Project Manager

About the role

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated candidate who thrives in a fast-paced environment to join our team as a Project Manager at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Project Manager will be responsible for managing the many variables that occur during the life of the project, displaying professional capability in project management by delivering the results required by all stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Develop the Project Charter ensuring sponsor buy in and sign off
• Ensure a project plan is prepared and maintained
• Direct and manage project execution
• Monitor and control project work
• Manage all change requests and integrate approved ones into the project plan
• Finalise all activities to formerly close the project or phase
• Deliver the agreed outcomes required from the project
• Conduct stakeholder analysis, define and manage customer expectations both stated and unstated
• Liaise with the business units for project inputs and regularly report to the sponsor
• Clarify details of contract and manage contract variations

About you

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or equivalent

• Minimum 7 years of experience in project management in the telecom and/or infrastructure services, managing external customer-facing projects

• Virtual team management and working in an international environment

• Project Management Certification i.e., PMI PMP or PRINCE 2 Practitioner would be added advantage

• Ability to engage and partner with customers and internal staff as required

• Ability to work in a virtual matrix team environment

• Ability to identify problems and work to resolution as required

• Good understanding of the telecoms and IT industries