Project Manager

Description

Join our Winning Business Technology Team as a Project Manager 

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At CARFAX we are constantly EXPANDING our product and technology offerings!  This means we are continually bringing new, innovative products to market through exciting technology initiatives to help our customers.  We’re seeking a Project Manager to focus on defining, planning, and implementing a diverse set of projects within the organization.  You’ll work hand in hand with a large team of project managers and analysts, a driven set of technologists, and business and technology leaders from across the enterprise.  You’ll leverage and balance a passion for agile software development with application of sound project management practices.  You’ll thrive in a team environment where you are well supported and can help launch “BEST-IN-MARKET” products to our customers.

As a Project Manager you will:

• Be responsible for all aspects of project management and agile development team ceremonies.  Additional responsibilities may include: analysis, project delivery validation (QA/UAT), and other duties as assigned
• Lead large and virtual groups of multi-disciplinary teams
• Develop and refine project plans specifying goals, staffing, scheduling, risks, and contingency plans
• Manage changes to project scope, schedule, and costs using a variety of techniques to keep the project plan accurate, updated, and reflective of authorized project changes
• Ensure a common understanding across stakeholders and team members by setting and managing expectations in accordance with project plans
• Gather, articulate, and represent project requirements for our agile software development teams
• Help to monitor and measure project performance using various quantitative tools and techniques in order to monitor and communicate progress, identify and quantify any variances, perform any required corrective actions, and communicate to all stakeholders in an unbiased manner
• Proactively identify and plan for risks as well as implement approved actions and workarounds to mitigate risk events in order to minimize the impact to the project
• Generate key project deliverables and facilitate their review
• Establish and cultivate relationships with other departments and organizations to recognize and actively manage dependencies associated with projects
• Develop and manage working relationship(s) with business stakeholders to facilitate project intake, define requirements, coordinate priorities, and solve problems
• Actively participate in process improvement initiatives that impact the way we manage projects via progressive tools, processes, and metrics

 Requirements:

• 4-9 years of combined experience in project management OR an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience delivering projects using an agile methodology
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a deadline-driven manner
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work across multiple job levels to achieve results
• Experience managing a project with a team of 6 or more people 
• Demonstrated use of proven project management practices and tools
• Excellent Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) skills

Desired Qualifications:

• A desire to pragmatically improve project management-related processes
• Passion for leading project teams, improving process and delivering results
• Project Management Institute (PMI) certification such as the PMP
• CSPO, CSM certification through the Scrum Alliance

About CARFAX

CARFAX, a unit of IHS Markit (NYSE: INFO), helps millions of people every day confidently shop, buy, own and sell used cars with innovative solutions powered by CARFAX vehicle history information. The expert in vehicle history since 1984, CARFAX provides exclusive services like CARFAX Used Car Listings, myCARFAX, CARFAX History-Based Value and the flagship CARFAX Vehicle History Report. CARFAX is a nationally recognized top workplace by The Washington Post and Glassdoor.com. Based in London, IHS Markit is a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions.

CARFAX is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of CARFAX to provide equal employment opportunity to all persons regardless of race, color, sex, pregnancy, religion, national origin, age, ancestry, citizenship status, veteran status, military status, disability or handicap, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other status protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, CARFAX will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. We maintain a drug-free workplace. We are a participant in E-Verify.

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