IT Project Manager

Our client, in the financial services sector seeks to hire an IT Project Manager. The role requires end-to-end oversight and hands-on project management skills through initiation, planning, analysis, design, testing, implementation as well as rollout/stabilization.

The project manager is to provide timely updates to all governance bodies and senior stakeholders on the progress of the projects, impacts to projects, major milestones and risks to projects on a regular as well as need-to basis.

The project manager is also expected to be liaise with external vendors, monitor and coordinate efforts between multiple vendors in the seamless delivery of the project.

Responsibilities:

·      Prepare project feasibility studies, cost-benefit analysis and proposals and obtain required approvals from appropriate IT management and project sponsors.

·      Establish project plans, resources, budgets and time-frames, and assign tasks.

·      Identify, track and communicate project progress, milestones, deliverables changes and dependencies within the schedule, costs, issues and risks.

·      Manage project team’s performance of project tasks, provide technical advice and guidance, schedule assignments and training for development, prepare performance appraisals.

·      Coordinate project activities across multiple development, product management, user experience and QA teams in a matrix organization.

·      Secure acceptance and approval of deliverables or revisions to the project from the project sponsor and stakeholders.

·      Manage vendor relationship and deliverables.

·      Evaluate and recommend purchases of software packages, hardware and service vendors where appropriate.

·      Ensure work deliverables are in compliance with bank policies and regulatory requirements.

·      Plan for and oversee preparation of documentation of each project phase (business requirements, functional specification, project plan, test strategy, test plan, etc), training and support in new/modified applications.

Qualifications

·      Bachelor’s degree in an ICT related field from a recognized university

·      At least 5 years experience successfully managing various projects.

·      Certification in Project Management – Prince 2 Practitioner or PMP is an advantage 

·      Experience in the financial/insurance industry would be preferred

·      Thorough understanding of project management lifecycle, phases, techniques and tools with strong and tested project management skills, including sponsor and risk management.

·      Proven track record of major project delivery.

·      Good knowledge on Project Management and combination of operations knowledge with expertise in system applications in the domain.

·      Strong analytical, presentation and communication skills.

·      Highly developed analytical skills with an ability to remain focused on outputs and to adjust delivery mechanisms to meet deadlines and client needs.