Senior IT Project Manager

Required Skills and Experience

• A four-year degree in IT or a related field. 
• 10+ years of experience in IT, with 8+ years of managing large, complex projects. 
• Agile project experience, including knowledge of various Agile frameworks and experience in planning and leading Agile projects. 
• Experience in educating stakeholders and team members in Agile methodologies, with preferred certifications or training in Agile (e.g. Agile Coach, Scrum Master). 
• Proficiency in Agile tools such as VSTS (Azure DevOps). 
• Strong servant leadership qualities, fostering empowerment and transparency for self-organising teams. 
• Professional project or programme management certifications (e.g. PMP, MSP). 
• Demonstrated ability to learn quickly in unfamiliar and ambiguous situations. 
• Strong stakeholder management and governance skills, including coaching senior stakeholders and creating executive-level communications. 

Desired Skills and Experience

• Agile certifications or training preferred. 
• Experience in creating executive communications and reports. 
• Strong understanding of Agile project tools and methodologies, specifically VSTS. 

Key Role Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the full project lifecycle, from planning through to execution, monitoring, control, and closure, ensuring delivery within agreed timeframes, cost, and quality standards. 
• Rigorously manage project scope, using a structured change management process to ensure business benefits are delivered within project constraints. 
• Develop financial forecasts, manage budgets, and reconcile resources and expenditures. Employ creative costing and business models to enhance project efficiency. 
• Partner with business stakeholders to validate strategic business cases, define success metrics, and ensure planned benefits are achieved. Identify and exploit additional benefits through systems, processes, and data. 
• Ensure stakeholders are prepared for the operational business environment post-implementation through effective change management and communication plans. 
• Apply client’s project management methodologies and IT control/assurance standards, ensuring compliance with architecture, risk management, and transition to support processes. 
• Build and lead a high-performing project team through effective communication, workload management, and team recognition. Develop team members' skills through coaching and delegation. 
• Establish robust governance structures to secure resources, resolve issues, and ensure project objectives are met. 
• Proactively identify and address key project risks, assumptions, and factors (technical, business, adoption, organisational, etc.) that could impact project success, and adapt the project approach as necessary. 
• Champion the development of long-term Project Management capability, contributing to community-building and best practices through coaching, external insights, and advanced skills development. 
• Quickly establish trust with project sponsors and key stakeholders, aligning with their strategic priorities. 
• Resolve conflicts and deliver challenging messages with professionalism and grace. 
• Maintain team motivation, removing barriers and enabling them to meet objectives under pressure. 
• Create executive-level communications and manage senior stakeholders effectively. 
• Remain focused, productive, and resilient under pressure, recovering quickly from setbacks. 
• Make calculated decisions to balance risk mitigation, value delivery, and project quality. 
• Understand and integrate project goals with business objectives, adapting to challenges and changes as needed.