Senior Project Manager Job Description
The role of a Senior Project Manager is to lead and manage cross-functional teams, ensuring high performance and alignment with project goals. This includes developing, maintaining, and executing detailed project plans, schedules, and budgets.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Leadership & Team Management: Lead cross-functional teams, including Technical Architects, Developers, QA, and Business Analysts, ensuring high performance and alignment with project goals.
2. Project Management: Develop, maintain, and execute detailed project plans, schedules, and budgets.
3. Agile Project Management: Manage sprints, backlogs, and work items within Agile methodologies.
4. Business Analysis: Perform business analysis tasks on projects as needed, including requirements gathering, process mapping, and stakeholder interviews.
Client Engagement: Serve as clients' primary point of contact, ensuring their needs and expectations are met. Communicate project progress, risks, and issues effectively to clients and stakeholders. Ensure client satisfaction by delivering projects that meet or exceed their requirements.
Technical Oversight: Collaborate with Technical Architects to ensure project designs align with business objectives and technical standards. Review and approve technical and business documentation, ensuring completeness and accuracy.
Quality Assurance & Risk Management: Implement quality control processes to ensure deliverables meet the required standards. Identify and mitigate project risks, ensuring proactive solutions to potential challenges.
Required Skills & Qualifications: Fluent English. Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a closely related field. Minimum 8 years of IT Project Management experience in an Agile environment, with a strong focus on application/software development. Prior hands-on development or coding experience.
Desired Skills & Qualifications: Experience in Oil and Gas industry is highly desirable. Previous experience in a consulting role or possessing a consultative mindset.
What We Offer: A dynamic work environment with opportunities to work on cutting-edge technologies and solutions. The successful candidate will be proactive, detail-oriented, and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment.