Senior Delivery Manager
About Kinaxis
About the team
What you will do
- Collaborate with clients, sales teams, and product managers to define project objectives, scope, and success criteria.
- Develop detailed project plans, timelines, and resource allocation to ensure project milestones are met on time and within budget.
- Conduct project kickoff meetings with clients and internal stakeholders to align expectations and establish communication channels.
- Coordinate with internal teams to assign tasks and responsibilities, ensuring clear communication and accountability.
- Monitor project progress, track key performance indicators (KPIs), and identify and mitigate risks and issues to ensure successful project outcomes.
- Conduct regular project status meetings with clients and internal teams to provide updates, address concerns, and manage expectations.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for clients throughout the project lifecycle, fostering strong relationships and ensuring open and transparent communication.
- Communicate project status, updates, and risks to stakeholders in a clear and timely manner, and escalate issues as needed to senior management for resolution.
- Document and maintain project documentation, including project plans, requirements, test cases, and issue logs, to support project governance and compliance.
- Leverage lessons learned from previous projects to drive continuous improvement and knowledge sharing within the project management team.
What we are looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Supply Chain, Business or related post-secondary education.
- 8-10 years demonstrated progressive experience in project management.
- Deep understanding of project management methodologies, tools, and best practices.
- Adept at working through the full project life cycle, including identifying and defining project scopes and goals.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills to help build relationships internally and externally with the ability to influence and negotiate to a desired outcome
- Experience working with a variety of stakeholders at various levels with a demonstrated ability to negotiate and influence
- Ability to translate technical requirements to non-technical audiences
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Work With Impact
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Social Responsibility at Kinaxis
Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee weighs in on hiring practices, talent assessment training materials, and mandatory training on unconscious bias and inclusion fundamentals. Sustainability is key to what we do and we're committed to net-zero operations strategy for the long term. We are involved in our communities and support causes where we can make the most impact. People matter at Kinaxis and these are some of the perks and benefits we created for our team:
- Flexible vacation and Kinaxis Days (company-wide day off on the last Friday of every month)
- Flexible work options
- Physical and mental well-being programs
- Regularly scheduled virtual fitness classes
- Mentorship programs and training and career development
- Recognition programs and referral rewards
- Hackathons
For more information, visit the Kinaxis web site at www.kinaxis.com or the company's blog at Kinaxis welcomes candidates to apply to our inclusive community. We provide accommodations upon request to ensure fairness and accessibility throughout our recruitment process for all candidates, including those with specific needs or disabilities. If you require an accommodation, please reach out to us at . Please note that this contact information is strictly for accessibility requests and cannot be used to inquire about application statuses. Kinaxis is committed to ensuring a fair and transparent recruitment process. We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the initial step of the recruitment process to compare submitted resumes against the job description, to identify candidates whose education, experience and skills most closely match the requirements of the role. After the initial screening, all subsequent decisions regarding your application, including final selection, are made by our human recruitment team. AI does not make any final hiring decisions. Originally posted on Himalayas
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