OPEN : Project Manager

Job Overview

• Lead all phases of the project life cycle—including Initiation, Planning, Definition, Execution, and Closeout—ensuring all project activities comply with our client’s governance, requirements, and standards.
• Oversee the implementation of systems ranging from single stand-alone applications to large, complex solutions with extensive integrations, often involving comprehensive organizational change management.
• Manage delivery across all stages of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including requirements definition, solution architecture and design, software development, system integration, testing, and quality assurance.
• Direct projects utilizing rapid development methodologies such as Agile, Scrum, and Iterative approaches to enhance delivery efficiency and adaptability.
• Collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders, including IT teams, business units, external vendors, and senior management, to ensure project alignment and successful outcomes.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships between business units and the CIO’s office by engaging with senior business management and staying informed of evolving business developments, priorities, strategies, and needs.
• Analyze technology and business risks, identify root causes and implications, and develop creative, actionable solutions to address project challenges.
• Lead the preparation and presentation of comprehensive business cases to secure funding approval through various project gates.
• Champion continuous improvement by applying knowledge of project management best practices, emerging trends in IT technologies and services, and systems management disciplines to add value to the organization.
• Manage project budgets, ensuring effective allocation and utilization of resources, monitoring expenditures, and reporting variances to the Senior Manager.
• Oversee resource planning and allocation, ensuring project tasks are matched with the appropriate skills and talent.
• Facilitate regular project and stakeholder meetings, providing transparent updates on project progress, risks, and issues, and preparing detailed, accurate status reports for the Senior Manager.
• Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, and excellence within project teams.

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