What you'll contribute to
The role of the Senior Project Manager is to initiate, plan and deliver projects by creating and executing plans, forming and directing project teams and working with stakeholders, to complete project deliverables on time, within budget and aligned to quality standards.
This Senior Project Manager will be Implementing operational data layer and data services in Databricks platform, integrated with multiple downstream and upstream systems.
This is time critical delivery - and will require coordination across multiple squads within the Data Office as well as other departments with TFA
How you'll make an impact
- Carry out project management activities in accordance with EPMO standards
- Develop and implement Project Management Plans including
- Execute projects in accordance with the plans
- Control projects by tracking progress against the plan, taking action to correct variance, controlling scope and ensuring risks and issues are managed
- Ensure change management activities are defined and carried out
- Adhere to EPMO and IT governance standards
- Maintain all project data including making regular updates to the schedule, budget, RAID logs, scope change logs and project status reports
- Form and lead the project team
- Engage and manage vendors who are producing outputs for the project (in collaboration with IT)
- Meet regularly with Project Sponsors and Business Owners to escalate decisions and seek direction
- Ensure the solution is successfully transitioned into production, including coordination of implementation and post-implementation activities
Key Tasks
- Implementing operational data layer and data services in Databricks platform
- Ensure the TFA Project Delivery Framework is followed
- Prepare regular project status reports
- Prepare Steering Committee packs and present at Steering Committee meetings
- Maintain up to date project data in Clarity (project details, resources, financials, risks, issues, etc.)
- Timesheet approvals
- Attend EPMO quality audits
- On-board new team members
- Stakeholder management
- Vendor management
Your attributes
- Relevant experience as Senior Project Manager - Ideally 10 years +
- Strong senior level stakeholder management skills and interpersonal communications skills
- Financial Services background
- Prior experience with in mid - large businesses
- Experience managing agile projects especially in a scaled agile environment such as SAFe.
- Experience delivering Consumer Data Rights project
- Experience with Databricks software and/or data engineering background
- Relevant formal qualifications and certifications, or working towards same eg PMBOK, PRINCE, AGILE
- Proven skills with tools such as MSP, Jira, Confluence, ClickUp, or similar systems.
Life at Toyota & What we offer you
We pride ourselves on a work culture that supports and rewards people. From development programs to recognition programs, we make sure everyone at Toyota Finance Australia lives their best possible life. After all, our people are our greatest assets.
Toyota Australia is well-recognised for offering:
- Flexible hours and workspaces
- Career Development
- Wellness facilities & Employee Assistance Program (private coaching available to you and your family)
- Paid volunteer days to support your community / Employee Community Grants Fund
Building a great place to work
You're welcome to find out more by visiting our careers page: https://tfacareers.com.au/
We are an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We are happy to adjust the recruitment process for your accessibility requirements. Please contact us and let us know your preferred type of communication and we will be in touch as soon as possible to discuss your requirements.
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Come with us and help create the future.
