Project Manager

Job Description:

Oversees and provides direction throughout the duration of projects, from design stages to beta testing and through to final production. This includes the day-to-day instruction, strategic direction, and/or organizational initiatives pertaining to the technical project or program. Functions performed include defining goals/deadlines, tracking budget constraints, maintaining support documentation and responding to contingencies during the technical cycle of events.

Primary Purpose and Goal: 

As a Project Manager, you’ll be expected to support several projects across multiple Audit Technologies Portfolios. Project Managers are expected to ensure that their projects deliver on the required outputs detailed in their Project Charters, within the specified time and financial constraints. There is a strong focus on financial management, coordination of delivery team resources, and closely monitoring and maintaining detailed project plans. It is expected that status reporting, issue and risk management is undertaken on a timely basis and adheres the reporting cycles within their individual portfolios and executive reporting mandated by the Audit Technology PMO team. Project Managers will be expected to follow the in-house project lifecycle from inception to completion using standard project lifecycle practices and artifacts.

Responsibilities and Tasks

• Ensure project is delivered on-time, within scope and within budget.
• Develop project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility.
• Develop detailed project schedule to track progress.
• Lead and direct projects through the Project Management Lifecycle (PMLC) inclusive of Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitoring & Controlling, and Close Phases
• Conduct project meetings with key stakeholders and capture actions items for follow up.
• Manage changes in project scope, schedule and budget and follow a formal CR process.
• Ensure project governance and escalation paths are clearly defined and followed.
• Report and escalate issues / risks to management as needed. Perform risk management to minimize project risks.
• Manage the day-to-day relationship with the client and stakeholders. Establish good working relationships with Product and Portfolio owners and ensure status alignment.
• Track and manage project financials by developing a detailed project forecast and validating against actuals each month to provide accurate financial reporting to stakeholders.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
• Facilitate technology discussions as warranted by the projects to drive solution and implementation.
• Focus on both qualitative and quantitative project metrics for better decision making.

Expected Skills / Qualifications:

• Minimum of 8 -10 years’ experience in project management, with experience planning and executing both IT and business projects and programs. 
• Strong project management skills with experience in organizing, prioritizing, planning, and executing projects from definition through implementation.
• Requires excellent communication skills, analytical ability, strong judgment skills, strong organizational skills, and the ability to work effectively with project team members, project sponsors, functional leads, and senior management in a matrixed environment.
• Solid experience on lifecycle management tools like JIRA, Confluence, DevOps, Clarity, MS Project, SharePoint / Team channels and other popular productivity tools
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic, passionate, and problem solver
• Drive and demonstrate success working independently in a virtual environment collaborating with vendors, onshore and offshore product teams.
• Capable of strategic thinking and of moving strategic plans into action
• Capable of managing multiple mid to large projects simultaneously on various technologies
• Ability to manage various deliverables from different teams/individuals.
• Solid understanding and ability to manage Assumptions, Risks, Action items, Issues, Change, scope.
• Analytic and decision-making skills - Ability to analyze and document a situation/scenario and propose options, recommendations, and cost impact.
• Flexibility to travel as required to regional locations.

Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university

Years of relevant experience: Minimum of 8-10 years’ experience

Certification: PMP and Scrum certified or comprehensive experience.