Tech Project Manager (LTD)

PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANIZATION

The management of projects, typically (but not exclusively) involving the development and implementation of business processes to meet identified business needs. The role acquires and utilizes the necessary resources and skills, within agreed parameters of cost, timescales, and quality. The adoption and adaptation of project management methodologies based on the context of the project and selecting appropriately from predictive (plan-driven) approaches or adaptive (iterative/agile) approaches. Additionally, the Tech Project Manager is capable to manage technology focused projects and understands software solutions or system architecture (e.g. SAP).

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

PORTFOLIO, PROGRAM AND PROJECT SUPPORT

• Takes responsibility for the provision of support services to projects.
• Uses and recommends project control solutions for planning, scheduling and tracking projects.
• Sets up and provides detailed guidance on project management software, procedures, processes, tools and techniques.
• Supports program or project control boards, project assurance teams and quality review meetings.
• Provides basic guidance on individual project proposals.
• May be involved in aspects of supporting a program by providing a cross program view on risk, change, quality, finance or configuration management.

BUSINESS ANALYSIS

• Investigates operational needs and problems, and opportunities, contributing to the recommendation of improvements in automated and non-automated components of new or changed processes and organization.
• Assists in defining acceptance tests for these recommendations.

REQUIREMENTS DEFINITION AND MANAGEMENT

• Defines and manages scoping, requirements definition and prioritization activities for small-scale changes and assists with more complex change initiatives.
• Follows agreed standards, applying appropriate techniques to elicit and document detailed requirements.
• Provides constructive challenge to stakeholders as required.
• Prioritizes requirements and documents traceability to source.
• Reviews requirements for errors and omissions.
• Provides input to the requirements base-line.
• Investigates, manages and applies authorized requests for changes to base-lined requirements, in line with change management policy.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

• Global IT
• Respective business function (GOPS, Finance, HR, Brand Marketing, Wholesale/Retail)
• HR Management
• Controlling

REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE / MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Four-year college or university degree with focus on Business Administration or IT or related areas, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Proficient spoken and written command of English
• At least 5-year experience in IT, SCM, Digital or eCom
• 2 years of experience in relevant area
• Understanding of different culture
• Participated in projects with people from other functions/markets

• adidas offers robust and progressive medical, including HSA (Health Savings Account) with employer funding or FSA (Flexible Spending Account) options, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, adoption, with surrogate and fertility support, short and long-term disability, and basic life and AD&D insurance, which can be supplemented with employee-paid coverage. Employees are able to enroll in adidas' 401k plan and Stock Purchase Plan with employer match. Full-time employees are eligible for education assistance and generous Leave policies including 12 weeks of paid parental leave.

• Employees are eligible to earn an annual bonus based on both company and personal performance. Employees accrue prorated flexible time off in the amount .4388 hours per day that increases with years of service, twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year and Service Time Off during milestone years.

• At adidas we offer a Hybrid work policy which requires attendance in the office Monday through Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday each week. For work requiring a high degree of collaboration or an in-person presentation, in-office attendance is required even on Friday.The working location of this position is Portland, OR.

• Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English.