Principal Project Manager

Job Description

About RWS: RWS is the world s leading provider of technology-enabled language, content management and intellectual property services. We help our customers to connect with and bring new ideas to people globally by communicating business-critical content at scale and enabling the protection and realization of their innovations.Our vision is to help organizations interact effectively with people anywhere in the world by solving their language, content and market access challenges through our collective global intelligence, deep expertise and smart technology.Customers include 90 of the globe s top 100 brands, the top 10 pharmaceutical companies and 18 of the top 20 patent filers worldwide. Our client base spans Europe, Asia Pacific, and North and South America across the technology, pharmaceutical, medical, legal, chemical, automotive, government and telecommunications sectors, which we serve from offices across five continents.Founded in 1958, RWS is headquartered in the UK and publicly listed on AIM, the London Stock Exchange regulated market (RWS.L).For further information, please visit: www.rws.com RWS Division: RWS Language Services division: recognized as the world s largest Language Service Provider helps customers to create, translate, and deliver content across 250+ languages. Our global team of linguists, project managers, subject matter experts and localization professionals work closely with customers to ensure their communications and multilingual content is compelling, accurate and consistent. About The Role: RWS is looking for someone who showcases a deep understanding of Project Management processes and effectively manages project timelines, budgets, and status reports. They excel in communicating complex concepts, building strong relationships with demanding clients, and providing mentorship to colleagues. Qualifications:
• Demonstrates understanding of Project Management processes, strategies and methods
• Some familiarity with i18n and l10n concepts and applications
• Maintains project time frames, budget estimates and status reports
• Ensuring that all tracking methodologies are updated in a timely manner
• Able to anticipate the needs of the client and functional teams and address them proactively
• Exhibits flexibility when working with the client and recommends alternative solutions when necessary
• Communicates and explains complex processes/scenarios in a manner that the target audience understands
• Excellent Communication skills Client and Internal
• Excellent time management and organizational skills and experience establishing guidelines in these areas for others
• Strong sense of personal accountability regarding project supervision/deliveries and decision-making
• Works on complex problems/ projects where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of multiple factors and works complex problems through to resolution
• Exercises significant independent judgment within broadly defined policies and practices to determine best method for accomplishing work and achieving objectives
• Independently determines methods and procedures on new or special assignments
• Contributes to the development of innovative principles and ideas
• Experienced in working in a high-level collaborative environment and promoting a teamwork mentality
• Able to build and maintain strong business relationships with demanding client stakeholders
• Provides mentoring and guidance to lower level employees
Qualifications
• Degree in Computer Science or management or equivalent work experience.
• Typically requires a minimum of 7 - 12 years of related experience.
• At least 2 years of experience in team management.
• Good written/verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Customer service experience.
• Ambitious and with a desire to learn and progress.
• Analytical and organized problem-solving abilities.
• Able to meet deadlines and work under pressure.
• Adaptable and flexible to a changing work environment.
• Proficient computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Acrobat, html, xml).
Life at RWS - We work hard together to deliver for our customers; our expertise, professionalism and determination to never let others down drives us to be passionate and serious about what we do, deliver customer value, yet always adding a human touch As a company focused on connecting people through language, diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our company culture. RWS is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we are committed in ensuring that all employees work in an environment free from all forms of harassment and discrimination and one that actively promotes teamwork, diversity and trust. All employees have a right to be treated with respect and dignity. RWS operate in a manner for the inclusion of all - any form of discrimination is expressly prohibited. Employees are selected and promoted on merit alone and no other factors whether race, gender, age, religion, marital status, gender identity or disability are taken into consideration. We are proud to work in a company where all can succeed and grow their career and while RWS operates in accordance with all local employment laws, if local law enables any form of discrimination this is against RWS company policy and we will adhere to the highest standard. ,

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subject matter expertsreportingproject managementjavacustomer relations