Senior Project Manager

Top 3 outcomes of the role
1.Rapid / agile delivery of projects, with necessary governance in place
2.Informed stakeholders with high buy-in
3.Visibility / accountability of project progress Rapid / agile delivery of projects, with necessary governance in place Informed stakeholders with high buy-in Visibility / accountability of project progress

Key Accountabilites
1. Perform role of people leader to embed the values and culture of the client
2. Deliver a value proposition to customers and internal team that adds strategic value to the organisation
3. Effectively manage delivery risk to ensure optimal delivery within the agreed risk appetite
4. Manage the daily delivery of projects in accordance with project objectives and delivery scope
5. Manage financial resources

Knowledge and Skills
1. Solid understanding of IT lifecycle
2. Excellent technical literacy and skills
3. Above average knowledge & skills of technical implementations
4. Agile project management skills
5. Value conversations (Business case)

Competencies
Intellectual:
Ability to understand high levels of complexity. (All projects are integrated)
Must understand the IT lifecycle, systems, development cycles, technical implementations.
Very high technical literacy. Understand Subject Matter experts. (Orchestra master but understand each instrument)
Ability to transform a business solution into an IT solution.
Able to think and adapt to the situation.
Personal
Ability to handle high stress, and fast pace.
Have presence/'gravitas'.
Very high emotional maturity.
Ability to 'hold your own' when speaking to and negotiating with senior stakeholders.
Driver to get things done. Execution-driven not methodology.
Excellent people skills.
Interpersonal
Ability to influence and negotiate with senior stakeholders.
Develop trust of all stakeholders, including CIO.
Excellent people skills.
Ability to build good relationships.
Leadership
Have influencial power, not positional power.
Assume natural accountability.
Motivational
"Facilitator of Value not Process"
Self-starter, taking initiative, Time is money / urgent

ONLY CANDIDATES WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS NEED TO APPLY