Job description
Project Governance
Develop, maintain and track detailed delivery plans
Develop, maintain and track discrete work packages and milestones
Manage delivery dependencies, risks and issues
Construct and maintain key project artifacts – project plans, traceability matrices, reporting packs, RAID logs, lessons learned, exception reports, change logs and financial tracking documents
Engage with all teams, ensuring scope is clearly understood
Gather, analyse and document business requirements; questioning, challenging and proposing innovative, automated solutions where necessary
Ensure that projects are managed in line with our clients project management standards
Management and motivation of project teams, sometimes virtual, to deliver according to plan
Provides transparency on project progress, key risks, issues, dependencies, assumptions and constraints, escalating to senior management when appropriate
Help non-technology teams plan required work to ensure compliance e.g. establishment of new compliance policy and procedures
Own and accountable for all deliverables within the project
Partners with key stakeholders to draw up and agree implementation plans
Lead a team representing multiple skill areas, which may include internal/external resources and customers for the development and execution of the project or team plan
Hands on manage data migrations, testing, change management, SOWs, contracts (full SDLC)
Manage and work with partners and vendors
People Management and Development:
Utilizes strong people management skills, to build, develop and motivate team and high caliber Project Managers
Specifically, develops the domain (Product, Function and / or Change) knowledge of their teams
Utilizes strong stakeholder management skills, to understand the needs of their stakeholders and tailors their approach accordingly
Communication
Superb C level client relationship management and issues resolution skills
Coordinate with cross functional teams spread globally on an ongoing basis
Communicate effectively the progress and relevant project information to senior management and lead discussions in ways that support strategic planning and decision-making
Keep project team well informed of the project direction, strategy, and inter-dependencies within the project and outside the project
Debate opinions and solicit authoritative perspectives/advice prior to approving plans and recommendations
Compile lessons learnt in a recommendations report and communicate to the team in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements
Communicate in the most effective manner to various personnel at different level across the organization
Be a key player in the company’s pre-sales efforts, responding to RFIs/RFPs, conducting product demonstrations and workshops, and discussing requirements with prospects, and existing clients
