Reporting to the Director, Solution Delivery, the Project Manager is responsible for ensuring that the projects they are assigned to achieve their defined goals and objectives.

Core Responsibilities 

• Lead cross functional business-technology teams in achieving the goals and objectives of assigned projects;
• Employ Project delivery methodologies (Agile or Predictive) most appropriate to the domain of work;
• Apply project delivery control framework based on selected methodology;
• Identify and manage project stakeholders according to their relationship to the project and influence on project outcomes;
• Regularly communicate project plans/backlogs, status, risks, actions, issues, and decisions to Sponsors and Stakeholders;
• Identify, manage and lead to resolution all issues and risks on the project.
• Ensure effective team performance in scope definition, analysis, work planning, work assignment, testing, acceptance, and transition to operations.
• Manage project priorities, solution options, and constraints in order to meet project goals;
• Work with IS Leadership to coordinate cross team work priorities in order to meet delivery objectives;
• Ensure Inter-dependencies (between projects and with underlying systems) are identified, analyzed and managed in project scope and work planning, in order to minimize delivery risk;
• Participate with IS Leadership in projects portfolio release planning, coordinating key delivery milestones and releases with in flight initiatives, in order to maximize the delivery of value to the organization;
• Effectively use communication, collaboration, work planning and work management tools appropriate to the selected delivery methodology;
• Ensure all relevant project information is captured in appropriate repositories;

Work Experience

• Minimum 5 years combined experience managing medium-sized business-technology projects for medium to large enterprises, within Retail, Transportation, Mining, or Fleet Services Industries.
• Minimum 5 years experience in IT, working in an Business Analyst, Project, Development, or Systems Operations capacity.

 Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Experience managing projects via Predictive, Iterative, and Agile methods (i.e. Scrum, Kanban).
• Experience with planning tools, including schedule oriented (i.e. MS Project, Smartsheet) and scope oriented (i.e. Azure DevOps, Atlassian JIRA) frameworks.
• Proven ability to implement appropriate project management processes that include involvement of business, technical and vendor stakeholders.
• Ability to manage concurrent assignments, adapt to changing priorities, and constructively deal with stressful situations.
• Ability to build relationships, foster a positive project environment, and work well across functional areas.

Education

• Post-secondary graduate with a degree or diploma in information systems, or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Special Requirements

• Occasional travel to Kal Tire locations.
• Evening and occasional weekend work required.
• Must have own transportation and a valid BC driver’s license.

About Kal Tire 

• Kal Tire is the largest independently owned tire dealer in Canada with over 250 locations. Our business philosophy centers on exceeding our customers' expectations and relies on our entrepreneurial team members to provide exceptional customer service.