Asst Dir-Senior Project Mgr
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The Data Solutions operating unit (OU) is the commercial data business of Moody's Analytics. A substantial portion of Moody's Analytics' revenue comes from Data Solutions. We are comprised of more than 1000 professionals who curate, manage, and provide data to over 7,000 customers worldwide. We are best known for our Orbis database, which is the world's most comprehensive database of public and private companies. We are also the definitive source of ratings-related data for companies and securities that have been rated by Moody's Investors Service. There are four market-facing groups within Data Solutions: Data Applications, Data Feeds, Media Solutions, and Contributory Data Solutions. In addition, we have various strategic and operational teams that specialize in curating and sourcing data and keeping all our databases accurate, relevant, and up to date. Any analytical activity depends on reliable and accessible data, and we are proud to be a mission-critical information resource for decision makers around the world. Our software development lifecycle is inspired by SAFe with an Agile Release Train. Teams are progressively transitioning to scrum. We constantly enhance our data quality and our data coverage. Significant enhancements are prioritized, planned, and managed as unitary projects. They follow a common data integration life cycle, and they usually involve ten to twenty contributors.
As a Project Manager for Data Solutions, you will report to the Data Operations program manager.
Your mission will consist of coordinating data related projects and ensure that they are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget.
You will work with the project team and guide them through all phases of the project: initiation, planning, execution and closing.
Your duties will typically include:
- Build a project charter and a Work Breakdown Structure
- Develop a detailed project plan
- Ensure resource availability and allocation
- Track changes in the project scope/schedule/costs
- Perform risk management to mitigate risks
- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
- Regularly report the project status and escalate to management as needed
- Regularly facilitate retrospectives
- Recommend best practices
Education/Experience Required
• Bachelor's degree. Master's degree is a plus.
• A minimum of five (5) years of project management experience, especially in a technology-intensive or data-intensive environment.
• Experience working with a distributed multi-cultural team
• Experience leading others, without direct oversight (transverse management).
• Able to build relationships across two upper levels of management.
• Orientation towards work efficiency, and continuous improvement.
• Highly organized, and attentive to detail.
• Good problem solving and analysis skills.
• Outstanding presentation, communication (oral & written) skills in English is required. Additional fluency in French is highly preferred. Fluency in Dutch/Flemish is a further plus.
• Familiarity with tracking or project management tools (Jira, Microsoft Project, etc.)
• Industry certifications (e.g., PMI-ACP, CSM, ICAgile, Six Sigma Green Belt, PMP -Project Management Professional) are a plus.
Moody's is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.
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