, this individual will also be involved in developing and delivering proposals, dashboards, and presentations to all levels of business and management.

What will this person be working on

1. Manage the design, development & implementation of the Dealer Communication system across multiple business areas.

2. Maintain a high performing team comprised of associate, contingent staff members, and vendor partners.

3. Achieve the Unit goals for the Project Delivery of the DCS system as approved annually : including schedule, budget and quality commitments, and define and implement the processes and methodologies to enable robust delivery and operation of complex, large-scale dealer-facing applications in a multi-partner ecosystem.

Position Success Criteria (Desired) - 'WANTS'

• Is-related Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience Strong customer mindset 7-10 years of IT business or product development work experience5-8 years of supervisory experience
• 3-5 years managing professionals that lead teams, groups, and vendors
• 5-8 years project management experience (Agile and Waterfall)
• 5-8 years technical management experience
• 3-5 years experience working with business groups and enterprise organizations such as Legal, Procurement, Enterprise Architecture, etc.
• 2-3 years procuring and managing outsourced and offsite partners
• Ability to plan, set and govern strategic and tactical direction to support the organization's goals
• Professional writing skills
• Technical understanding of mobile, web, services-based solutions
• Experience with dealer automotive systems, DCS / DMS projects or other technology projects desirable
• Experience in management level presentations
• Experience delivering high volume transaction applications
• Experience with developing and managing a budget (at least M)
• Experience leading and / or providing application development and portfolio support
• Experience with client-server, SaaS, PaaS preferred
• Experience with Liferay platform implementations desirable

UNICON International, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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