Senior Project Manager
North Scituate, MA

Job Description

Role Purpose:

This is a new role within the APAC IT team, created to -

* Manage the end to end delivery of large-scale technical Programs/Projects in line with growth strategies
* Work in-conjunction with the project managers & leadership team to help make the appropriate program delivery decisions, based on the project circumstances (i.e. Agile Versus waterfall)
* Provide additional program leadership capability within the Delivery function to support the growing demand for change

Responsibilities:

Execution Goals

* Actively engage with various stakeholders (business & IT) to effectively deliver prioritized program outcomes
* Developing a budget and operating plan for the program, including tracking actuals
* Responsible for over aching governance of the Program and responsible for stakeholder updates
* Proactively provide guidance on all delivery related activities
* Deliver Projects/Programs per plan, scope and budget
* Ensure High quality deliverables form a part of delivery, from documentation & plans through to system capability & performance
* Actively engage & consult internal & external teams to ensure good outcomes for projects in adherence with timelines
* Ensure solutions in APAC are implemented based on a set of standard builds that align where possible with COG. Deviations from the standard build must be justified by the business. These exceptions are to be approved by regional solution delivery/architecture forums

Leadership Goals

* Establish a record for good stakeholder engagement, proactive comm's and excellence in delivery and the support for other teams
* Set stretch quality targets
* Ensure best practice is applied across the strategic programs through governance, methodology or the application of technology

Experience & Skills Required:

* Experienced leading IT Delivery teams in an across a region for an International organisation
* Highly experienced IT professional, having worked across many areas of the SDLC (analysis, project management, dev, test) (min 15 years)
* Experienced with the application of Agile Techniques (3 years)
* Remote working experience, with both IT and business teams
* Vendor Management experience
* Staff line management and leadership experience (min 5 years)
* Staff development experience (min 5 years)
* IT Best practice knowledge
* A champion of process improvement
* Good Insurance domain knowledge and experience
* DevOps knowledge

Qualifications & Training

* Degree level,
* Prince 2/AMP Project Management Qualifications
* Alternatively:
* Management qualifications
* Hands-on experience

Key Skills / Knowledge

* A leader of change, with proven leadership skills
* Ability to coordinate staff and processes across multiple locations
* Ability to work to under pressure to tight deadlines
* Self-Driven & Proactive
* Excellent time management skills
* Strong communication and written skills
* Ability to communicate effectively on both technical and business issues across all levels of seniority
* Excellent interpersonal skills
* Strong analytical & judgement skills