AddressAbout Neo4j:
Neo4j is the world’s leading graph data platform. We help organizations – including Comcast, ICIJ, NASA, UBS, and Volvo Cars – capture the rich context of the real world that exists in their data to solve challenges of any size and scale. Our customers transform their industries by curbing financial fraud and cybercrime, optimizing global networks, accelerating breakthrough research, and providing better recommendations. Neo4j delivers real-time transaction processing, advanced AI/ML, intuitive data visualization, and more. Find out more at neo4j.com and follow us at @Neo4j.
Our Vision:
At Neo4j, we have always strived to help the world make sense of data.
As business, society and knowledge become increasingly connected, our technology promotes innovation by helping organizations to find and understand data relationships. We created, drive and lead the graph database category, and we’re disrupting how organizations leverage their data to innovate and stay competitive.
About the role:
Using Agile Project Management methodology, the Project Director will be a technical hands-on leader who will work closely with customers and Neo4j services management to successfully deliver Neo4j technology solutions to customers on time, on budget, aligned with project plans, customer expectations, and Neo4j values. This position reports directly to the Sr. Project Director of Professional Services for the Americas. This is a technical project leadership position and experience with database technologies, SLDC, and working with multi-discipline, onshore, and offshore teams is required.
Responsibilities:
- Team Lead:
Manage one or more project teams across as many as five concurrent projects. Projects can be onshore or a blend of onshore and offshore consultants.
Build and Maintain Project Management Methodology:
Collaborating with other Project Directors, establish and maintain a continually evolving Agile Project Delivery methodology for the Neo4j graph technology product and provide training and updates to internal constituents.- Continually raise the bar of the organization practicing high standards and strong work ethics
Manage Project Scope, Time and Resources:
Own end-to-end accountability for project delivery for assigned customer projects- Lead the development of program/project management artifacts such as detailed project plans, charters, risk assessments, Gantt charts, decision matrices, and other deliverables needed to assure customer project success throughout the project
- Work with PS management to drive the identification of skills, sourcing from partners, where appropriate, for successful project deliveries
- Work with PS management to anticipate and develop skill requirements to achieve delivery excellence
- Lead the development of program/project management artifacts such as detailed project plans, charters, risk assessments, Gantt charts, decision matrices, and other deliverables needed to assure customer project success throughout the project
- Prepare for and perform applicable project close procedures (e.g., lessons learned, process improvement, transition to business operations)
- Ensure all time entries for assigned projects are current in PSA by the end of each week
- Drive performance against core KPIs that will be leveraged to evaluate the effectiveness of the projects, including project budget and schedule adherence, project margins, and customer satisfaction.
Manage Project Financials and Budgets:
Analyze and maintain aggregated project financial information working with PS management and corporate F&A.- Manage and ensure project margin goals are met by setting work plans and actively monitoring consumption of hours by assigned consultants.
- Monitor/analyze actuals against established project plans and budgets to identify variances and their causes, and communicate to applicable stakeholders, as appropriate
- Ensure adherence to established financial close procedures and governance guidelines
Manage Project Communication:
Ensure weekly delivery of an aggregated level status report, dashboard and scorecards that conveys health of all projects, such as (but not limited to): actual to plan, utilization, financial burn against budget, delivery velocity, risks and mitigations, and more.- Responsible for sprint management, planning and demos
- Drive weekly meetings to review projects, assess and manage risks, anticipate and resolve bottlenecks and provide escalation management.
- Hold team members accountable for progress on key actions.
- Establish strong working relationships with matrix project teams
- Generate regular actionable metrics and reporting.
- Drive a zero-defect culture in project deliveries by identifying root causes of sub-standard project outcomes, and recommending and implementing appropriate resolutions
- Identify/prioritize potential risks/issues throughout the project life cycle, and develop appropriate contingency plans, applying established risk/issue analysis methods, techniques and tools (e.g., impact assessment, ranking and mitigation)
Required:
- 10 years of technical project management experience
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or related field or equivalent work experience
- Excellent time management and organizational skills and experience establishing guidelines in these areas for others
- A high level of analysis and problem-solving skills
- Experience working in a high-level collaborative environment and promoting a teamwork mentality
- Strong communication skills to coordinate with team members and management
- Strong presentation skills
- Experienced in development team management and customer management
- Ability to predict challenges and seek to proactively head off obstacles
Country
- US
- #LI-Remote
- #SK-1
Why Join Neo4j?
Neo4j is among the 20 most popular databases in the world and the clear leader in the rapidly emerging Graph Data Platform category. We’re well funded and have an experienced management team focused on how organizations should apply data to solve challenging problems for decades to come. We have customers in every industry across the globe, and we build technology that has a proven product/market fit. Joining our team is an opportunity to define the future of data, analytics and automation.
We offer a competitive salary and benefits, engaging virtual events and a welcoming team. You will love your co-workers!
Neo4j is a privately held company with our U.S. headquarters in San Mateo, California. We have employees located all over the world, from Thailand to Canada, many of whom work remotely, and we have offices in Sweden (Malmo and Stockholm), the UK (London) and Germany (Munich).
More information at www.neo4j.com.
Neo4j Values:
Neo4j is a Silicon Valley company with a Swedish soul. We foster collaboration and each of us is empowered to contribute and put our innovative stamp on projects. We hire candidates who reflect the following Neo4j core values:
We value relationships
We focus on user success
We thrive in a culture that is open and inclusive
We assume positive intent
We welcome intellectually honest discussions
We deliver on our commitments
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Neo4j:
At Neo4j, we value relationships and that involves building an environment where everyone feels like they belong. We believe strong relationships involve being accountable, bringing our whole selves to work, valuing intellectually honest discussions and being receptive to new ideas and perspectives. One of our central goals is to provide an inclusive, diverse and equitable workplace for everyone to develop their potential and have a positive, career-defining experience.
Are you intrigued by this role? We encourage you to apply even if you don’t 100% fit the qualifications above.
Neo4j is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. Please read the privacy notice regarding Neo4j's recruitment process to understand how we will handle the personal data that you provide.
More information at www.neo4j.com.
