Project Manager, Software/Saas

Company: Mirion Technologies
Location: Meriden
Posted on: May 16, 2022

Job Description:

The primary duty of the Project Manager, Software and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is to perform project management duties for key projects within Mirion Technologies, Inc., North American Industrial Group, with focus on SaaS development. These duties include managing the projects from the ideation stage, through development, and ultimately deployment with customers. This manager will often be involved with several high-profile projects concurrently.The Manager plans, organizes, monitors, and oversees projects utilizing cross functional teams to deliver defined requirements and meet company strategic objectives. The primary purpose of this role is to conduct and oversee business-specific software projects that are medium to large in size and highly complex by applying cross-functional (or deep functional) expertise in project management and SaaS business modeling. This includes responsibilities for managing projects end-to-end through the planning, development, execution, and implementation stages, while adhering to enterprise project practices. Overall, this role contributes to projects that ultimately drives business and financial value and provides wide-scale improvements across the business.Responsibilities - PrimaryPlans, documents, and executes all phases of the project lifecycle, including scope management, requirements management, work breakdown schedule and timeline management, budget tracking, priority and dependency management, and the assignment of roles and responsibilities.Develops detailed work breakdown schedules, project estimates, and resource plans that support scope and meet required target release dates.Conducts and facilitates effective project meetings, including issue tracking, status reports, and executive communications.Instruct project teams in the use of daily management planning, especially AGILE methods and VPM.Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule and project costs using appropriate verification techniques.Develop spreadsheets, diagrams, and process maps to document process and workflow.Ensures problems are effectively escalated and crisis management activated, as needed.Drive project risk management and mitigation strategies to ensure project timeline and budgets targets are met.Apply schedule compression techniques when appropriate to overcome schedule risk points.Meet budgetary objectives and make adjustments to project constraints based on financial analysis.Establish, maintain, and manage relationships, expectations, and deliverables with third parties/vendors.Performs miscellaneous duties as required.Responsibilities - CorporateTo help ensure that all our employees go home safely at the end of their working day.Follow all company policies and procedures, including but not limited to Global Code of Business Principles, Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, Operational Framework.To be part of & to promote Mirion Standard of Excellence which incorporates high standard of ethical behavior, to promote a culture of honesty and integrity, and one team culture.All employees are expected to follow government and corporate laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.Ability to travel and meet with project teams and stakeholders on a regular basis (up to 30%).Supervisory ResponsibilitiesNo direct reports / 'dotted-line' reporting of all project functional owner.EducationBachelor's Degree in engineering, science, technology, or business.Experience4+ years of experience managing cross-functional project teamsExperience in Software development and deployment requiredSoftware project management is greatly preferred, and experience with agile techniques a plusExperience in Software as a Service (SaaS) projects is preferred4+ years in an environment with Operational Excellence/Lean/Six Sigma experience is a plusTechnical knowledge of IT design, software and cloud architecture, and open source or cloud-based solutions is a plus.Extensive consulting experience, technical or business lead on projects and/or any prior leadership role would be beneficial.Additional Skills and QualificationsShould be confident, professional, and self-motivated.Should be a creative thinker with an attention to detail.The ideal candidate will be an effective communicator with polished presentation skills and ability to communicate in both oral and written form.Requires both computer and writing skills, with the ability to work on their own initiative and as part of a team.Excel in building teams and processes to deliver projects at high volume across multiple stakeholders.Ability to interface with diverse team, including software engineers, product managers, service team members, quality engineers, contractors, and management.Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills to evaluate business processes and recommend effective solutions.Advanced organizational/time management and project management skills and multitasking abilities.Advanced knowledge of project development life cycle, including the ability to coordinate and prioritize multiple complex projects.Ability to lead and supervise others if required.Ability to analyze requirements to ensure scope is being met on projects.Project Management Professional Certification (PMP) is preferred.Scrum master certification is a plusEqual Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with DisabilitiesThe contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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