Project Manager

Acronis is a world leader in cyber protection—empowering people with cutting-edge technology that enables them to monitor, control, and protect the data that their businesses and lives depend on. We are in an exciting phase of rapid-growth and expansion and looking for a Project Manager, Global who is ready to join us in creating a #CyberFit future and protecting the digital world!The Project Manager is part of the Operational Excellence team, in Sales, responsible for managing complex projects, from initiation through delivery. The Project Manager acts as a center of excellence concerning all project management relevant topics in the target organization.

Every member of our “A-Team” has an instrumental role and impact on the success of Acronis’ innovative and growing business, so we are looking for someone who enjoys working in dynamic, global teams and thrives in a fast-paced and rapidly changing work environment. Just like everyone at Acronis, the ideal candidate will embody all of our company values: responsive, alert, detail-oriented, makes decisions, and never gives up.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Deliver complex projects from initiation through delivery.
• Manages and works on implementation of projects and process improvement initiatives (process improvement, efficiency and effectiveness driven projects, automation implementations);
• Set or collaborate on business objectives in order to deliver system or process solutions that efficiently use resources and prioritize technology and automation.
• Build project plans and templates such as project schedules, risk logs, status reports, metrics plans, etc.
• Create, track, and report on the status of a portfolio of projects, business metrics, and compliance metrics.
• Successfully analyze data to track trends, identify insights, implement process improvements, and use data to inform priorities and tradeoffs.
• Analyzing the needs of multiple stakeholders/users to improve projects and clearly document requirements.
• Demonstrating a bias for action and an ability to deal with great ambiguity; one of the key success criteria for this position is the ability to effectively drive change in loosely defined situations.
• Plan, organize and lead all activities as required for the full implementation of project goals and objectives
• Create a detailed work plan which identifies and sequences the activities needed to successfully complete the project
• Steer other working groups for realization of common goals
• Develop a schedule and identify dependencies between interconnected projects in order to effectively allocate the resources to the activities
• Monitor projects’ progress and address the adjustments needed for a successful completion
• Ensure adherence to the project management governance process. Able to demonstrate best practice in all aspects of project management.
• Accurate progress reporting and issue/risk management with timely and effective escalation

WHAT YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)

• Five (5) years of experience with any combination of the following to implement/maintain business applications: defining system requirements, planning/implementing test plans, identifying/resolving software defects, and successfully meeting business needs.
• One (1) year of experience defining and developing business requirements to enable creation and implementation of automated system functionality
• Strong business requirement analytical skills with the ability to produce clearly articulated requirements and documents
• Proven experience creating user stories, acceptance criteria, design documentation, and process flows to clearly communicate a set of functional requirements
• Knowledge and application of project management methodologies
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (Advanced) and PowerPoint
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Experienced in direct as well as indirect sales structures and strategies
• Familiar with CRM tools and systems, especially Salesforce
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple tasks concurrently
• Ability to deal with ambiguity across multi-country/cultural environments
• Highly positive personality and ready to deal with conflict constructively
• Comfortable with a hands-on role. Strong communications and cross-functional management skills
• Strong business requirement analytical skills with the ability to produce clearly articulated requirements and documents
• High analytical and problem-solving skills, coupled with very good time and self-management.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams

WHO WE ARE

Acronis is revolutionizing cyber protection by unifying backup, disaster recovery, storage, next-generation anti-malware, and protection management into one solution.  This all-in-one integration removes the complexity and risks associated with non-integrated solutions and offers easy, complete and reliable data protection for all workloads, applications, and systems across any environment—all at a low and predictable cost.

Founded in Singapore in 2003 and incorporated in Switzerland in 2008, Acronis now has more than 2,000 employees and offices in 34 locations worldwide. Its solutions are trusted by more than 5.5 million home users and 500,000 companies, and top-tier professional sports teams. Acronis products are available through over 50,000 partners and service providers in over 150 countries and 26 languages.

Acronis is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, medical condition, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

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