5-10 years of project management experience managing software development projects.
Proven knowledge of project management processes, systems development methods, organizational change management concepts, and business process improvement methods.
Strong systems/business analysis skills, including capturing and documenting requirements, understanding business needs, impacts and tradeoffs, conducting interviews and workshops, requirements harmonization, and proposing solutions. Proficiency in business process flow diagramming.
Experience planning, managing, delivering medium (6-8 month) to large (8-12+ month) projects.
Experience planning software release cycles, including determining business priorities, owning product roadmaps, partnering internally, managing communication with stakeholders, setting success metrics, and tracking change management.
Strong cross-functional communication with the ability to effectively prioritize multiple projects within various time and cost constraints.
Ability to work in a matrix organization and navigate effectively through clear communication and relationship building.
Skilled in interacting with both technical and business teams, and adjusting communication and messaging for intended audience/stakeholders.
Ability to facilitate brainstorming sessions to gather requirements, perform robust business process analysis, and recommend process re-engineering solutions.
Ability to work in an ambiguous, fast-paced environment.
Demonstrates ability to understand and explain complex business processes, systems, and tools with a specific focus on upstream/downstream impact. Experience in managing change.
Experience with Agile/ Hybrid Agile project methodology to deliver projects with quicker time to market.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
Background in consumer products and/or channel retail organization is a plus.
Experience in Supply Chain is a plus.
Experience with AI/ML technologies and computer vision preferred.
Background working across global timezones and geographies to drive collaboration and product requirements.
Prior consulting experience with Big 4 Consulting Firms is desirable, but not required.
Project Management Institute (PMI) certification preferred.
Master's Degree preferred.
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