About the company 

Albertsons Companies is at the forefront of the revolution in retail. With a fixation on raising the bar with innovation and building belonging through our culture, our team is rallying our company around a unique purpose: to create joy around each table and inspire a healthier tomorrow for every community.

Albertsons Companies is one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, with over 2,200 stores in 34 states and the District of Columbia. Our well-known banners include Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market, Haggen, Carrs, Kings Food Markets, and Balducci's Food Lovers Market. We support our stores with 22 distribution centers and 19 manufacturing plants.

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What you will be doing

We’re searching for a Technical Project Manager.

The position will be based in Livermore/Pleasanton, CA, Dallas, TX, Phoenix, AZ, or Boise, ID.

Main responsibilities

IT Project Management 

Interfacing with Executive Level Management while doing process design work, providing status updates and reporting issues Manage projects, demonstrate a sense of urgency to drive projects to completion and be successful in a collaborative environment Develop plans and track progress of projects to successful completion Work closely with Business, Vendors, and IT teams to collaborate on roadmap planning, dependency mapping, intake and change request process and tracking status Foster a strong work environment that rewards individual and team efforts; encourages creativity while maintaining high caliber productivity and quality. Creates and sustains links between business requirements and technology production while articulating requirements and controls expectations of both business and technical clients.

IT Project Planning and Organization

Does project planning, budget estimation and management, resource planning and assessment, financial planning and risk assessment for IT projects that span disciplines, geographic areas and business cultures Adopts existing Project Management best practices, including the proficient use of industry standard tools, technologies, and methodologies. Manage multiple projects at any given time Well-organized, detail oriented, has great communication skills and thrives in a fast-paced environment

IT Project Control and Reporting

Designs reporting formats for project reporting to managerial, technical and business stakeholders  Reconciles multiple project progress reports with department budgets. Apply the principles of Earned Value Analysis across multiple IT projects. Brings awareness to overdue or troubled IT projects and assists in imposing controls. Application Delivery Process Designs relevant documentation, standards, policies and practices to ensure phase and task dependencies and considerations Supervises the full spectrum of delivery activities on multiple development projects Explains the relative criticality, risk and potential reward of each and all major tasks. Product and Vendor Evaluation Executes review and approval processes and procedures. Produces written recommendation detailing candidates, benefits and drawbacks. Assists in the evaluation of overall aspects of products and services — functionality, performance, etc. Assists in the evaluations of overall considerations, including risk, and provides recommendations including considerations for situations where an exception to policy, procedure or standard may be warranted.

Agile / Scrum Management

Manages the Team’s Jira Board Facilitates the various Agile ceremonies Coaches and mentors team members in the Agile process Ability to create reporting to track team velocity Makes recommendations and negotiates ways to improve team efficiency

The salary range is $132,000 to $172,000 annually. Starting salary will vary based on criteria such as location, experience, and qualifications. There may be flexibility for exceptional candidates. 

A copy of the full job description can be made available to you. 

What we are searching for 

Project Management experience on technical Application Development Strong skills in project planning, budget estimation and management, resource planning and assessment, financial planning and risk assessment. Strong knowledge of Project Management Methodology and Tools (e.g., MS Project, Visio, Agile, SDLC etc.) with a strong knowledge of Project Management Disciplines. Strong knowledge of Agile processes and Tools (e.g., Jira.) with a strong knowledge (or certification) of the role of the Scrum Master and running Agile ceremonies Strong verbal and written communication skills. Strong expectation management, influencing and conflict resolution skills. Strong ability to collaborate across various groups, build relationships and manage effectively in a matrix organization. Strong ability to motivate teams and coach and train business system analysts and lower-level project managers. In-depth advanced knowledge of process evaluation and selection of products, tools, services and infrastructure components in line with an organization’s business needs and architectural principles. Strong ability to mentor, develop and train other Technical Program Specialists

What is it like at Albertsons? 

Our 290,000 associates have a passion for great service and building lasting relationships with our customers. Through a companywide focus on innovation, we are continually enhancing our digital and product offerings, making it easy for customers to get what they need, wherever they are.

Albertsons is an Equal Opportunity Employer 

This Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, or on any other basis prohibited by law. Consistent with applicable state and local law, the Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.   

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