Job Title- Project Manager
Location-Dublin
Job Type- Contract
Company Overview:
Our client is a prominent global IT services provider headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. They offer a wide range of IT services and solutions to clients across various industries, including consulting, system integration, IT outsourcing, and cloud services.
The Role:
The Project Manager will be responsible to manage delivery of a complex Core accounting projects, across multiple domains.
Responsibilities:
- Manage full life cycle of project management (planning, documentation, scheduling and financial tracking)
- Drive the delivery of IT solutions to agreed scope, cost and timeline - the role of the Project Manager is to oversee and track progress, to ensure the delivery project is setup for success - the actual day-to-day delivery of the change project itself is the responsibility of the individual areas themselves (there may be some exceptions to this - i.e. a more hands-on delivery focus.
- Organise and document weekly project meetings with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Define/Refresh the delivery roadmap for the Project, agreeing the stakeholders.
- Primary contact for any escalation for project related matters.
- Clear and consistent communication on task and project status.
- Focus on lesson learnt and review & improve the process on-going basis.
- Adhere to best practices and standards in project execution.
Requirements:
- Proven success in the management and delivery of a complex Projects within budget and specified timeframes (Preferably within the Financial services industry)
- Strong verbal and written communication.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills.
- Highly Adaptable and can influence key stakeholders.
- Ability to work in a team environment.
- Quality focused with strong attention to detail.
- Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines, with a drive and commitment towards project delivery.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to perform project tasks effectively, while managing time and priorities
- Self-motivated, with the ability to work on own initiative
- Strong knowledge of software development cycle
- Experience of engagement with and management of 3rd parties
Preferred Qualifications:
- Minimum of 5 years project management experience
- Educated to Degree level, or if not suitable relevant experience to demonstrate competency.
- PMP certified or equivalent project management certification preferred.
- Experience working in a financial services or banking environment an advantage.
