Coordination of IoT Deployment and Operations Projects

Project overview

Reporting to an Operations department, the role involves coordinating several operational teams across multiple parallel IoT deployment projects in an international context. English (spoken and written) is the working language. We are looking for a Project Coordination Manager with analogous or transferable experience.

The position, focused on coordination, does not require technical expertise but rather an aptitude and background that allows for a good understanding of what is needed for successful IoT deployment and operations projects. This includes understanding the overall framework in which the projects operate, facilitating communication with the various teams to be coordinated, and ensuring:

The consultant will actively contribute to project management best practices.

The activities include:

Operational Project Coordination

Cross-functional Coordination of Operations Teams

Project Management

Deliverables

Project Steering

· Consolidated action plans for Operations streams.

· Detailed planning of Operations activities.

· Register of risks, dependencies, and points of attention.

· Minutes of coordination meetings.

· Governance and project committee materials.

· Periodic progress reports.

Stakeholder Coordination

· Mapping of contributors and responsibilities (RACI)

· Planning of team contributions

· Summary of operational impacts of projects.

· Monitoring of decisions and arbitrations.

Deployment Preparation

· Operational preparation plans.

· Readiness checklists before production.

· Transition plans to Run teams.

· Summaries of post-deployment feedback.

Management Reporting

· Monthly dashboard of Operations portfolio projects.

· Consolidated reporting of major risks.

The full-time mission starts ASAP with 3 days on-site per week (more at the start to capture maximum information to become operational and autonomous quickly). No travel is planned.

Reminder: the consultant's experience is also expected to bring methodology to coordination and best practices.

• Proper consideration of operational constraints within the projects;
• Coordination of contributions from Configuration, Maintenance, Hardware, and Support teams;
• Listening to and collecting needs and constraints from entities;
• Anticipation of the operational impacts of projects;
• Preparation of migration, deployment, and operational launch activities;
• Monitoring of action plans and operational milestones;
• Smoothness of cross-functional exchanges.
• Participate in the scoping and launch phases of projects.
• Gather and consolidate needs expressed by Operations teams.
• Evaluate the impacts of projects on existing operational activities.
• Build and maintain action plans within the Operations scope.
• Monitor the progress of actions and identify blocking points.
• Ensure the escalation of risks and alerts to project managers and management.
• Contribute to the definition of deployment and transition-to-Run plans.
• Coordinate the contributions of various experts;
• Arbitrate operational priorities with relevant managers;
• Organize workshops and coordination meetings;
• Ensure information flow between different stakeholders;
• Monitor decisions and commitments made within the project.
• Activity planning;
• Monitoring of milestones and dependencies;
• Risk management;
• Action tracking;
• Preparation of project committees;
• Reporting

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Paris, France, FR
• Languages: French, English