Senior Project Manager
Job Number:
0906176
Description
Research In Motion Limited® (RIM)® is a world leader in the mobile communications market and has a history of developing breakthrough wireless solutions. RIM's portfolio of award-winning products, services and embedded technologies is used by thousands of organizations around the world and includes the BlackBerry® wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld™ product line, software development tools and software/hardware licensing agreements. RIM is seeking driven individuals who can take our wireless data products to the next level in the global wireless market. Are you ready to make a difference in the world of mobile communications with RIM?
POSITION SUMMARY
The Project Manager delivers software engineering projects across the organization. The successful candidate will develop the project strategy, including planning and scheduling to ensure that all necessary components and deliverables will be met. The Project Manager plans, organizes, leads, and monitors the activities of cross-functional project teams while maintaining overall control of the schedule and committed deliverables, seeking executive guidance and approvals as necessary.
Other duties of the Project Manager include working with teams in resolving discrepancies, removing or mitigating roadblocks, acting on issues of non-compliance, and facilitating communication among all project stakeholders. Ensuring effective tracking of outstanding deliverables, milestones, and change requests also falls within the project manager's role, as does providing regular status updates to project stakeholders, along with ensuring ISO compliant processes are followed within project teams. The Project Manager's role is both strategic and tactical in focus, with broad contact and coordination with a variety of teams across RIM.
Please note that this position will be based in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
Qualifications
ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related discipline
- 5 to 10 years of hands-on experience in project management, including expertise with project management tools
- Experience managing software development projects through the full lifecycle
- Knowledge in Web-based, Enterprise-wide Client/Server applications, mobile device applications
- Proven leadership, communication, presentation, and negotiation skills
- Team player with proven ability to facilitate project delivery through high-functioning teams
- Prior exposure to quality management, ISO certification, requirements management, or software testing is advantageous, as is PMP certification and PMO experience
If you're driven to take wireless technologies to the next level, it's time you join the team at RIM. We offer a challenging environment that fosters creativity and rewards excellence. Employees also have use of our award winning BlackBerry!
© 2009 Research In Motion Limited. All Rights Reserved. The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties of Research In Motion Limited. RIM, BlackBerry, "Always On, Always Connected" and the "envelope in motion" symbol are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be pending or registered in other countries.
© 2009 Research In Motion Limited. All Rights Reserved. The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties of Research In Motion Limited. RIM, BlackBerry, "Always On, Always Connected" and the "envelope in motion" symbol are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be pending or registered in other countries.
Research In Motion is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Job
: Project ManagementPrimary Location
: Canada-FrederictonSchedule
: Full-timeHire Type*
: Experienced (Regular)Travel
: NoRelocation*
: Available
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