IT Project Manager
Company: Joby Aviation
Location: Santa Cruz
Posted on: August 2, 2022
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Job Description:
Joby Overview:
Located in Northern California, the Joby Aviation team is steadily
working toward our goal of creating an affordable, all-electric air
transportation system. Imagine an air taxi that takes off
vertically, then quietly and quickly carries you over the traffic
congestion below, giving you back the time that otherwise would
have spent sitting in traffic. Since 2009, our team has been making
this dream a reality, designing and flight testing a prototype
aircraft capable of serving in a network of electric air taxis.
We're looking for talented individuals to join our team as we push
onwards toward certifying the aircraft with the Federal Aviation
Administration and preparing for commercialization with launch
targeted in select markets for 2024. -
Overview:
Joby Aviation is seeking a Project Manager who is a highly
organized, passionate individual with excellent oral, written, and
interpersonal skills. This position will be in our Santa Cruz, CA
facility. This role will operate in a fast paced, demanding, and
rewarding environment with very high expectations for individual
contribution. The primary responsibilities for this role will
include scheduling, planning, and resource allocation for
Enterprise Applications (Business Systems) projects. Working with
various IT and cross functional teams at Joby Aviation (including
Security, Networking, Business Systems, and more), the Project
Manager will develop and execute appropriate strategies and tactics
that allow the company to achieve milestones on schedule and meet
quality and financial requirements.
Responsibilities:
Work closely with Business Systems, IT, Security, Networking and
Service Desk teams, as well as with other supporting functions to
identify and scope out Enterprise Application related projects that
need to be carried out to support the business mission. This will
include creating, maintaining, and communicating team schedules
that aim to achieve key company milestones.Actively manage open
projects by tracking progress, project gates, test component
status, driving technical decision-making processes to avoid
bottlenecks, and seeking to resolve any other potential issues
ahead of them limiting the project. The Project Manager will have
to exhibit sound judgment, critical thinking skills, and an ability
to guide the teams to meet aggressive timelines. -Collaborate with
other project managers to ensure convergence of company-level
efforts to achieve key milestones.Ensure that executed projects
meet internal and external performance and documentation
requirements and standards.Use and develop tools to facilitate the
various reporting or planning functions described above.Leverage
team performance metrics to help create growth, organizational, and
budgeting strategies for the team, as well as provide feedback that
will allow the team to achieve higher operating efficiency.
Required:
Project management experience with Enterprise
ApplicationsBachelor's degree with at least 2 years of directly
related experience or 5 years of equivalent experience in lieu of
the Bachelor's DegreeDemonstrated organizational skills and
attention to detailDemonstrated experience in the simultaneous
management of multiple high-paced projectsDemonstrated
understanding of rolling out an enterprise product or service
through to completion and launch within a diverse
organizationExpertise in project management tools such as JIRA and
MS ProjectExpertise in common workplace software (word processor,
spreadsheet, presentation software, etc.) with the ability to
create and maintain performance and efficiency metrics -
Desired:
Project management certification Experience with Enterprise
Application migrations or implementationsExperience with compliance
audits in an enterprise environmentPursuant to various local,
state, and federal regulations, you must show proof of your full
COVID-19 vaccination status prior to your start date. Exemption
requests are available for bona fide religious and medical
circumstances.
Keywords: Joby Aviation, Santa Cruz , IT Project Manager, Executive , Santa Cruz, California
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