Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Job Title: Project Manager

Job Purpose:

Project manager responsibilities include the coordination and completion of projects on time within budget and within scope. Oversee all aspects of projects. Set deadlines, assign responsibilities, and monitor and summarize progress of project. Prepare status reports for internal and upper management regarding status of project.
To manage project scoping, business cases approval, project planning, risk and issue management, quality control, implementation, and post implementation review.
To provide leadership and to manage performance of project resources including internal and external parties who are involved in the execution of the projects.
To liaise with external vendors in sourcing, selection, and implementation of software products.
To analyse and manage the impacts, interfaces, and inter-dependencies of different projects; and
To solve business and technical problems and propose alternatives or solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

Accountable for delivery of decision management projects according to organisation strategy and direction
Lead the planning and implementation of projects for decision management
Facilitate the definition of project scope, goals and deliverables.
Develop project plans, define, and schedule project activities and resource requirements.
Manage and track progress of cross-functional teams involved in project scope and vendors on deliverables, costs, schedule, inter-team/project dependencies, risks and issues using appropriate tools.
Constantly monitor and periodically report on progress of the project, problems encountered and proposed solution to all stakeholders.
Implement and manage project changes and interventions to achieve project deliverables.
Ensure deliverables are in compliance with organisation\xe2\x80\x99s policies, quality standards and regulatory requirements.
Manage project financials to ensure that project is delivered within budget.
Manage vendor relationship, including vendor contract negotiation and contract management.
Assist in identifying improvement areas in organisation\xe2\x80\x99s project management processes.

Job Specification:

Qualifications (Basic Degree/Diploma etc.):

Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s Degree in Business Management / Information Technology or equivalent.

Professional Qualification and/or Regulatory, Licensing requirements:

Project Management Professional (PMP) / PRINCE2 certified /Agile Certified (preferred).

Relevant Work Experience:

6-10 years of Project Management experience with at least 6 years of relevant industry experience.
Delivered medium and large-scale projects from project inception through the entire project life cycle.

Required Competencies and Skills:

Competencies/Skills:

Familiar with various project management tools (e.g. Microsoft Project).
Familiar with Big Data Analytics Platform, Cloud Architechture and Enterprise Architecture Skills
Project Management Certification
Understands technical architecture such as network, infrastructure, application and IT processess.
Able to comfortably work on excel and powerpoint
Posses analytical and strategic with a track record of success in delivering results within a large complex organization.
Must have strong leadership and people management skills; ability to influence, organizational ability and time management.
Embody the organisation culture and aligns and support of organisation vision and mission.
Excellent interpersonal, written and communication skills.
Highly result oriented and can work independently.
Demonstrates ability to build relationships and work well with peers from both business and technology stakeholders and interact effectively with internal and external parties.
Ability to plan and prioritise work / projects in the team.
Display good leadership qualities, high commitment and drive to complete the assignement.

Tentacle Technologies