Senior Project Manager/ Program Manager - Financial Services - Prince2

Hertfordshire  ‐ Onsite
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Senior Project Manager/Program Manager - Financial Services - Prince2 - Agile - SharePoint - Immediate Start


Company


My Client is the UK's leading specialist payments collection network used, primarily, for the cash payment of bills and services, prepayments for mobile telephones and energy meters, and the collection of cash payments from service providers, including government departments.


Role


Under the direction of the Head of Programme Management, to take an active role in the Programme Management team, delivering assigned programmes and projects and contributing to an agenda of continuous improvement.

To manage the assigned programmes and projects to the agreed timescales, budget and scope while focusing on both the deliverables and associated business benefits.

The role may be required to deliver projects to the UK, International or group businesses, and may include application and/or infrastructure projects


Principal Responsibilities


The principle responsibilities of the Project Manager are to:

Identify and work with IT and business stakeholders to develop the business case, agree the project scope and define the benefit profiles and benefit realisation plans This may require moving ideas through the landing zone and into a correctly defined and scoped project, taking ownership of the IT Assessment phase to make sure that the programme/project is set-up correctly, define the resource profile and management approach and ensure that risks and assumptions are identified Collaborate with all stakeholders (internal and external) to plan the programme, agree the deliverables and ensure business priorities and customer expectations are fully understood Actively monitor progress against the plan, resolving issues and initiating corrective action as appropriate Build productive relationships across the programme team and to maintain credibility with key stakeholders Manage communication to all programme stakeholders and effectively manage expectations at all times Ensure that all risks to the programmes successful outcome are managed. Adhoc programme reporting and MI as required in support of the Programme and Programme Governance teams


Qualification and Experience


Essential:

Experience of leading Projects and Programmes within a financial services organisation Experience of senior stakeholder management Good knowledge of structured project management approaches (including PRINCE2) and planning Exceptional customer/stakeholder communication and management skills Outstanding problem-solving skills with the ability to predict and pre-empt problems before they arise Knowledge and experience of SharePoint Experience of working in an Agile/Scrum environment


Person Specification


Highly motivated, enthusiastic, delivery-focussed and credible individual with proven track record in delivering technical solutions to demanding deadlines Excellent knowledge of planning, monitoring and controlling techniques Persuasive and influential, able to deal with resistance to change and reach an agreed way forward through negotiation Effective people manager, able to direct programme and project teams and individuals to deliver results even when working under pressure and to demanding deadlines Able to delegate authority, as required, ensuring the programme meets its objectives and delivers the required outcomes


Senior Project Manager/Program Manager - Financial Services - Prince2 - Agile - SharePoint - Immediate Start

To apply for this role or discuss the role in detail please contact Depan Mandalia at J&C Associates

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Start date
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From
J&C Associates
Published at
16.11.2012
Project ID:
448341
Contract type
Freelance
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