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A Moving Experience.
Senior Technical Project Manager
Senior project manager role to manage projects with resources in diverse geographical locations. The role will require the coordination of multiple functional teams to continually deliver high quality solutions within challenging deadlines. The position is within the Cerence China cloud engineering team.
Responsibilities:
We are looking for a strong and motivated project manager to join the Cerence China Cloud engineering team. The main responsibilities will be (however will not be limited to):
Assuming the PM role across multiple cross-functional teams providing the level of support they need to succeed.
Planning, managing and reporting on software development projects being done by small to large Cross- functional development teams spread across diverse geographies which develop some of the flagship products of Cerence.
Establishment and close tracking of end-to-end plans with full buy-in from the various functional primes
Manages and reports on the project dashboard including status, issues, and scope/schedule changes
Active and hands-on contribution to risks and issues management
Internal and external project communication
Content Change Management
External dependencies management
Shared accountability and leadership w.r.t. to the success of projects
Lead and motivate people in close coordination with their line managers.
Develop a technical understanding of the projects to be able to support the product requirements management process.
Resolves issues within and between various functional groups.
Work collaboratively and coordinate with project team members to troubleshoot and resolve schedule or process issues on a daily basis
See the big picture, and take the initiative to find and fill gaps in our processes. Suggesting improvements and new areas to address to facilitate coordination and cooperation and to reduce error. Move team towards use of best practices and maximum automation.
Number of Years of Work Experience: 5 with preferably at least 3 years as project manager or line manager
Required Skills:
Excellent verbal and written communications skills
Good command of English
Self-starter, hard-driving and motivated
Excellent at influencing and negotiating
Results-oriented and excellent at problem solving
Details oriented and comfortable to multi-task working mode
A minimum of 5 years of medium to large-scope project management experience.
5+ years of project leadership and coordination.
Experience coordinating dynamic projects with geographically dispersed teams.
Self-motivated with attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills with the ability to balance immediate and longer-term tasks and requirements
Strong presentation skills, ability to cater message depending on audience.
Preferred Skills:
Prior experience as s/w developer or QA tester or technical manager
Previous experience running software development projects with Scrum or other Agile development methodology.
Knowledge of the Scaled Agile Framework and how it is applied
PMP certification or Master in Project management
Use and management of Jira and Jive.
Speech processing/recognition experience
Experience with Cerence products
Familiarity with Agile development process
Education:
Master in project management (asset)
Project management training/courses (asset)
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math or related field
Cerence Inc. (Nasdaq: CRNC and) is the global industry leader in creating unique, moving experiences for the automotive world. Spun out from Nuance in October 2019, Cerence is a new, independent company that has quickly gained traction as a leader in the automotive voice assistant space, working with all of the world's leading automakers - from Ford and Fiat Chrysler to Daimler, Audi and BMW to Geely and SAIC - to transform how a car feels, responds and learns. Its track record is built on more than 20 years of industry experience and leadership and more than 325 million cars on the road today across more than 70 languages.
AsCerencelooks to the future and continues an ambitious growth agenda,we need someonetojointheteam and help build the future of voice and AI in cars. This is an exciting opportunity to joinCerence'spassionate, dedicated, global team and be a part of meaningful innovation in a rapidly growing industry.
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