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Senior IT Project Manager

Work model: Hybrid (2 days in the office per week)
Job Type: Full Time
Job Location: Málaga

As Senior IT Project Manager, you will be tasked with a range of strategic IT projects, owning their entire life cycle from inception to deployment, including operational handover. These projects can range from Data Centre Technology transformation, Security, Infrastructure and Corporate IT initiatives.

You may also contribute to company-wide programs of work, representing and coordinating the tasks for the CIO function.

You will be an enthusiastic and dynamic professional who is passionate about delivering a great product and should be excited by the challenges associated with a wide range of projects. The position requires someone that is able to work within a very diverse team and for a wide array of stakeholders in different time zones (both technical and non-technical), and has high organizational and planning skills.

You will have a strong character and a willingness to try new things and “get stuck in”. You will be an excellent communicator, have strong organisational skills and have the confidence to challenge stakeholders where necessary.

Responsibilities

  • Managing medium to large, complex IT projects with multiple workstreams including customer’s team and external vendors
  • Managing the entire project lifecycle, from initiation to closure including post-implementation support
  • Agreeing and capturing the project objectives, high-level scope, timeline, budget and key deliverables with project sponsor and key stakeholders
  • Working with project sponsor and key stakeholders on requirements gathering
  • Establishing and owning the overall project plan, milestones and timelines
  • Proactively identifying, capturing and managing risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies and decisions in an organised, structured and coherent way, escalating risks where necessary
  • Managing team capacity and tracking progress across assigned projects
  • Seeking an in-depth understanding of how projects impact and contribute to business goals, to help guide risk identification and mitigation
  • Directing and motivating project teams by demonstrating effective leadership skills, ensuring commitments are being upheld
  • Preparing and proactively disseminating project documentation (e.g. Project Charter, Project Plan, Status Reports & Risk Log) to sponsor and all stakeholders, ensuring it is up to date, fit for purpose and correctly used throughout the project lifecycle
  • Managing cross-functional project teams composed of business and technical team members, as well as vendor representatives
  • Managing stakeholder relationships and expectations, by providing regular project updates, keeping them appraised on the strategy, adjustments, progress, issue resolution and project results
  • Ensuring that the products/deliverables are reviewed and tested, and that they meet the agreed acceptance criteria
  • Ensuring the agreed solution is fit for purpose, supportable & is accepted into operational support
  • Ensuring that all lessons learnt are captured, and that a benefits realisation plan has been produced.
  • Serving as a mediator to internal issues and conflicting priorities for members of cross-functional teams focused on the delivery of new or existing solutions to clients
  • Weekly reporting to stakeholders or Steering Committee as appropriate on project progress, risks and issues to ensure the project’s overall direction and integrity; proactively managing sponsor and stakeholder expectations
  • Working with other project managers in the team to deliver wider programmes of work.
  • Mentoring and supporting junior members of the team
  • Reviewing and providing input into the team’s project templates, tools and processes to support continuous improvement

Requirements

  • 6 + years of relevant IT project management experience
  • Self-motivated and adaptable, with the ability to work independently or as part of a wider programme team
  • Skilled at managing multiple priorities and delivering under pressure in a fast-paced environment
  • Highly organized, with strong attention to detail, and experienced in coordinating efforts across multiple teams and time zones
  • Proficient in managing multiple projects, stakeholders, and competing priorities simultaneously, ensuring alignment with objectives
  • Ability to build strong relationships across the business, with customers, project teams, and 3rd party vendors
  • Proven experience with risk, issue, resource, and dependency management
  • Experience working with both Agile and Waterfall methodologies
  • Strong communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills
  • Proven experience working across various IT platforms
  • Proven experience delivering high availability projects on platforms with high transactional demands
  • Knowledge of IT concepts and technologies such as networking, storage, virtualization, and cloud
  • Knowledge of IT processes; ITIL knowledge highly recommended
  • Experience managing and achieving tight deadlines while maintaining quality
  • Fluent in English
  • Strategic and creative thinking is valued
  • Project Management qualification beneficial (PMI/Prince2/ITIL)
  • Willingness to travel on an ad hoc basis – as required
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