Job Description: Objectives of the Role:
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager (PM) to oversee and lead multiple projects concurrently, with expertise in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of managing two projects in parallel and extensive hands-on experience in agile project management. This role involves managing projects from initiation through to deployment, ensuring successful delivery within scope, budget, and timeline.
Responsibilities
- Project Planning & Scheduling: Lead projects from requirements definition through to deployment, ensuring schedules, scopes, budget estimations, and implementation plans are accurately created, along with detailed RAID documentation for risk mitigation.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Coordinate internal and external resources (partners and clients), ensuring effective project execution in collaboration with project staff, and monitoring projects against scope, schedule, and budgets.
- Progress Monitoring & Adaptation: Analyze project progress and, when necessary, adapt project scope, timelines, and costs to ensure adherence to project requirements and success criteria.
- Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, providing regular updates on project status, changes, and progress.
- Agile & Waterfall Methodology Coordination: Lead Scrum ceremonies in a hybrid Agile environment (Waterfall requirements gathering with Agile development and release).
- SDLC Governance: Review project artefacts for correctness and completeness, ensuring adherence to SDLC governance processes as per defined models.
- Project Resourcing & Cost Management: Manage project resourcing, ensuring accurate tracking of actuals and estimates for costing and project progress.
- Continuous Improvement : Support continuous process improvement through lessons learned, retrospective sessions, and implementation of best practices.
- Project Management Tools: Utilize tools such as JIRA, Asana, and ServiceNow to manage and monitor project progress and documentation.
- Risk Management & Report Outs : Ensure timely reporting of status, risks, and issues to senior leadership, with clear mitigation strategies in place.
- Analytical Thinking: Demonstrate excellent communication, analytical thinking, and problem-solving abilities in high-pressure delivery environments.
