The core purpose of the role is to lead successful and end-to-end delivery of a project. This is achieved through:Understanding and adherence to scope, timelines, budget (where relevant) and qualityManaging cross-functional teams (includes plans and deliveries)Proactive management of risks, issues and dependenciesTeam buildingMonitoring and reporting on project progress on a regular basisClosing out the project and documenting lessons learnedKey Activities & ResponsibilitiesProject DeliveryManage all aspects of the project pertaining to scope, delivery timelines, budget, risks and quality to ensure successful project execution.Define the appropriate project governance and controls.Define and confirm the project scope with relevant stakeholders.GovernancePromote adherence to governance by ensuring that relevant processes and prescribed methodologies are observed.Support the Programme manager in mitigating audit, compliance, procurement and risk issues.Foster quality deliverables.Ensure approved processes are followed to manage deviations to scope and any other agreed project outcomes.Ensure that all necessary approvals are secured and in place.Project ManagementFacilitate detailed project scoping and planning.Facilitate the creation and maintenance of minimum key project documentation.Manage performance of cross-functional teams.Manage complex/cross-functional projects.Set up and manage project governance meetings regularly.Proactively manage key risks, issues, and dependencies and set mitigation actions in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.Help document change management, communication and training requirements and facilitate identification of respective champions to drive these changes across the business.Commercial ReadinessEnsure all cross-functional impacts are identified and managed as part of the projects.Provide input into change management and communication strategies to facilitate operationalisation of the change across all stakeholders (internal and external).Ensure Project & Portfolio management tool is updated as and when required.Risk Management & EscalationsEnsure project risks are identified and managed with mitigation plans in place.Manage and resolve team escalations to mitigate delivery risk.Escalate issues that will result in significant time, scope, employee/customer or cost impacts if not resolved.Manage and provide solutions to issues that require formal resolution.PerformanceMonitor and track the health status of the project based on the identified constraints and objectives.Create plans to address any deviations from scope, timelines and quality.ReportingReport on a regular basis to business stakeholders on progress.Report in accordance with the agreed-upon templates and governance structures.Compile relevant project & portfolio reporting.Team BuildingIdentify cross-functional roles required to support project delivery and negotiate with relevant line managers for their allocation to the project.Assist with project onboarding of the allocated team members.Work closely with the team to clearly articulate and document team members' roles and responsibilities.Manage and resolve conflicts within the team.Stakeholder EngagementBuild and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders of projects.Build relationships with project executive sponsors and/or project owners to ensure speedy resolution of escalations.EducationBachelor's degree.Project Management Certification (PMP, CAPM, Agile, Prince2, etc).ExperienceMinimum of 6 years' experience.Minimum 3-5 years managing projects for end-to-end delivery using PMBOK/PRINCE2 methodologies.Experience in taking products to market (Go to market).Experience in managing complex/cross-functional projects.Agile ExperienceKnowledge of other Agile approaches: XP, Kanban, Crystal, FDD, etc.Awareness and experience with widely successful Agile techniques: User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing.Experience in applying a wide variety of well-documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach.
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