Senior Project Manager
Skills
Client RelationsCustomer SatisfactionFunctionalityPre-Sales ConsultingProject ControlProject InitiationProject Teams
What the job involves
The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.
Requirements
- Ability to inspire and lead a project team to strive for delivery excellence and continuous improvement
- Experience of Pre-Sales Consultancy and Project/Services Definition
- Experience of working in a managed services environment
- Experience of managing projects according to recognized project management methodologies
- Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to communicate at all levels
- High level of organization and prioritization of multiple projects
- Highly analytical with the ability to work to KPIs (including utilization, daily rates, backlog)
- Ability to lead discussions and gain agreement on method of implementing solutions for customers setting correct expectations
- High-level understanding of company products required
- Strong organization skills (time management, administration)
- Ability to travel as required
Day to day
- You will manage a range of medium to large projects within the ITO Professional services portfolio
- You will produce clear project definitions including deliverables, risks, impacts, and costs at the initiation stage
- You will estimate effort and time needed to meet deliverables, ensuring projects remain on track within agreed costs and timescales
- You will apply control to the project, reporting progress weekly to stakeholders
- You will establish an environment for the project team to complete work, ensuring good relationships with clients and suppliers
- You will drive resolution of project issues and interface with the Technical Lead on complex issues
- You will be responsible for the budget and profit of implementation projects
- You will work closely with consultants to ensure customer satisfaction at all stages of implementation
- You will deliver effective utilisation across the ITO Professional Services Project Delivery team, following governance and delivery processes
- You will ensure scheduled work and all follow-up actions are completed accurately and timely, facilitating close working relationships
