Technical Project Manager

Job Title/Role: Technical Project Manager

About OEC:

OEC provides high-quality technology solutions to automakers and their franchised dealers which facilitate the sale of Original Equipment (OE) replacement parts. Using advanced, leading technology, OEC in the past 20 years, has extended this mission by providing constant support for over 50 international auto brands, and more than 150,000 dealership and repair customers worldwide, being now a leader in the segment of the automotive market through continued innovation and subject matter expertise.

We power connections to keep our world up and running. OEC is the leading technology provider for the automotive aftersales industry, creating networks that support manufacturers, dealers, repairers, and insurers to allow our connected customers and vehicle owners to thrive.

Job Summary/Objective

As a Technology Project Manager, you will lead technology related projects and engagements through all phases including scope confirmation, requirement gathering, planning, and implementation. Minimizes exposure and risk on projects. Drives the execution of multifaceted technology initiatives in line with strategic plans and operating objectives. The Technical Project Manager will work closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, engineers, and stakeholders, to deliver high-quality solutions.

Key Responsibilities & Duties (essential to the job)

Manages day-to-day operational aspects of a project and its scope to ensure they are completed on time and within budget.This includes detailed understanding of requirements, deliverables reviews, project milestones status, and final project outcome before passing to internal or external customers. Identifies project risks and issues, creating mitigation plans and where necessary, escalates to stakeholders for resolution support.

Works with Functional Managers to align on capacity plans and project assignments, oversee the project tasks of technical resources to ensure timely completion of key milestones, and to prioritize/organize cross-team dependent work.

Prepare project budgets with input from functional leaders and gain alignment across Product and Technology leadership. Monitors project budget usage against baseline and progress made to ensure delays are caught early and addressed.

Creates and maintains standard project documentation which clearly relay projecting timing, scope, milestones, roles, issues, risks, etc.

Coordinates efforts between OEC, stakeholders and vendors by setting up a meeting/communication plans throughout the life of the project.

Integrates projects with other departments and business areas and stakeholders, to ensure integration of assigned project plans and agreement on strategic choices including procurement..

Where necessary, identify and implement organization change management, to enable smooth integration into OECs existing culture, processes, and policies.

Education

An undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university is required, with a focus in Information Technology, Computer Science or related discipline. In the absence of a degree, equivalent work experience directly related to the key responsibilities of the role will be considered as a substitute for the degree.

Experience, Skills and Key Competencies

At least 5 years of technical project management experience working with large scale technology projects. Must also be able to demonstrate the following skills and abilities:

• ability to understand and effectively apply project management and process improvement methods learned through hands-on work or through professional certification (PMP, Six Sigma, etc.).
• with OEC's standard project management and collaboration platforms a plus: Smartsheet; Miro; Microsoft Office; ADO.
• experience managing complex technical projects with background including ETL processes, database basics and/or .Net, Java, PHP, etc.
• to lead multiple projects at once with cross functional delivery teams for strategic organizational technology projects
• technical skills in one or several of the following: software development, datacenters management; cloud engineering; performance testing; database optimization; architecture.
• ability to evaluate impacts and advise on alternates and prioritization.
• presentation skills, and ability to speak to and interact with various sizes/types of audiences in a professional and easy to understand manner.
• verbal and written communication skills and can easily tailor communications to a specific audience or call to action (for example, explaining technical information to a non-technical colleague or customer).
• business acumen skills with the ability to understand a big picture view and communicate value and benefits of solutions.
• to apply principles of analytical thinking to collect data, complete cost/benefit analysis, draw valid conclusions, consider options and risks, recommend solutions, and solve problems.
• to work in a proactive and self-directed manner.

Perks and Benefits:

• safe, friendly work atmosphere and flexible working patterns
• salary and benefits
• benefits, Employee referral bonus, Annual Incentive/Bonus Plan
• to online courses through LinkedIn Learning
• Medical Insurance
• food coupon
• work model

What Makes Working at OEC Awesome

We have a new OEC Technology Centre of Excellence in Chennai, India! Our team is beyond thrilled to work with the new office, but we're even more excited for the innovation and creativity that this living space will certainly inspire! We believe in surrounding ourselves with not only the best and the brightest individuals, but those that are unique and purpose-driven in all that they do. OEC India has been selected as one of the Top 25 Safest Workplaces in India by KelpHR.

OEC provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, creed, gender, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, familial status, veteran or military status, status regarding public assistance, membership or activity in a local commission, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.