About the role
- Lead IT projects throughout the full project lifecycle, from initiation and planning to implementation and closure.
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, milestones, budgets, and resource requirements.
- Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success criteria in alignment with business requirements.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams including software development, infrastructure, cybersecurity, cloud, data, and business stakeholders.
- Manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests, ensuring timely mitigation and resolution.
- Monitor project progress against approved plans, budgets, and KPIs.
- Ensure projects are delivered according to agreed quality, security, compliance, and governance standards.
- Prepare and present regular project status reports, dashboards, and executive updates.
- Manage communication with internal stakeholders, clients, vendors, and third-party technology partners.
- Facilitate project meetings, steering committees, workshops, and progress reviews.
- Manage project documentation, including project charters, requirements, schedules, RAID logs, status reports, and closure documents.
- Identify opportunities to improve project delivery methodologies, processes, and governance.
- Ensure effective resource allocation and utilization throughout the project lifecycle.
- Support procurement and vendor management activities related to IT projects.
- Ensure proper handover of completed projects to operational and support teams.
- Apply appropriate project management methodologies, including Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid approaches, depending on project requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in IT project management or technology delivery.
- Proven experience managing end-to-end IT projects.
- Strong knowledge of project management methodologies and frameworks.
- Experience working with cross-functional technical and business teams.
- Strong understanding of software development and IT infrastructure environments.
- Experience with project planning, budgeting, risk management, resource management, and reporting.
- Strong stakeholder and client management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong knowledge of project management tools such as Jira, Microsoft Project, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.
Preferred Qualifications
- PMP, PRINCE2, PMI-ACP, Scrum Master, or other relevant certification.
- Experience in digital transformation, government, enterprise, or large-scale technology projects.
- Experience with cloud, cybersecurity, data/AI, ERP, CRM, or enterprise applications.
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