Project Manager Product and Technology PMO

Project Manager Product and Technology PMO

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field (required)
• 2+ years of experience in project/program management, preferably in a global organization
• Experience with AI, human machine interfaces, Cloud software development, or automotive applications
• Demonstrated success in leading a project to delivery
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to drive cross-functional and geographically distributed teams
• Advanced knowledge of project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid) and tools (e.g., Jira, MS Project, PowerBI).
• Montreal: Fluent in both English and French.

Responsibilities

• Own product delivery commitments towards the Product Owner (PO), management team, and project stakeholders (internal and external).
• Provide and maintain the product release plan based on backlog prioritization, estimation, and squad capacity, in accordance with Product Management
• Coordinate external dependencies with the squad to ensure alignment and timely delivery.
• Report on project status, maintaining the product dashboard and key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Continuously manage priorities while addressing potential change requests such as new commitment requests, implementation challenges, escalations, and delays between teams.
• Supports the Product Owner (PO) in backlog management, ensuring effective prioritization and planning.
• Organizes and coordinates backlog grooming meetings on behalf of the PO but does not lead them (these are led by the PO or a delegate).
• Ensures that capabilities/epics for the next release are groomed and estimated at least 5 weeks before the release commitment date for regular monthly releases.
• Participates in grooming meetings as needed to gather necessary information for maintaining the project plan.
• Attends sprint planning meetings to capture critical details required for planning and execution.
• Schedules and ensures the execution of recurring Scrum ceremonies, ensuring alignment with the Cerence Agile process.
• Manages squad capacity and resource allocation to align with project priorities and commitments.
• Develops and maintains a 12-month rolling product roadmap, incorporating PO prioritization and high-level estimates.
• Plans product releases based on backlog prioritization, squad capacity, and capability estimations.
• Supports bug screening and squad prioritization for issue resolution.
• Maintains the squad’s JIRA projects, including creating and managing JIRA releases.
• Ensures the release lifecycle is fully completed, from planning to deployment.
• Creates release notes in collaboration with the PO and squad members based on JIRA capabilities, epics, and bug fixes.
• Identifies and manages internal and external dependencies to ensure smooth delivery of functionality.
• Works closely with other Project Managers to secure commitments on external dependencies.
• Maintains an up-to-date product release schedule to ensure alignment with broader business objectives.
• Manages and maintains project reports, KPIs, and the risk register to provide transparency on project health.
• Acts as a point of escalation, ensuring unresolved issues are promptly communicated to the appropriate stakeholders inside and outside the project.
• Follows up on escalations to ensure they are addressed and properly resolved.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PMP/PMI certification (preferred)