Project Manager – FTC

Project Manager – West London – Fixed Term 6-month Contract circa £50k but neg on experience – could be extended or go permanent

Ideally someone from a Software House, Mobile Payments, Insurance- Warranty, Telecommunications and Consultancy background – Heavy Finance/ Public sector experience in this instance would not be relevant due to the international nature of the project.

Must have experience working within projects that have a decent sized budget, BPMN, Excellent Stakeholder Management, Good experience at giving solutions for complex IT products/ projects

My client is works within the Insurance, Telco and Mobile markets offering the bespoke software solutions, back office solutions and customer service solutions with a dedicated call centre operation able to assist clients. You will be responsible in integrating custom software solutions to end clients, scoping process designs and many more.

The Project Manager position will work closely with the Programme Manager EU PMO, US and Europe based project team members, internal and external customers to understand business goals and solution needs, while actively participating in business requirements definition meetings. Comprehensively interpreting and capturing those requirements into vision, strategy, approach, and all implementation plans/requirements documents to support a project.
Under the guidance of the Launch Senior Director, the Project Manager will be responsible to develop detailed project charter and plan specifying goals, objectives, strategy, scope, budget, scheduling, risk mitigation strategies, contingency plans, approach, requirements, deliverables, timelines, workstream coordination, work breakdown structures, user cases, test cases, training needs, as necessary for all project assignments.

• Facilitate Internal and external client meetings in coordination of assigned projects
• Develop and Implement detailed project plans for site implementation and operational execution.
• Overall project administration, including planning, directing and controlling resources in complex work-scope projects to ensure compliance to customer specifications, safety, and technical/engineering standards.
• Comprehensively capture business requirements and translate to IT team for solution, cost and duration estimation
• Estimate budgets and track cost of projects.
• Ensure project progresses on schedule and within budget
• Facilitate resolution of issues; escalate issues to project leadership and executive sponsor
• Prepare project status reports
• Identify and schedule project deliverables, milestones, dependencies and required tasks
• Develop and maintain technical and project documentation
• Ensure that all project deliverables are consistent with my client’s documentation and project management standards
• Define and implement continuous project risk analysis and required corrective actions
• Work closely with workstream leads to facilitate support for user acceptance testing and training
• Lead hand-over process to operations and production personnel
Develop and implement performance metrics and measurements to track project performance acceptance, cost, and profitability

• BA/BS Degree in business or associated field. Minimum of 5+ years or more experience in Project Management and related Business Analysis, preferably within an IT accent
• Prefer PMP or Prince 2 certification
• Solid project management skills with ability to multi-task and manage projects in a cross functional environment.
• Proven Business Analysis skills, preferably from an IT background
• Superior problem solving, communication and negotiation skills including effective leadership, planning and motivational capabilities
• Excellent organizational, project management, and time management skills
• Understanding of how to leverage business applications for competitive advantage
• Proficiency in project management tools and procedures; strong people management and conflict resolution skills
• Strong teamwork, interpersonal skills and problem solving skills required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as ability to present and explain technical information in a way that established rapport, persuades others, and gains understanding
• Ability to push hard and affect positive change fast in a dynamic high standards environment while maintaining a positive approach with peers and subordinates
• Proficient with MS Project, MS-Excel, MS-Word, & MS-Power-Point suite