Project Manager

Location: Colombo, Sri Lanka

Our mission is to unlock human potential. We welcome you for who you are, the background you bring, and we embrace individuals who get excited about learning. Bring your experiences, your perspectives, and your passion; it’s in our differences that we empower the way the world learns.

About the Role:

The role is:

• Accountable for the planning and execution of the plans agreed with stakeholders.
• Responsible for the monitoring and management of the delivery plans established.
• Responsible for the team’s adoption of the recommended practices in software engineering
• Responsible for establishing professional relationships with relevant stakeholders to foster collaboration.

How you will make an impact:

• Plan and drive the team(s) towards achieving the roadmap items defined and agreed with stakeholders.
• Coordination with Internal Stakeholders (Program core team). Collaborate with global/regional team on business objectives.
• Collaboration with Local Teams. Supporting local team members (technology team) and effectively work and collaborate across functions is an important activity for product execution and implementation.
• Coaching the team(s) in adopting the recommended practices prescribed by the relevant frameworks supporting agile and engineering.
• Management of Risk & Issues with comprehensive mitigation and contingency plans

What we look for:

• Bachelor’s degree in a field related to Information Technology
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in software development type projects and 2+ years of project management and possessing strong exposure to agile frameworks, especially in Scrum, Kanban
• Ability to influence others positively.
• Drive problems towards resolutions
• Represent the team in larger forums and speaking on their behalf.
• Able to articulate well on the problem.
• Able to communicate verbally and written in a manner which the audience understands in shorter period.
• Works cooperatively with others across the organization to achieve shared objectives.
• Represents team’s interests while being fair to others and their areas.
• Partners with others to get work done.
• Credits others for their contribution’s and accomplishments
• Gains trust and support of others
• Persists in accomplishing objectives despite obstacles and setbacks.
• Pushes self to achieve results.
• Takes accountability for mistakes no matter how impactful it is.

About Wiley:

Enabling Discovery, Powering Education, Shaping Workforces.

We clear the way for seekers of knowledge: illuminating the path forward for research and education, tearing down barriers to society’s advancement, and giving seekers the help, they need to turn their steps into strides.

Wiley may have been founded over two centuries ago, but our secret to success remains the same: our people. We are willing to challenge the status quo, move the needle, and be innovative. Wiley’s headquarters are located in Hoboken, New Jersey, with operations across the globe in more than 40 countries.

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