Senior Project Manager

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Join our Business Technology Team as a SeniorProject Manager!
When was the last time you bragged about where you work? At CARFAX, we do it every day. Why? Because were proud to work for a company with a strong mission and trusted brand. Were proud to work with people who care about what they do and work hard every day to deliver their best. And just announced, thereturn of the 4-day work weekfrom Memorialto Labor Day!
Weve created the type of company culture where the term, work- hard play- hardisnt just a catchy saying, its part of the #CARFAXdifference
Were seeking a Sr. Project Manager
to focus on defining, planning, and implementing diverse projects within the organization. Youll work hand in hand with a large team of project managers and analysts, a driven set of researchers and data technologists, and business and technology leaders from across the enterprise.
New CARFAX employees must have received or be willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by date of hire to be considered for U.S.-based positions.
On your first day of employment with CARFAX you will be required to upload your vaccination card into our HR system.If hired, HR will consider requests for reasonable accommodation on an individualized basis.
As a Senior Project Manager, you will:
Be responsible for all aspects of project management and agile development team ceremonies.
Develop and refine project plans specifying goals, staffing, scheduling, risks, and contingency plans
Lead large, multi-location and virtual groups of multi-disciplinary teams
Manage changes to project scope, schedule, and costs to keep the project plan accurate, updated, and reflective of authorized project changes
Manage dependencies across teams and collaborate with other project managers and team leaders to ensure overall project is completed within plan parameters
Ensure a common understanding across stakeholders and team members by setting and managing expectations
Gather, articulate, and represent project requirements for our agile software development teams
Anticipate and measure project performance and progress using various quantitative tools and techniques to identify and quantify any variances, perform corrective actions, and communicate to stakeholders
Proactively identify and plan for risks as well as implement approved actions and workarounds to mitigate risk events
Lead cross-functional assessments for projects in the Concept phase and drive the conversion of conceptual ideas into actionable and clearly understood project deliverables and timelines
Generate key project deliverables and facilitate their review
Facilitate cross-functional team meetings, sometimes with C level executives to ensure communication is clear and teams are aligned
To be successful in this role you will need:
Bachelor's degree with a minimum 10 years of relevant work experience focusing on project management
Demonstrated ability to execute on tasks that are sometimes vaguely defined using prior experience, analytical skills, and available research
Thorough experience delivering projects using an agile methodology
Experience managing remote project teams of 10 or more or complex multi-disciplinary projects that involve multiple project teams
Ability to work with and communicate, both written and verbally across multiple job levels, including C level executives
Ability to mentor junior project managers in the use of proven project management tools and practices
Ability to travel approximately 10% of the time (when allowed based on current restrictions)
Desired Qualifications:
Project Management Institute (PMI) certification such as the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification through the Scrum Alliance Experience with the Atlassian Suite Confluence/Jira
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