Project Manager

Responsibilities for Project Manager :

- Determine and define the development of a well-defined project plans and effectively work towards the delivery by maximizing benefits and minimizing the risk.

- Assesses the impact on the benefit realisation for the programme and takes action to minimise impact, actively challenging and removing obstacles.

- Works closely with delivery partners on planning, design and estimating, bringing together delivery partner teams; actively managing dependencies

- Plans and manages the implementation of the change, to ensure business benefits are realised and that the transition from current state to target state is smooth.

- Ensuring that the organisation and other change audiences are ready, willing and able to function in the new business environment

- Maintains project change control, ensuring any changes to baseline are managed through change request and all impacts are considered

- Defines high level responsibilities and objectives for project and programme teams

- Predict resources needed to reach objectives and manage resources in an effective and efficient manner

- Prepare budget based on scope of work and resources requirements

- Track project costs in order to meet budget

- Develop and manage a detailed project schedule and work plan

- Provide project updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress

- Manage contracts with vendors and suppliers by assigning tasks and communicating expected deliverables

- Utilize industry best practices, techniques, and standards throughout entire project execution

- Monitor progress and make adjustments as needed

- Measure project performance to identify areas for improvement

Qualifications :

- Bachelor's degree in computer science, business, or a related field

- 8 years of project management and related experience in Financial Services sector

- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred

- Proven ability to solve problems creatively

- Strong familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices

Experience :

- Seeing projects through the full life cycle

- Excellent analytical skills

- Strong interpersonal skills and extremely resourceful

- Proven ability to complete projects according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline