Project Manager P4

Project Manager P4/Spain

Who We Are

Solera is a global leader in data and software services that strives to transform every touchpoint of the vehicle lifecycle into a connected digital experience. In addition, we provide products and services to protect life's other most important assets: our homes and digital identities. Today, Solera processes over 300 million digital transactions annually for approximately 235,000 partners and customers in more than 90 countries. Our 6,500 team members foster an uncommon, innovative culture and are dedicated to successfully bringing the future to bear today through cognitive answers, insights, algorithms, and automation. For more information, please visit solera.com.

The Role

We are looking for a virtual Project Manager to drive companywide high-visibility and high-priority software development and IT Projects. This critical hire must have exceptional communication and organization skills, be highly collaborative, and have a deep understanding of independent and interdependent IT organizational structures, tools, and teams. With an emphasis on discovery and soft skills, this individual will work with leadership and teams across the globe to create meaningful and positive change. Pragmatic, innovative, data-driven, detail-oriented, and self-motivated are skills crucial to the success of this role, as well as the ability to leverage and implement Project management tools, processes, and KPIs to increase visibility, create stability, and ensure success. The ideal candidate will be accountable for key Projects and will coordinate the logistics and resources, conduct planning and working sessions, and build lasting relationships to meet Project objectives.

What You'll Do

As the Project Manager, you will work directly with Product, Development, and IT leadership to kick off, oversee, and manage key Projects. You will collaboratively define the scope of work, identify appropriate resources, set goals, develop schedules, and track and report progress while ensuring that the overall approach is refined and can be leveraged by junior Project and Project Managers. Along with managing key Projects, you will:

Drive implementation of multiple, complex Project management initiatives, working closely with cross-functional teams and resources to achieve milestones within established timeframes

Communicate with project stakeholders, executive and senior management, and provide reporting insights on issues through root cause analyses.

Set and continually manage Project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.

Coach, mentor, motivate, and supervise Project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and take accountability for their assigned work.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree (B.A.) or equivalent work experience.
• 6 - 8 yrs experience in Project or project management
• 5+ yrs experience creating and driving large-scale technology and data-driven Project management transformation plans
• Advanced knowledge of business applications such as Microsoft Word, • Highly effective in Microsoft (Excel, Project, Teams, etc.)

Demonstrated ability to:

• Proactively and effectively communicate and present ideas in a clear and persuasive manner to all organizational levels.
• Persuade, encourage, enroll, and motivate others.
• Work collaboratively at all levels within the organization.
• Plan, prioritize, and quickly adapt to overcome obstacles and resource constraints to ensure objectives are achieved.
• Develop strategies, action plans, and metrics to ensure visibility, proactively identify risks, and have the objective information to address issues.
• Quickly identify problems and create mitigation plans to minimize risk, issues, bottlenecks, and obstacles.
• Be accountable, trustworthy, transparent, and dependable.
• Have a high level of emotional intelligence, self-regulation, and self-control so that you can adapt to ensure success even in stressful or difficult situations.

It is impossible to list every requirement for, or responsibility of, any position. Similarly, we cannot identify all the skills a position may require since job responsibilities and the Company's needs may change over time. Therefore, the above job description is not comprehensive or exhaustive. The Company reserves the right to adjust, add to or eliminate any aspect of the above description. The Company also retains the right to require all employees to undertake additional or different job responsibilities when necessary to meet business needs.