Contract - Project Manager (Connected Services)

At Honda, we embrace inclusion in our various policies. Our contracts state that the hours are as required to fulfill the role with a minimum of 35 hours per week, but we offer flexibility for when you work. The regular office hours are 08:00 – 16:00 Monday to Thursday with a half-hour lunch break and 08:00 – 13:00 on a Friday. We also offer flexibility in start times between 07:00 and 11:00 and the option to work from home 2 days per week, provided there is no business requirement.

Role: We are seeking a professional responsible for the successful delivery of key artifacts required for the GC5.0 Programme of work. This includes planning, execution, and delivery of activities in collaboration with internal stakeholders, HM, and external development partners. The role requires strong leadership, communication, and coordination skills to ensure that project goals are met on time and within budget.

Main Responsibilities:

• Lead the planning and execution of activities involving third-party development teams.
• Manage project timelines, budgets, and resources effectively using company-approved tooling, such as MSP, Excel, KeyedIn, and Jira.
• Own and update the project team’s use of Confluence.
• Coordinate with external vendors and internal teams to ensure alignment and timely delivery.
• Monitor project progress and adjust plans as needed to meet objectives.
• Identify and mitigate project risks and issues.
• Ensure quality assurance and compliance with internal standards.
• Monitor, manage change requests, understand impact, and suggest ways forward.
• Provide status reports on progress and input into Programme/Steering board updates.
• Map and manage stakeholders across impacted business units and external partners.
• Collaborate with end-users and stakeholders to align project goals with business needs.

Scope Management:

• Ensure project goals align with business objectives and defined scope.
• Apply change management processes to control scope.
• Review project proposals to assess timelines, resources, and constraints.

Cost Management:

• Estimate workload based on the scope and activities defined in the Work Breakdown Structure.
• Monitor the budget using Earned Value Management Technique.
• Define actions to stay within the approved cost baseline and actively look for ways to reduce costs without impacting the program.
• Develop project strategies, plans, and tools.
• Assign resources and responsibilities across project phases.
• Monitor progress, resolve issues, and ensure timely delivery.

Procurement Management:

• Coordinate procurement activities to define the Procurement Management Plan.
• Work with the Procurement department to make decisions on vendors and/or solutions.
• Execute Control Procurement activities to assess vendor performance according to contract terms and conditions.
• Engage with stakeholders to identify, analyze, document, manage, and mitigate risks to the project.

Communication Management:

• Develop project strategies, plans, and tools, ensuring all stakeholders are aligned.
• Assign resources and responsibilities across project phases.
• Monitor progress, resolve issues, and ensure timely delivery.

Quality Management:

• Develop quality assurance test plans in conjunction with the Test Manager.
• Direct quality assurance testing.
• Lead efforts in creative approaches to problem-solving and quality deliverables supporting business needs.

Qualifications, Skills, and Experience Required:

• Proven experience managing digital projects with third-party development teams.
• Strong understanding of agile methodologies and project management frameworks.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with digital platforms such as CRM, CMS, or mobile applications.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with collaborative tools like Jira, Confluence, and SharePoint.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Experience in the automotive, retail, or consultancy sectors is a plus.
• Project management certification (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2) is desirable.

Honda is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in the workplace for all employees, temporary workers, contractors, applicants, and visitors. Honda encourages respect for individual differences and talents while making full use of one\’s abilities, based on Honda\’s philosophy of respect for the individual.

At Honda, we value and celebrate diversity and are committed to being a fair, non-discriminatory company that promotes and welcomes uniqueness and differences. We recognize that a diverse workforce allows for different ideas and perspectives and encourage everyone to share them.