Role: Technical Project Manager
Company: Estee Lauder Companies Online
Location: New York, NY –Downtown Manhattan/SOHO
Type: Freelance/Consultant
Company:
The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. engages in the manufacture, marketing, and sale of skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products. The company offers its products under the Estee Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Prescriptives, Lab Series, Origins, MAC, Bobbi Brown, La Mer, Aveda, Jo Malone, Bumble and bumble, Darphin, American Beauty, Flirt!, Good Skin, and Grassroots brand names. It also manufactures and sells Kiton and Toni Gard products as a licensee.
The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. sells its products through various distribution channels, including department stores, specialty retailers, upscale perfumeries and pharmacies, and salons and spas, as well as through company-owned stores and spas, retail websites, stores on cruise ships, and in-flight and duty-free shops. It operates in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company was founded in 1946 and is based in New York, New York.
Responsibilities:
Responsible for the coordination of Technical projects within the ELC Online Global Technology Department.
- · Assist in managing the resourcing and scheduling of concurrent small to large scale projects (online and offline)
- · Assist in defining requirements and planning project lifecycle deployment
- · Define resources and schedule for project/program implementation including project deliverables, goals, milestones
- · Assist in coordinating with producers and the Infrastructure & Technology Group
- · Participate in the technical portion of projects (both domestically and globally)
- · Research and investigate controls and processes based upon new technologies, techniques, and emerging trends
- · Efficiently identify and solve project issues
- · Escalate technical problems to senior members of the team
- · Excellent Documentation Skills
- · Create and maintain new and existing technical project documentation
- · Implement various methodologies such as Waterfall, SCRUM, RUP on small to mid-sized projects
- · Strong organizational and presentation skills
- · Work with globally distributed teams
- · Work with the minimum amount of supervision
- · Proficient in MS Project
- · Proficient in Visio
- · Proficient in MS Office
Requirements:
- · Minimum of 6 years of professional experience in Project Management and Technology based development / support with specific focus on Software Development (ie Waterfall / Agile) and Hardware Infrastructure and Systems
- · Strong leadership skills
- · Strong command of English language, both oral and written
- · Excellent self-tasking and team work skills
- · Practical experience with one or more of the following preferred, but not required:
- · Knowledge of e-Commerce systems
- · Knowledge of Compliance Standards and auditing (PCI / SOX)
- · Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent practical experience
How to Apply: Please forward resume with cover letter to sjairath@estee.com. EEO: We are an equal opportunity employer. No external or 3rd party recruiters, please.