Solutions Delivery Manager

Who you are:

We are always looking for amazing talent who can contribute to our growth and deliver results! Geotab is seeking a Solutions Delivery Manager who will be responsible for leading our hardware initiatives within our embedded engineering teams. With a focus on hardware development processes, cross functional collaboration, technical oversight, and continuous improvement, you will play a key role in enhancing our organizational capabilities. If you love technology, and are keen to join an industry leader — we would love to hear from you!

What you'll do:

As a Solutions Delivery Manager your key area of responsibility will be to collaborate with product managers and stakeholders such as engineering, supply chain and manufacturing to streamline processes, support complex projects, and drive various hardware product initiatives from conception to release. The successful candidate will help define project scope, testing criteria and deliverables all while managing product timelines, interfacing with contract manufacturers and key suppliers, and ensuring the successful delivery of our hardware products.

How you'll make an impact:

• Drive product initiatives throughout the product lifecycle from conception to release and remain accountable for ensuring timely delivery of all product milestones.

• Define the project scope, goals, and deliverables. Create and manage project timelines/schedules to ensure the team delivers a successful product within the desired timelines.

• Support complex projects and product initiatives involving coordination with multi-disciplinary teams at Geotab; ensuring effective dialog, vision alignment and accountability of required work/deliverables. 

• Coordinate internal team activities and lead project meetings, maintain detailed meeting minutes, and follow up on action items.

• Staying energized, productive and focused in the face of challenges, ambiguity, change or strenuous demands.

• Establish and maintain project deliverables, timelines, and milestone updates for sponsors and key stakeholders. Serve as the main point of contact for stakeholders on all project-related aspects.

• Analyze project issues and develop solutions, anticipate potential problems, and proactively address them

• Demonstrated ability to formulate cohesive recommendations regarding delivery approach after consultation with key stakeholder groups on estimated effort, resource availability, cross-program dependencies and other implementation constraints

• Gather and document stakeholder requirements for specific products and translate requirements into detailed technical specifications.

• Perform post-mortem reviews post-product delivery or as required within the project delivery process.

• Drive project communication and reporting; take responsibility for project tracking and analysis. Communicate vital information to the project team and broader product teams.

• Prepare and present regular progress reports to stakeholders and senior management.

• Engage in establishing best practices, templates, policies, tools, and partnerships to enhance organizational capabilities.

What you'll bring to the role:

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in project/program management or product ownership within a technology organization

• Experience working within a technical or engineering organization with knowledge of the high-technology industry.

• Proven track record of managing all aspects of a successful project throughout its lifecycle.

• Experience with big data and techniques to extract value from large datasets.

• Prior experience with SCRUM/Agile methodologies, PMI-ACP, CSM, or equivalent is an asset.

• High accuracy and meticulous attention to detail.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to problem solve and make well-judged decisions.

• Strong project management skills; able to identify needs, develop effective solutions, and manage projects through to completion.

• Highly organized and able to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.

• Able to work well under pressure and respond to fast-changing priorities and deadlines.

• Continuously stay up to date with the latest technological advancements and market trends to ensure alignment with industry developments and evolving customer needs

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Strong interpersonal relationship-building skills.

• A strong team-player with the ability to engage with all levels of the organization.

• Post-Secondary degree in Engineering, or a related technical field.

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