Project Manager

JOB SUMMARY

The project manager will drive execution of large highly complex projects, ensuring that commitments are delivered on time, within scope, to budget, and to the required quality standards. They will proactively work with the project team and stakeholders to ensure solutions are delivered in a manner that achieve business/contractual obligations and solidify client/key stakeholder satisfaction and needs. Work closely with development teams to prioritize features and bug fixes based on project timelines, critical path dependencies, and potential impact on deliverables. Ensure alignment between project goals and development milestones, addressing bottlenecks proactively.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/MAJOR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Delivers projects on schedule and within budget as specified by project plans.

• Ensures the use of appropriate processes and standards throughout the project lifecycle.

• Coordinate with Teams analysing Major Incident to get them covered in Monitoring.

• Manages project risks through the prioritization, planning, up to delivery.

• Defines a communication plan suitable to the project size and importance.

• Ensures that the project scope is clearly defined and documented at the onset of the project.

• Manages scope changes and change requests escalating internally and externally as necessary impacts on costs, schedules, and deliverables.

• Anticipates and communicates the impact of project decisions and actions on client commitments / expectations.

• Creates and monitors risk logs and actively mitigates all risks.

• Demonstrates project control through disciplined measurement, assessment, planning, and reporting.

• Establishes trusted relationships with the project team, key influencers/stakeholders, and executive leadership.

• Reports project status, selecting content and messages as appropriate to the audience.

• Builds relationships across organizational functions (internal and external, as required by the project) at various levels including but not limited to decision makers.

• Motivates the team to drive toward success and find ways to overcome difficulties.

• Shares and encourages others to share and use the lessons learned from project.

• Identifies, suggests, and implements improvements to processes.
  

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Advanced MS Office Suite skills are required (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, PowerBI, Teams)

• Skilled in leveraging Azure DevOps, creating Azure Devops Dashboards, Azure DevOps API based PowerBI dashboards and GitHub for Projects, tasks, Enhancements and Bugs.

• Experienced in implementing Agile and Kanban practices to improve project efficiency, manage backlog, track team progress, and deliver value iteratively.

• Strong organization and time management skills

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail

• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, and ability to work with diverse personality types.

• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously

• Build and maintain strong and trusting relationships with team, stakeholders, and senior leaders

• Must be highly self-motivated, creative, and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems

• Superb negotiation skills with the ability to facilitate discussion, identify alternative approaches, and resolve conflicts

• Ability to identify and remove impediments, as well as prevent distractions for the team

• Strong conviction in the role of project management and willingness to take on challenges