THE BIG PICTURE
Sysco LABS is the captive innovation arm of Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY), the world’s largest foodservice company. Sysco is a Fortune 500 company and the global leader in selling, marketing, and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare, and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. With more than 76,000 colleagues, the company operates 334 distribution facilities worldwide and serves approximately 730,000 customer locations. For fiscal year 2024 that ended July 1, 2024, the company generated sales of more than $78.8 billion.
Operating with the agility and tenacity of a tech–startup, powered by the expertise of the industry leader, Sysco LABS is perfectly poised to transform one of the world’s largest industries.
Sysco LABS’s engineering teams based out of Colombo, Sri Lanka and Austin and Houston, TX, innovate across the entire food service journey – from the enterprise grade technology that enables Sysco’s business, to the technology that revolutionizes the way that Sysco connects with restaurants and the technology that shapes the way those restaurants connect with customers.
Sysco LABS technology is present in the sourcing of food products, merchandising, storage and warehouse operations, order placement and pricing algorithms, the delivery of food and supplies to Sysco’s global network, the in-restaurant dining experience of the end-customer and much more.
THE OPPORTUNITY
We are currently on the lookout for a Project Manager to join our team of technologists who work on solutions that are revolutionizing the future of a trillion-dollar, global industry!
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Coordinating with internal and external parties for the flawless execution of projects
- Ensuring all projects are delivered on time and within scope
- Developing detailed project plans to track progress and using appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope and schedule
- Identifying roadblocks and risks with the team, and actively working on eliminating both, with escalation done as required
- Performing risk management to minimize project risks
- Facilitating Agile/Scrum ceremonies and coaching the team to achieve a high level of performance and quality
- Liaising continuously with the product owner to ensure user stories are clearly defined, estimated and prioritized
- Timely and accurate reporting of project progress and team updates to stakeholders
REQUIREMENTS
- A minimum of 5+ years’ experience in Agile project management
- A Bachelor’s Degree in IT; a Master’s Degree will be an added advantage
- Strong familiarity with Agile and Scrum elements, including Agile planning and Agile project management with Scrum
- Sound knowledge of risk identification and mitigation
- Familiarity with Jira and Confluence will be an advantage
- Professional certifications such as PMP or CSM (Certified Scrum Master) will be an added advantage
- Business domain knowledge and a technical background will be highly advantageous
- Excellent stakeholder management skills together with a commitment to all-round quality
BENEFITS
- US dollar-linked compensation
- Performance-based annual bonus
- Performance rewards and recognition
- Agile Benefits - special allowances for Health, Wellness & Academic purposes
- Paid birthday leave
- Team engagement allowance
- Comprehensive Health & Life Insurance Cover - extendable to parents and in-laws
- Overseas travel opportunities and exposure to client environments
- Hybrid work arrangement
