IT PROJECT MANAGER
On behalf of our client, Procom is looking for an IT Project Manager.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Reporting to the Director, IT Business Partner (ITBP) the Manager IT Project will play a key role in the planning and execution of IT initiatives within specific constraints, such as time, budget, and scope. This critical role demands close collaboration with cross-functional teams, key stakeholders, and external vendors to ensure the seamless achievement of project goals that align with the organization’s strategic objectives. As such, this role requires strong leadership and communication skills, as well as a deep understanding of IT project management methodologies and best practices.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Orchestrate all aspects of project management from discovery through to hand-off on delivery implementation and stabilization with third-party partners. This involves creating and managing project plans, charters, schedules, budgets, quality, communication, resource, and risk management plans.
- Monitor project budgets, track expenditures, and ensure cost-effectiveness. Optimize resource utilization and allocation to achieve project goals efficiently.
- Identify potential risks, assess their impact, and develop risk mitigation strategies. Implement proactive measures to minimize risks and ensure project success.
- Implement a quality control process and review project deliverables to ensure they meet the Business Transformation PMO project standards, processes, tools, and methodology.
- Engage with project stakeholders to understand requirements, manage expectations, and communicate project progress and updates effectively.
- Consult and collaborate with the product owner to shape and manage the pipeline of opportunities and assess and anticipate current and future business needs.
- Lead and motivate multidisciplinary project teams, providing clear direction, delegation of tasks, and ensuring everyone understands their roles and responsibilities.
- Oversee integration of the fusion team deliverables with the project at large, as well as how deliverables may have touchpoints in related sub-domains.
- Foster strong relationships with third-party partners and the business ensuring project outcomes are achieved.
- Analyze and make decisions on projects, considering project benefits, scope, cost, schedule, and quality.
- Review the business case(s) for funding regularly to confirm continuing business viability and change or stop activities that are no longer adding value.
- Support the Project Sponsors in the preparation of Business Case Summaries, Project Charters, and board memos for project and portfolio releases.
- Collaborate with Change Management to assess the impact of changes on people, processes, and technology to support speedy adoption.
- Maintain familiarity with and manage the end-to-end project management process according to best practices and procedural documentation.