Senior Manager Project / Program

IDEMIA is the global leader in identity and security.

Our mission is to create a safe and simple future where identity verification is indisputable, and only you can assert your identity.

We are a distributed company leveraging the latest technologies to deliver world-class products in the private and public sectors of finance, telecom, identity, security, retail, sports entertainment, commercial, government, and IoT.

We use a variety of technologies and approaches to deliver quality product and services to government agencies and technology companies.

IDEMIA is a made up of a group of 14,000 diverse people from different nationalities, speaking over 20 different languages.

Together, our solutions impact the everyday lives of citizens and nations.

In this ever-changing world, protecting your identity is paramount.

Join the team that is ensuring one person
– one identity.

Responsibilities

• Manage, coordinate, and facilitate the activities of the MBIS product development team that performs test activities, maintenance activities, and feature development

• Coordinate technical activities for the product development, integrated testing, and maintenance teams in the U.S.

and Morocco on a daily basis to ensure that the project process is progressing according to plan

• Create detailed, long-term project planning with detailed plans and resource deliverables for all phases, from ideation to design, to release and customer communication, and employee training

• Communicate and train Idemia US and Morocco teams to ensure internal quality standards and delivering updates on time and on budget

• Coordinate between all team leads to ensure that technical design, architect, development, implementation and release will not negatively impact the existing product line or customer expectation

• Identify project dependencies and other components necessary for project advancement to ensure that work will not be blocked

• Determine project delivery timelines and prove status updates to key stakeholders, both internal and external to the organization

• Analyze product prioritization in JIRA to ensure that teams are on track to deliver on assignments

• Set goals, priorities, and detailed tasks for the product development team by maintaining a prioritized backlog in the JIRA database

• Determine priorities by coordinating the needs of the various stakeholders including Product Management, Business Line Project Management and Customer Service

• Produce feasibility evaluations and review technical designs for each project

• Lead technical validation process for product enhancements

• Determine resource needs during Sprint Planning

• Collecting information from the Product Development Team Manager regarding the team’s availabilities so tasks can be planned appropriately for the team

• Review team output to verify resource allocation and to optimize the value and productivity of each team

• Evaluate the team’s effectiveness at the end of each two week Sprint by measuring the amount of work done compared to what was expected

• Evaluate how the team progresses toward the overall project target and implement changes required to meet the project goals

• Changes may include asking for additional members or negotiating the scope of the project delivery with the stakeholders

• Communicate regularly with management regarding the status of current projects and initiatives

• Lead and represent the Product Development team in a series of meetings with management

• Conduct a weekly review for internal management and a monthly review for stakeholders

• Coordinate technical activities for the product development, integrated testing, and maintenance teams in the U.S.

and Morocco on a daily basis to ensure that the project process is progressing according to plan

• Plan and schedule software releases based on planned content of the project to estimate target completion date and prepare the release of documentation

• Create access to software to stakeholders once it is complete following the software release process

• Provide metrics and status during the weekly review, including burnup charts, which help predict completion dates, number of bugs found, number of bugs fixed and average team velocity

• Review unit testing and debugging to ensure internal company quality

• Identify problems and recommend improvements to ensure that integration tests provide sufficient coverage for all existing and new products

• Facilitate design reviews by the Product Development team to ensure the team completes the review and the design is approved by management

• Provide software estimates by coordinating with the Product Development team to gather the technical estimate and present these estimates to stakeholders

• Perform risk management by identifying potential risks and creating risk mitigation plans.

• Monitor potential risks continuously during the course of the project and mitigate plan to correct issues if and when they arise

Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related technical field

• Must have between five and seven years’ experience in a technical role such as software development, systems analysis, database administration, etc.

• Must have a knowledge of project management principles, practices, procedures/processes, techniques, and tools

• Must be able to comprehend and effectively translate customer’s requirements into functional technical specifications

• Must be able to develop project budgets and projections

• Must have excellent communication skills both verbal and written as well as presentation skills

• Must have excellent interpersonal skills; must be confident and at ease dealing with a variety of personalities, both internally and externally; must be a facilitator, and have conflict resolution skills.

Must be able to develop strong business relationships with individuals serving as part of the project team, internal and external resources, and customers

• Must have effective team management skills

• Must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills allowing for thorough consideration of all aspects associated with project implementation(s)

• Must be able to manage multiple, and sometimes conflicting, priorities as well as multiple tasks/project simultaneously while meeting company’s commitments including project deadlines, quality, budget, and customer expectations; must have the resiliency to work extended hours, when required, specifically for proposal responses with specific time deadline

• Must have advanced computer skills (Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, Visio, etc.)

• Must be available to travel

IDEMIA is an equal opportunity employer.

We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

IDEMIA is a federal government contractor.

In Accordance with the Federal Safer Workplace Task Force guidance issued to all federal contractors, you must be able to meet all health requirements, including but not limited to, current and future vaccination requirements related to infectious diseases such as COVID-19.

IDEMIA will consider requests for religious and medical accommodations under Title VII and all applicable state laws.