Staff Technical Project Manager

Job description

3061238
City

Cincinnati
Career Level

Experienced
Relocation Assistance

No
Business

GE Digital
Business Segment

Digital Technology
Function

Digital Technology
Country/Territory

United States
U.S. State, China or Canada Provinces

Ohio
Postal Code

45202
Role Summary/Purpose

Responsible for wing-to-wing execution of technical projects to deliver high quality outcomes to internal and external customers. Partners with functional product owner to define features backlog and requirements, works with technical team internal and external to the initiative to ensure outcomes delivery on time, within scope and budget and of desired quality. Makes sure project management practices are followed and improved as needed.
Essential Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

·  Collaborate with business and functional partners and technology leadership in defining features backlog and specifying requirements

·  Drive technology discussion and strategy in line with business needs and company reference architecture

·  Define execution plan and approach based on project scope, expected timeline and available budget/resources

·  Facilitate convergence of functional and technical knowledge and build project teams

·  Work with globally located technical team often comprising of members of separate organizations to coordinate day-to-day execution as per outlined plan

·  Cooperate with and manage external vendors as required.

·  Manage procurement and onboarding process

·  Ensure pre-defined project management processes and practices are followed. Drive simplification and improvement as necessary

·  Support execution team with resolution of roadblocks and interdependencies. Partner with technical and functional teams external to the project to ensure their tasks are completed as required

·  Manage project risks, scope changes and other non-standard events throughout the life of the project

·  Manage stakeholder communication and progress reporting

·  Ensure quality of deliverables is verified and matching stakeholder expectations

·  Track project outcomes realization and customer satisfaction levels through established metrics against service level. Ensure lessons learned are collected
Qualifications/Requirements

Basic Qualifications:

·  Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Information Technology (IT), Computer Science, or Engineering or 4 years of IT technical experience.

·  Minimum 5 years of IT professional experience.

·  Minimum 3 years of professional experience in Software Development Project Management.

Eligibility Requirements:

·  Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job.

·  Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.

·  Must be willing to work out of an office located in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Desired Characteristics

·  Strong team player – collaborates well with others to solve problems and actively incorporates input from various sources

·  Experience working with others on a global basis

·  Applies knowledge to coach and mentor others

·  Demonstrated customer focus – evaluates decisions through the eyes of the customer, builds strong customer relationships, creates processes with customer viewpoint and partners with customers to help shape their future initiatives

·  Strong analytical and strong problem-solving skills -communicates in a clear and succinct manner and effectively evaluates information / data to make decisions, anticipates obstacles and develops plans to resolve, creates actionable strategies and operational plans

·  Change oriented – actively generates process improvements, champions and drives change initiatives, confronts difficult circumstances in creative ways, balances multiple and competing priorities and executes accordingly

·  PMP, ScrumMaster or related Project Management certifications

·  Proficiency with MS Office suite of products such as Excel, PowerPoint, and Word

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About Us

GE is the world's Digital Industrial Company, transforming industry with software-defined machines and solutions that are connected, responsive and predictive. Through our people, leadership development, services, technology and scale, GE delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry.

At GE Digital, we are creating technology and solutions to enable social, mobile, analytical and cloud capabilities for the Industrial Internet. The Industrial Internet is an open, global network that connects people, data and machines. It’s about making infrastructure more intelligent and advancing the industries critical to the world we live in. At GE, we believe it’s about the future of industry—energy, healthcare, transportation, manufacturing. It’s about making the world work better. GE is transforming itself to become the world's premier digital industrial company, executing critical outcomes for our customers. Explore how you can drive greater asset reliability, lower operating costs, reduce risk and accelerate operational performance with our Predix platform and software solutions.
GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is anEqual Opportunity Employer . Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
Additional Eligibility Qualifications

GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening.