IT Project Manager

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Project Manager is responsible for organizing people and time resources and seeing the project from inception to completion. The Project Manager coordinates people and processes to ensure that the projects are delivered on time and produce the desired results. Develops detailed project plans, ensures resource availability and allocation, coordination, and completion of projects timely within budget and scope.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Defines strategy and justifies the entire plan for the project (work plan, team structure, team process, stakeholder involvement plan, configuration management plan, management plans, and the like).
• Lead projects from requirements definition through deployment, identifying schedules, scopes, budget estimations, and implementation plans, including risk mitigation.
• Manages the Financial Performance (PnL) of the project
• Coordinate internal and external resources to ensure that projects adhere to scope, schedule, and budget
• Executes & monitors the execution of the project plan in meeting the organization’s goal for project schedule, budget, and quality expectation. Use metrics to monitor (EVM), analyze, and manage projects.
• Reports an accurate project status internally to management and relevant customer stakeholders.
• Manage risk management, stakeholder management, client relationships, and expectations for the duration of the project.
• Mentors Scrum Master (Internal Role)

JOB SPECIFICATIONS:

• Education –  At least graduate with a Bachelor’s or Master's Degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or any related course.

• Related Work Experience –

• At least 3 years of experience as an IT Professional, with 3+ years experience in Project Management.

  • Experience in handling complex projects following SDLC (Waterfall), Scrum, and Agile Methodologies
  • Experience in handling web and mobile applications - Experience in deployment and release management.

• Certifications is a plus

  • Professional Scrum Master or Certified Scrum Master certification
  • Professional Scrum Master II
  • Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification

• Knowledge –

  • Project Management
  • Resource Management
  • Stakeholder Relationship Management
  • Financial Management
  • Contract Management
  • Governance

• Skills:

  • Must have excellent time management and organizational skills and experience establishing guidelines in these areas for others.
  • Must have a strong sense of personal accountability regarding decision-making and supervising department teams.
  • Must have good leadership skills, risk management, client interfacing, and decision-making skills.
  • Must have strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
  • Ability to work independently with minimum supervision and with a cross-functional team.
  • Must have the decisiveness in resolving business problems, making decisions, and identifying priorities.
  • Must have a passion for new consumer technology and the emerging mobile landscape.
  • Excellent scoping and estimation skills.
  • Must have exceptional communication skills and presentation skills
  • Must have strong interpersonal and organizational skills
  • Proven ability to demonstrate a drive for results and accountability of business needs.
  • Proven ability to work in an ambiguous environment and collaborate across multiple areas to achieve a common business objective.