Project Manager

Job Responsibilities

• Manage a variety of projects that are related to Product Development. This will involve the coordination of Internal resources and third parties / contractors for the execution and delivery of the work for such projects
• Ensure that the projects under your management are delivered on-time and within budget
• Developing project scopes and objectives and involving all the relevant stakeholders on the feasibility.
• Working with the Product Owners, and the Product architecture group to setout the projects and deliver them
• Ensure resource availability, allocation of such resources and proper management of the team.
• Develop a detailed project plan so the progress can be correctly tracked
• Use and execute appropriate controls to manage any changes in the project scope, schedule and costs they arise
• Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques
• Report and escalate to your manager and management any issues as they arise
• Manage and build good working relationships with the client and all stakeholders engaged

Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering or a related field
• Proven working experience as a project Manager in the software development sector
• Hands-on experience in software development and web technologies from a commercial setting
• Must have 5+ years working as a Project Manager
• Commercial awareness and an ability to contribute to the financial success of a project and the company
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent client facing and stakeholder engagement skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Solid organisational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• PMP / PRINCE II certification is desirable