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full time Program Manager

at absolute Software Corporation in Vancouver

Position: Program Manager
Company: Absolute Software Corporation
Date Posted: June 12, 2008
City: Vancouver

Job Description:
PROGRAM MANAGER

Break free from tradition and join this innovative and fast paced environment. Our corporate office is situated in the financial district of downtown Vancouver, BC. Our team is currently 230 people strong and growing. Absolute currently has 1.6 million computer security subscriptions under management, annual revenue growth in excess of 100% and positive cash flow with growth in excess of 300% year-over-year.

Absolute Software Corporation (TSX: ABT) is the leader in Computer Theft Recovery, Data Protection and Secure Asset Tracking™ solutions. Absolute Software provides organizations and consumers with solutions in the areas of regulatory compliance, data protection and theft recovery. The Company’s Computrace® software is embedded in the BIOS of computers by global leaders, including Dell, Fujitsu, Gateway, HP, Lenovo and Panasonic, and the Company has reselling partnerships with these OEMs and others, including Apple and Toshiba.

Due to phenomenal growth and an increasing demand in the marketplace, Absolute Software is looking for a results driven, self motivated Program Manager to join our growing development team in Vancouver, BC, who is adept at creating high-quality software requirements and has a record of successfully managing software development projects.

You're smart and have what it takes to make a difference. You enjoy identifying opportunities to apply IT to business problems. You have an ability to distill problems into tasks, can clearly explain them, and can direct resources to the job. Importantly, you are respected as a collaborator.

Key Responsibilities

Business Analysis
• Business process modeling – document as-is and to-be workflow
• Elicit and document structured software requirements
• Collaborate with developers to translate requirements into design

Project Management
• Plan and manage software development projects
• Work with Development and QA to estimate project effort and costs and to build project budgets and plans
• Monitor and report project status and take corrective action as required

Application Support
• Work with Development and IT to prioritize and trouble-shoot issues as required
• Create/Maintain product documentation including system requirements, release notes and training documents.

Required Skills and Experience

• 8+ years in the software industry
• A firm understanding of general business processes (e.g. finance, procurement, etc.)
• 5+ years business/systems analysis and business process modeling experience
• Demonstrated ability to specify software requirements in UML
• 4+ years managing projects of various scope and durations through the entire SDLC with a demonstrated record of on-time and on-budget delivery
• 4+ years using Microsoft Project (or related software)
• 3+ years database reporting using Crystal Reports or equivalent
• Excellent communication skills and demonstrated ability to multi-task and prioritize

Assets
• Exposure to software-as-a-service delivery models
• Software development or quality assurance experience
• Experience with SQL
• Experience with XML
• CBAP and/or PMP certification

Education
• Post-secondary degree or diploma in a technical or business discipline


Response Information:
For additional details on Absolute Software please visit us at www.absolute.com

If your skills, experience and education have prepared you for success in this position and you would like to join our team, send your resume with covering letter to absolutejobs@absolute.com

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