Project Manager

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as lead and conduit between IT and operational functions to drive deployments and integration of technology solutions

• Develop overall project timelines and key milestones; ensure teams meet critical dates leveraging Project Management software

• Manage all phases of projects: initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, closure

• Partner with teams cross functionally to promote seamless integration of new technologies within a mixed computing environment

• Coordinate delivery of development (beta) and production releases that meet quality assurance standards

• Assist team through regressions testing and lead effort to identify potential impacts and bugs, including risk management and mitigation efforts

• Facilitate decision-making, arbitrate impasses, remove barriers and ultimately drive projects to completion

• Closely monitor implementations, track deployment issues and formulate fallback strategies

• Recognize and address shifts in project complexity, scope and risks

• Ensure project risks are managed and communicate risks and implications to management as appropriate

• Analyze feasibility and cost of technology deployments to lead the team to go/no-go decisions

• Work with team to identify and execute cost savings opportunities.

QUALIFICATION

• BS in Computers Science or Related

EXPERIENCE

• Atleast 12-15 Years in similar position

SKILL SET

• Experience leading projects in application development, systems integration and infrastructure implementations

• Strong understanding of project governance, software development and testing life cycles

• Firm understanding and knowledge of IT infrastructure, protocols and vendor management.

• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including upper management and other functional departments.

• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a fast-paced, dynamic working environment.

• Proven experience in helping project teams move from ambiguity to clarity and leading in a highly dynamic business environment.

• Ability to drive and meet deadlines.

• Excellent communication, collaboration and presentation skills, including understanding of the audience.

• Outstanding technical skills: background and strong interest in process development, MS Project, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, web and other required computer applications.

Key Points

1. Bachelors in IT or relevant
2. Overall 12 - 15 Years of experience
3. PMP certified is must
4. Recent exp in 5+ years IT Projects as PM is must
5. Middle east experience must
6. Strong on presentation skills
7. Efficient communicator

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