This client looks for high achievers who wish to build a career at a top international IT company.
Their typical applicant should not just be looking for a job, but should be seeking a career filled with opportunity, should enjoy the challenge of working towards stretch goals; and be willing to take every chance to grow on a technical and personal level.
Join an elite team.

Role:

• • Accomplishing project objectives by planning and evaluating project activities.

Responsibilities:

• • Providing overall leadership to entire project team, including overseeing other functional team leaders.

• • Typical scope - Project(s) or component(s) of a larger project.

• • Communicating with internal / external clients to determine specific requirements and expectations; managing client expectations as an indicator of quality, performing timely escalations.

• • Creating and managing the estimates, project plan, project schedule, resource allocation and expenses to ensure targets are reached.

• • Working with the relevant RM's for project staffing and resource releases.

• • Following the project life cycle methodology defined under the process framework.

• • Responsible for maintaining positive and ongoing relationships with clients.

• • Taking on project supervisory responsibility and providing mentorship and coaching to an entire project team.

• • Ensuring that customer deadlines are met within project budgets.

• • Planning and integrating the work of multiple teams on a project.

• • Providing line management function and providing input on team performance and reward.

• • Identifying issues and risks in a timely manner and developing / implementing appropriate mitigation and contingency plans.

• • Reporting project status in a timely and accurate manner.

Skills / Experience:

• Bachelor Degree or Diploma in Information Technology, Computer Science or Telecommunications.
• Minimum 10 years of IT / Telecommunications industry experience.
• Minimum 5 years project management experience in managing large implementation / software development projects.
• Knowledge and experience in agile methodology would be an added advantage.
• In-depth understanding of customer needs and general impact of changes in business environment and industry trends. In-depth understanding of client's industry (wireline, wireless, data services, cable systems, pre/post-paid business models etc.).
• Project management certification preferred.
• An ability to understand and anticipate the client's needs and provide consultancy as required.
• Specialized project management skills in order to plan, monitor and track projects to meet the target KPIs.
• Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and diagnose complex problems.
• Requires team leadership skills.
• Requires highly developed communication skills to direct, influence and gain co-operation with team members and customers.