Job Title: IT Project ManagerDepartment: Project ManagementLocation (primary): Palma, SpainWhat will you do on your journey with WebBeds?WebBeds is the world's fastest growing provider of accommodation distribution services to the travel industry.
Our products incorporate distribution APIs, payment integrations, ERP integration, Data Lakes, User Interfaces, and others.
Our search API reaches peaks of more than 50,000 requests per second, each one consisting of tens or hundreds of hotels, with continued expansion.
"We design, deliver and support innovative solutions through engagement, collaboration and a fearsome passion for creating customer value" is our mission as an IT organization.
With this in mind, we strive to be at the leading edge of technology when it comes to building the platform that meets the needs of our Supply partners and customers.
This translates to the use of the latest technology including .NET Core versions, K8S, microservices architecture, cloud hosting and orchestration, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, proactive monitoring, and alerting systems, to name a few.Our delivery teams have the creativity and freedom to express themselves by building innovative solutions to often complex problems and are challenged to reach higher levels daily.
Our teams consist of product owners, QA engineers, Software Engineers, and people from across the business all working collectively and collaboratively.
We have a very strong technical team from which you will be able to learn, but are encouraged by new ideas and fresh thinking that you will bring with you.How you will make an impact?The IT Project Manager is responsible for driving all aspects of the projects assigned, including collaboration and coordination across multiple IT and business teams, leading delivery teams and expediting issue resolution as well as risk mitigation plans to ensure successful achievement of implementation phases with WebBeds booking platforms connected systems that may be impacted.
As a member of the PMO team, the IT Project Manager will be leading and motivating all delivery team members involved in set programs, to ensure quality in deliveries and drive time-focused goals, tracking progress and communicating with all teams involved in the project including senior management across the organization.Key elements to the role include:Analyzing, planning, and developing scheduled projectsHolding regular technical team meetings to help address any questions or challenges regarding projectsUpdating and maintaining track of project progressReporting and communicating status of the projectManaging risks and issues identified to ensure successful delivery of the project on timeDriving all aspects of the Project Management role including collaboration and coordination across multiple IT and business segments, working with Presales for RFP responses and building offers, and constantly communicating with upper managementMotivating delivery team members, driving precision and quality into deliveriesOrchestrating launches that comprise project deliverables as well as production issue fixes, which may occur outside regular business hoursLeading delivery teams during post-launch phases for expedited issue resolutionActively mapping, studying, and addressing risks and issues by elaborating a mitigation/response plan while proactively tracking its executionCreating and delivering professional presentations on project kick-offs, phase gates, status reports, etc.Tracking budget and resource utilization while managing third-party relationships (procurement) in the successful achievement of project/program deliveryTechnically biased, engaging with engineering in technical discussions with Software Engineers, Product Owners, and System Engineers facilitating/driving issue resolution and removing cross-functional impediments to keep the team focused on deliveryMentoring junior colleagues and helping to find pathways to difficult situations occurring in other projectsPlaying the business analyst role when needed, helping with the requirements elicitation and documentationThe skills we would love to see in your suitcase!Excellent experience in delivering large scale Technology projectsAt least 3 years of IT project management experience managing different stakeholders including business process owners, external vendors, support teamsAt least 3 years in IT operations management experience ensuring the smooth running of IT systems and infrastructureExperienced in solution implementationResourceful, creative, takes initiative and responsibleStrong verbal and written communication, interpersonal and problem-solving skillsThe capability to organize, manage, and direct cross-functional teams to address and solve technical and business issuesBachelor's Degree in IT/Computer Science or related disciplinePossess professional certifications #J-18808-Ljbffr
