Teradata is the leading multi-cloud data platform company for enterprise analytics, transforming how businesses work and people live through the power of data. The company is searching for a Senior Project Manager.
Key Areas of Responsibility:
Project Planning and Organizing - Define project scope, estimate time, cost, and resources requirements. Plan project according to advocated Teradata PM Methodology. Assess project risk, develop risk mitigation strategies, and support the sales team to develop contracts and project pricing.
Managing Project Implementation - Manage all aspect of post-sale implementation of a project.
Coaching - Provide timely guidance and feedback to help others strengthen specific knowledge and skill areas needed to accomplish a task or solve a problem.
Business Needs Analysis - Ability to define the client's requirements within the context of their business. Ability to assess the opportunities, benefits, risks, and success factors of a potential solution.
Decision-Making - Ability to use logical sound judgment and experience to determine the appropriate course of action based on scenario, procedures, and guidelines, for a given situation.
Problem-Solving - Gather and use information needed to develop effective solutions to difficult problems or situations.
Facilitation and Meeting Management - Guide the activities of an individual, group, or team toward a desired result or outcome. Drive consensus and team ownership of decisions.
Influencing Others - Ability to assert ideas and persuade others to commit action.
Conflict Management and Negotiation - Ability to come to sound agreements with counterparts in business or organizational situations where there is disagreement or differences in interest.
Procurement/Supplier Management - Estimate, plan, and manage the work of subcontractors and other external project resources. Develop and manage subcontracting agreements.
Requirements Analysis and Management - Ability to systematically identify, document, and manage project requirements. Tracing the requirements from source through implementation and verification and controlling all requirements and scope change.
System/Technology Integration - Ability to identify and bring together a variety of technologies to deliver a complete information system that supports operational and management objectives.
Testing a Data Warehouse - Ability to prepare for, administer, and validate the results of unit, vendor, component integration, system acceptance, deployment readiness, and user acceptance testing to ensure conformance to business, functional, and quality requirements.
Qualifications:
University graduate in IT or related subject, or business degree with some IT content.
PM certification is a plus.
5 years of managing complex IT implementations with project value $100K upwards.
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills.
Strong skills in written and spoken English, native Russian.
Experience in the implementation of data warehouse/ BI projects is essential.
Experience of project implementations in the core industries of retail banking is strongly preferred, but other industry experience will be considered.
Understanding of BI tools, practical experience with BI and SAS is preferable.
Experience in SW development and implementation is a plus.
