IT Project/Programme Director

at  NTT Data

MAKE AN IMPACT WITH NTT DATA

Join a company that is pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We are renowned for our technical excellence and leading innovations, and for making a difference to our clients and society. Our workplace embraces diversity and inclusion – it’s a place where you can grow, belong and thrive.

KNOWLEDGE AND ATTRIBUTES:

• Detail-oriented and has excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
• Significant understanding of project management methodologies and processes.
• Significant understanding of the organization’s vision, goals and industry context.
• Significant leadership and people management skills.
• Excellent ability to actively listen to team members, senior leadership, and other senior stakeholder groups.
• Excellent ability to create a collaborative and motivated project team.
• Significant ability to navigate organizational dynamics and build strong stakeholder relationships.
• Significant ability to resolve conflicts and driving towards consensus.
• Excellent ability to make informed choices on data and strategic alignment.
• Significant ability to analyze highly complex issues and finding effective solutions.
• Excellent ability to extract insights from project dashboards.
• Significant ability to adapt and transform focus as the PMO matures through different stages of growth.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in project management or Business or Information Technology or a related field.
• Relevant Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

• Significant experience in project management in a cross-business area capacity.
• Significant Project Management experience including high complexity, cross business area projects.
• Significant experience using with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices.
• Significant experience with flowcharts, technical documentation and schedules.
• Significant experience managing the entire project lifecycle.
  Workplace type:
  Hybrid Working

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensures project management standards within the business.
• Designs and develops best practices, processes, and policies related to project management.
• Oversees the prioritization of projects according to business objectives, organizes projects into a portfolio and develops governance processes.
• Provides guidance on tools, measurement strategies, surveys, and scorecards.
• Directs the strategic processes that the business uses in order to make them as effective and repeatable as possible.
• Fosters strong working relationships across business areas and / or geographies.
• Manages and executes all stages of highly strategic internal projects.
• Identifies and communicates critical project risks to senior leadership.
• Performs due diligence on potential new strategic projects and / or programs.
• Allocates resources within negotiated project budgets and timelines.
• Implements repeatable process methodologies to achieve strategic business objectives.
• Facilitates team building and group collaboration and provides feedback and coaching to less experienced PMO team members.
• Helps teams confront challenges and performs conflict management.Makes strategic and data-based decisions as required.