[Vacancy]: Senior Project Manager Needed at Elenasy

April 16, 2024

Job Description

 

About the role

  • As a PM/SM, you will be required to manage an array of projects company-wide using the most suitable lifecycle (Traditional, Agile & Hybrid) as the need arises. Majority of your stakeholders would be individuals working within cross-functional teams & levels across the organisation: Management team, Engineering, Product, Marketing, Operations, IT support team.
  • You will communicate, coordinate and collaborate with your stakeholders to plan & define (project scope, objectives, activities, plan), manage project constraints (scope, time, cost, resources, risks, quality), gather data, monitor and generate timely insights through the documentation of your project artifacts.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with project owners to define project objectives, scope, deliverables, milestones, and resources.
  • Understand the business context, opportunities, challenges as well as market trends before approving and managing projects.
  • Conduct a thorough review of the project objectives to ensure alignment with the company’s goals, objectives, and value proposition.
  • Adhere to Project Management standards by maintaining project artefacts: project charter, plan, schedule, budget, and risk register.
  • Collaborate and coordinate with the project team, (sponsors, project owners, senior managers and leaders by participating in the strategic planning and decision making process of the company.
  • Assess and anticipate changes, by planning and executing change management strategies and actions.
  • Generate weekly insights by monitoring and reporting on project progress, performance, and issues resolved.
  • Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders by managing their expectations and interests.
  • Mentor and support other project managers by speedily contributing to the improvement of the project management processes and practices within the organisation.
  • Speedily resolve impediments by identifying and analyzing root causes, risks, and impacts of blockers by way of generating and evaluating alternative options.
  • Ensure alignment with project constraints (scope, budget, schedule, quality, risk and resource) and organisational goals & objectives. You will be required to manage & coordinate cross-functional teams, generate insights though the accurate documentation & reporting.
  • Guide and motivate the project team, as well as develop their skills and capabilities.
  • This involves assigning and delegating tasks, providing feedback and coaching, resolving conflicts and problems, and fostering collaboration and innovation.

Job Requirements

  • In-depth understanding of Project Management Standards, Principles & Best practices (particular emphasis of the PMBOK 6th & 7th edition is a must)
  • Strong leadership skills with an evidential record of positively inspiring, influencing & impacting teams and managing people.
  • Life-long learner exemplified by an Agile Mindset (Flexible & Adaptable)
  • Exposure to and vast experience managing ERP projects within the tech-space across various project environments (Predictive, Adaptive & Hybrid) and life cycles (Traditional, Agile & Hybrid)
  • Intermediate exposure to Supply Chain Management (highly desirable)
  • Minimum of 5 years senior-level experience strategically overseeing People & Processes of the projects being managed.
  • Proven stakeholder management capabilities across all organisational levels.
  • Strong analytical skills with meticulous attention to detail.
  • Experience in project planning, budgeting, and cost control.
  • Ability to work and thrive in a VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous) environment

Qualification

  • Most preferred: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering/Science or a related field (Master’s degree is preferred)
  • Certification & Trainings in project management, supporting methodologies, frameworks & practices (*Project Management Certification is a must, PSM/CSM, Six Sigma, SAFE, Agile Certifications).
  • Proven experience working with the Software Development Life Cycle.

Cross-Functional Team(s):

  • Engineering: Frontend & Backend Engineers, Quality Assurance, DevOps, CyberSecurity, Application Support
  • Product: Manager, Owner, Experience in project planning, budgeting, and cost control.
  • Shared Services: Operations, Sales, Marketing, Logistics, Finance, IT Support
  • Project Sponsors: Management team
  • Outcome/KPIs:

Technical Competencies:

  • Project management Methodologies: Agile, Waterfall (PMBOK 6th & 7th edition): Project Prioritisation techniques, Scrum Framework: Scrum Ceremonies, Velocity Chart, Burn-down & Burn-Up, Backlog Grooming (highly desired)
  • Project management Tools & Software: JIRA, Confluence, Microsoft Project, Miro, Jamboard
  • Domain Knowledge: ensure in-depth understanding of business requirements and align with business case, project scope, and objectives
  • Risk management tools & techniques: risk assessment
  • Stakeholder Management

Soft Skills:

  • Customer Obsession: ensure customer centricity across the company
  • Continuous Improvement: Enhance productivity and contribute to a positive work environment.
  • Communication: suggest enhancements and implement changes using learning
  • Problem-Solving

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance
  • Hybrid work schedule
  • Annual paid time off
  • Annual performance bonus
  • Training and development opportunities
  • Vendease Tuckshop (BNPL)
  • Employee Stock Option

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