IT Project Manager - London, United Kingdom - eFinancialCareers

eFinancialCareers

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

To manage the delivery of ABS IT projects and work packages. This will include ensuring that the project is correctly specified, delivered on time, meets business & technical requirements and is within the agreed budget. ABS Projects may also require thirdparties to be managed as part of the overall production line.
Creating a plan and being accountable for the delivery of that plan to time, quality and cost.
To establish and maintain effective working relationships with all stakeholders. This will include technical, business, operational and third party personnel. Organising and running workshops / 1to1 meetings with senior stakeholders.
To understand highlevel technical architecture and be able to facilitate debate and drive decisions on appropriate solutions.
To control the governance of the project including weekly status meetings and reporting to Steering Committees
To be responsible for the project administration and the production of project management documentation, e.g. project plans, financial plans, resource planning, status reports, steering packs, briefing packs.
To monitor and manage the project processes and ensure that any elements which fail in the workflow are remedied.
To track progress against milestones, deadlines and budget. To report on these items to key stakeholders and to monitor and report on dependencies.
To anticipate, manage and resolve issues and act as the point of contact for the project.
To use best practice risk management, assessing risks in an informed and considered manner and to plan for the mitigation of these risks.
Ensuring the project remains focused on achieving its stated business outcomes.
Be able to communicate technical project updates in an easytounderstand way to nontechnical, business stakeholders.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

Track record of successfully delivering IT projects within a technically complex and dynamic environment with elements of (one or more):
infrastructure delivery with technical teams

- security technologies

Experience of successfully engaging management and groups of technical and nontechnical stakeholders
Demonstrable experience of managing 3rd parties in delivery
Demonstrable experience of implementing technical changes into production
Experience of successfully managing the delivery of multiple smallmedium projects
Able to demonstrate strong management skills including project management, financial management and facilitation.
Experience of working in a commercial delivery environment such as a services company desirable
An appreciation of PMO processes and project controls through PPM tooling i.e. Project Online
Financial services experience / Insurance knowledge is desirable, but not required

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Ability to cope in a technically & politically complex and fastchanging environment, and to respond calmly and rationally to changing aspirations in a deadlinedriven situation.
Strong planning and organising skills including the ability to manage several work streams simultaneously through to implementation
The ability to foster a commercial mind set by establishing scoping documentation (SOWs/PIDS) and controlling projects through credible impact assessments against time/quality/cost.
Excellent communication skills with a capacity to present, discuss and explain issues coherently and logically both in writing and verbally.
Good influencing and persuasion skills with the ability to enthuse and inspire multidisciplinary teams and build successful relationships at all levels.
Good team player, selfmotivated and able to work on own initiative.
Computer literate, able to quickly and efficiently use a wide range of common Office software including Word, Excel, Project and Power Point).
Clear decisionmaking ability with the facility to judge complex situations and assess when to escalate issues.
Ability to balance conflicting and changing demands through prioritisation and a pragmatic approach.
Strong sense of prioritisation and execution against critical deliverables, coupled with a sense of personal ownership for key project deliverables
A track record of delivering against tight timescales in an ambiguous, demanding and changing environment
Ability to demonstrate flexibility, multitasking skills and a 'can do attitude'
Experience in dealing with conflicting priorities and opinions (multicustomer scenario)

COMPETANCIES

Resilience:

Can maintain personal effectiveness by managing own emotions in the face of pressure, setbacks or when dealing with provocative situations.

Can demonstrate an approach to work that is characterised by commitment, motivation andenergy.

Influencing and Persuading:
Ability to present sound and well-reasoned arguments to convince others. Can draw from a range of strategies to persuade people in a way that results in agreement or behaviour change

Communication:

The ability to get one's message understood clearly by adopting a range of styles, tools and techniques appropriate to the audience and the nature of the information.

Business Management:

Is able to understand commercial imperatives and trading relationships, appropriately applies business principles in terms of costs, the market and added value.

Managing Relationships:
Able to build and maintain effective working relationships with a wide range of people.

Initiative:
Demonstrates a pro-active approach. Does more than is required or expected in the job, to improve or enhance job results or avoid problems.

Concern for Results:
Shows concern to work effectively or to compete against a standard of excellence. This may be an individual's own past performance, an objective measure, the performance of others, goals etc.