Technical Project Manager - Learning

Job description

Job Number

2443687

Business

GE Digital

About Us

GE is the world's Digital Industrial Company, transforming industry with software-defined machines and solutions that are connected, responsive and predictive. Through our people, leadership development, services, technology and scale, GE delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry.
GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer . Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Posted Position Title

Technical Project Manager - Learning

Career Level

Experienced

Function

Information Technology

Function Segment

Business Technology

Location(s) Where Opening Is Available

United States

U.S. State, China or Canada Provinces

Michigan

City

Van Buren Township, Fairfield, Boston

Postal Code

48111-5711

Relocation Assistance

No

Role Summary/Purpose

Highly visible, fast-paced project manager role leading the design, delivery & support of GE's digital Crotonville platform, a learning exchange that creates a one-stop shop for learning within the company with Partner catalog by multiple external vendors. This is a fast changing hands on technical project manager position requiring hands-on technical and project management work with extensive communication across all levels of the organization.

Essential Responsibilities

·  Work with Product Leadership Team to translate the business vision into long term strategies & roadmap
Manage RFP/technical evaluation of digital learning products like Pathgather, Edcast, etc
·  Establish and manage project schedules, identify key milestone dates & critical path tasks to ensure completion of all deliverables within the required timeframe.

·  Deep hands on technical background for Web based applications using frontend technologies like Drupal, WordPress, JavaScript, HTML5
·  Lead all phases of SDLC process including but not limited to analysis, design, and testing, of infrastructure/platform code associated with Learning application deployments
·  Define quality metrics, best practices and coding patterns, and provides deep expertise on developing products using Drupal and other front end technologies
·  Define the nonfunctional requirements associated with the systems working closely with architects and technical leadership
·  Conduct lessons learned and continuous improvement at the end of the project.
·  Find opportunities for collaboration across groups in the division, ensures that cross-team commitments are set, and achieves scale in his or her work efforts by enabling the work of others
·  Manage new technology implementations and/or technical architecture projects for the long-term needs or for risk mitigations

·  Serve as primary point of contact between technical and business team, working closely various functional teams to create an open and cordial working environment with the reports/contract resources.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.

Desired Characteristics

·  Knowledge of planning control principles (WBS, critical path ,progress)
·  Developed basic Information Technology skills
May allocate and be responsible for the quality of work in others
·  May train new team members
Developed interpersonal skills to handle complex situations
·  Knowledge of planning tools (MS-project and/or Primavera)
·  Technical depth & experience in implementing large-scale SaaS based solution.
·  Technical depth & experience working in a technical marketing or IT organization supporting a Software and/or services business
·  Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to interface and influence at all levels in the organization

·  Excellent interpersonal, presentation and facilitation skills with ability to communicate at all levels of the organization
·  Demonstrated ability to excel in a global matrix organization
·  Analytic, creative and business focused problem solver
·  Ability to learn and define business processes and operationalize via supporting technology
·  Highly self-motivated contributor who works well as an individual and within a team environment

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Qualifications/Requirements

Basic Qualifications:

·  Bachelors Degree Information Technology or related field
·  Minimum 2 years experience but typically 5+ years

Eligibility Requirements:

·  Must be willing to work out of an office in: Van Buren Township, Fairfield, New Orleans or Schenectady