Senior Professional Project Management

Job Description

• Manages customer project delivery: Lead and manage large scale complex global strategic change projects/programmes
• Responsible for E2E Application migration Infrastructure domain- P2V,V2V,Build Ahead
• Manages project team.
• Functionally manages internal as well as external resources with a team size greater than 10 people.
• Mentors and encourages skill development of project team members through others.

Job Requirements:

• Creation of All RFS submissions
• Ensures the baseline measures are established which include scope, requirements, benefits, schedule and budget are managed as outlined in project and programme management frameworks. Identifies and intervenes where there is slippage and variance from plan.
• Plans and tracks operating, and capital spend within budgetary constraints and reports risks and discrepancies. Tracks and reports on financial business case commitments and ensures adherence to financial processes. Leads by example and encourages excellent financial management in others.
• Oversees the tracking of projects(s) risks, issues, dependencies and assesses the impacts on the benefit realization for the project(s) and takes action to minimize impact, actively challenging and removing obstacles
• Obtains sponsor and stakeholder buy in to plans, key commitments and changes against baseline as they arise
• Obtains sponsor and stakeholder sign off for deliverables, formally closes project, assesses stakeholder satisfaction and captures feedback. Captures key learns from each project.
• Articulates to stakeholders the targeted benefits and takes joint responsibility for benefits realization
• Manages the initiative sponsor(s), working with them to ensure project deliverables are met
• Works closely with delivery partners on planning, design and estimating, bringing together teams; actively managing dependencies between these teams and other projects and prgrammes
• Sets the pace and operating rhythm, driving a culture of achievement and ensures pace by identifying and removing barriers to transformation projects/programmes and their success
• Promotes pace and energy within the team and leads by example
• Quality & timely input coordinated and provided as required
• Makes informed and educated decisions in relation to Programme and Project papers and material
• Implements and utilizes Project Management best practice and Account governance frameworks in area of responsibility.
• End to End Change Management (from submission, approvals to implementation, includes Technical and Business Verifications)
• Conduct post implementation reviews
• Attend regular and weekly meetings with project team members to discuss the wave progress, challenges, risks and issues
• Manage communications with the Project Teams and Management on a daily / weekly basis both internally and externally

Knowledge & Experience / Qualifications

• Outstanding project and programme management experience which include communications capabilities, decision making and problem-solving skills, lateral thinking, analytical and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent understanding and proven experience of Programme and Project Management methodologies including Waterfall and Agile.
• Ability to direct and influence people in a matrix orientated environment and establish working partnerships at a junior and senior organizational level.
• Proven experience of positive, challenging interactions with Senior Executives across the business.
• Outstanding relationship management, collaboration and influencing skills.
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills with a proven ability to communicate effectively and confidently at all levels across the Account/Business.
• Change agent with proven ability of implementing large scale organizational, procedural, technology and people related change programmes.
• Proven ability to articulate complex issues concisely and in simple language to recognize to the global remit of this role.
• Detail orientated.
• Strong financial analytical background and proven ability in financial/analytical reasoning, including being able to contextualize financial data into business activities and conclusions.
• Experience of delivering large scale change programmes within a Technology organization, with Infrastructure experience.
• Experience of leading and managing teams with proven track record of working with diverse, cross functional teams that are located regionally and worldwide.
• Experience of driving continuous improvement
• PMP Certified / ITIL certified / CSM Certified

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Keyskills :
sap quality accruals projectteams financialdata problemsolving equipmentsupply changeprogrammes projectmanagement programmanagement financialmanagement ccountancybusinesscase