Project Manager

Company Description

Technology is our how. And people are our why. For over two decades, we have been harnessing technology to drive meaningful change.
 
By combining world-class engineering, industry expertise and a people-centric mindset, we consult and partner with leading brands from various industries to create dynamic platforms and intelligent digital experiences that drive innovation and transform businesses.
 
From prototype to real-world impact - be part of a global shift by doing work that matters.

Job Description

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of 2-4 large-scale, complex IT data projects simultaneously.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, and resources to ensure commitments are met on time and within quality parameters.
• Develop and maintain key project artifacts, including schedules, communication plans, and staffing plans.
• Proactively identify, manage, and resolve project risks, issues, and blockers, escalating to leadership as necessary to keep projects on track.
• Quickly earn the trust of project sponsors, executives, and key stakeholders.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for project communications, collaborating effectively with senior IT leaders and business executives to define, plan, and deliver complex projects.
• Build and maintain strong, long-term professional relationships based on trust and respect.
• Represent the project in governance meetings and various inter-departmental forums.
• Lead cross-functional project teams composed of Clients teammates and contractors, including Data and Test Engineers, Architects, and Analysts.
• Act as the single accountable party for managing and reporting on the project budget. This includes validating forecasts, tracking actual spend, managing variances, and approving project labor.

Qualifications

Required:

• 4+ years of experience managing IT software development projects with a strong track record of successful technology implementations.
• Proven ability to manage stakeholder expectations and communicate clearly, concisely, and confidently at all levels of the organization.
• Excellent problem-solving, critical-thinking, and influencing skills.
• Strong business and technical acumen, with the ability to navigate complex organizational structures.
• PMP or Agile certification.
• Experience with Agile/Iterative project management platforms (e.g., Jira, Confluence) and PPM tools (e.g., Apptio Targetprocess).
• Proficiency in financial management tools (e.g., Apptio One, Excel).

Desired:

• Experience with managing vendor implementations from RFP to completion.
• Familiarity with working in a Product-Centric Organization.

Additional Information

Discover some of the global benefits that empower our people to become the best version of themselves:

• Finance: Competitive salary package, share plan, company performance bonuses, value-based recognition awards, referral bonus;   
• Career Development: Career coaching, global career opportunities, non-linear career paths, internal development programmes for management and technical leadership;
• Learning Opportunities: Complex projects, rotations, internal tech communities, training, certifications, coaching, online learning platforms subscriptions, pass-it-on sessions, workshops, conferences;
• Work-Life Balance: Hybrid work and flexible working hours, employee assistance programme;
• Health: Global internal wellbeing programme, access to wellbeing apps;
• Community: Global internal tech communities, hobby clubs and interest groups, inclusion and diversity programmes, events and celebrations.

Additional Employee Requirements  

• Participation in both internal meetings and external meetings via video calls, as necessary. 
• Ability to go into corporate or client offices to work onsite, as necessary. 
• Prolonged periods of remaining stationary at a desk and working on a computer, as necessary. 
• Ability to bend, kneel, crouch, and reach overhead, as necessary. 
• Hand-eye coordination necessary to operate computers and various pieces of office equipment, as necessary. 
• Vision abilities including close vision, toleration of fluorescent lighting, and adjusting focus, as necessary. 
• For positions that require business travel and/or event attendance, ability to lift 25 lbs, as necessary. 
• For positions that require business travel and/or event attendance, a valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record are required, as driving is an essential job function.

*If requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees requiring accommodations to perform the essential functions of their jobs, absent undue hardship.   

USA Benefits (Full time