Overview

Reporting to the Services Manager for Latin America, the Project Manager is a key role in the Quorum Americas Professional Services organization. The successful candidate will be able to transition rapidly and effectively between hands-on project management within individual projects in support of overall global program goals and deliverables, and high-level relationship building and program strategy planning and execution. The ideal candidate will have a proven history of project execution, success implementing business-oriented IT/Software solutions within the Oil and Gas industry, preferably with some experience in Upstream Planning and/or Economics. This position is based in Bogota, Colombia.

The Project Manager is responsible for planning, leading, organizing and motivating project teams in the Americas Region which is made up of teams supporting clients in North America and Latin America. The PM will drive the team to achieve a high level of performance, quality and delivery of projects that provide exceptional business value to our customers. The role requires using agile methods in a fast-paced environment that may cross multiple business divisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage large, complex, global enterprise-level projects

• Manage full Project lifecycle including initial planning, scoping, cost estimation, scheduling, resourcing, technical solution design, monitoring project implementation metrics, action items, and deliverables, performing quality control and validation activities, end user training, and project closure activities

• Organize and lead project status and working meetings including preparation of progress reports

• Manage project risks and issues, correct deviations from plans with a focus on delivery planning

• Managing projects that often consist of multiple agile teams that require integration with other activities and departments across the organization

• Implement the appropriate people, process and tools to improve team efficiency and effectiveness. Achieve the project goals within designated project constraints

• Use good judgment and coaching skills to develop a project management approach to drive effective planning and optimize efficiencies of the project team

• Use high level of knowledge and experience in blending traditional PM principles and practices with an Agile development approach in the right proportions to fit large, complex, mission-critical, enterprise-level projects and with the appropriate level of planning and provide the right balance of agility and predictability.

• Assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work and leveraging resources

• Support in managing customer expectations for project deliverables, managing stakeholder communications, and implement an effective system of project governance

• Champion ongoing process improvement initiatives to implement best practices for Agile Project Management

• Promote empowerment of the team, ensure that each team member is fully engaged in the project and making a meaningful contribution, and encourage a sustainable pace with high-levels of quality for the team

• Use high level of knowledge and experience in blending traditional project management methods with Agile development approach to provide the right balance of agility and predictability

• And other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• University Degree, preferably B.S. Degree in Engineering discipline or Business Degree.

• A proven track record of successfully implementing software or web development projects using Agile methodologies including 8+ years of experience as a Project Manager managing large, complex projects in a high-tech development environment with multi-function teams.

• Experience overseeing multi-function project teams with members including Developers, Business Analysts, and QA Personnel

• Solid understanding of software development life cycle models as well as expert knowledge of both Agile and traditional project management principles and practices and the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit a project and business environment

• Previous experience with budgeting, execution or program management processes

• Complete working knowledge of executing on Change Management initiatives and associated Best Practices

• Full understanding of conceptual modeling, data requirements and data consolidation

• Experience with business architecture and business process management methodologies

• Demonstrated technical prowess including solving complex problems, programming skills (SQL, C++/C#, Java, VB and/or other computer programming languages), and familiarity/understanding of systems architecture

• Fluent in English, both written and verbal

Preferred Skills

• MBA, or other advanced management training would be an asset

• Oil and Gas industry or Software Project Management experience pertaining to familiarity with the upstream asset life cycle, would be considered an asset

• Prior experience with SCRUM/Agile methodologies with enterprise-level application development projects. PMI-ACP, CSM, or equivalent preferred

• PMI Project Manager Professional (PMP) Designation, PMI Program Management Professional (PgMP), Prince2 or equivalent is desired

Additional Details

• Visa Sponsorship: Employment eligibility to work with Quorum Software in Colombia is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for this position