IT Project Manager

Our client is looking for a Project Manager/ Coordinator to manage multiple IT projects who will be reporting directly to the Head of IT. Your responsibilities would be:

• Directing, coordinating, implementing, executing, and completing projects while ensuring consistency with the company’s strategy and goals
• Leading and planning the implementation of projects through the allocation, coordination and management of internal resources and clients
• Ensuring that projects are delivered on time within scope and budget.
• Work closely with stakeholders to report and identify business needs, the costs and benefits of the implemented solution, and identifying and assessing potential solutions
• Map business processes, generate requirement documents and use cases, and conduct impact and change control analysis as appropriate
• Being a point of reference and providing experience throughout the whole process of the project 
• Ensuring documentation, and communication with the respective teams
• Assisting in budget preparation 
• Analyse risks and opportunities 
• Coordinate with all relevant legal and risk resources that all appropriate legal paperwork and contracts are in line with the law 
• To manage the Testing process with the assistance of the Business Analysts and Business Users
• Handing over project results, draw up final project report and follow-up on any open issues and document lessons learnt​

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Management Information Systems or a similar course 

• Minimum of three years of experience managing various sized projects

Skills:

• Project organisation and cooperation
• Excellent time management, task planning and prioritising
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Presentation skills
• Strong leadership skills, showing initiative and guidance to project team members
• Focus on adopting an Agile approach whenever possible
• Strong analytical skills and using out of the box approaches to solving any identified issues efficiently
• Conflict recognition and resolution
• Good knowledge of quality assurance

About the company:

This company who is looking to hiring this person is within the banking industry.