Rational Implementation Tools Project Manager

Wellington  ‐ Onsite
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Our Company:

We are a leading Tier1 Integrator and Tier1 IBM Business Partner providing specialized services around DevOps globally across industry.

Overview of role:

You will be a Tools Implementation Project Manager with experience of leading and implementing, an integrated plan and rollout of the IBM Rational product suite. As the project manager, you are responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation and deployment of the Rational Product suite across the organisation.

In addition to having an excellent understanding of the Rational Portfolio, you must have specific experience in change management disciplines to ensure the cultural and organisation change is delivered simultaneously to ensure adoption across the enterprise. As the project manager, you are responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation and deployment of the Rational Tooling across projects in banking sector.

Your Opportunity

You are a bright, organized, and dedicated Project Manager. You must be a proven Project management with a strong tooling background with exceptional interpersonal skills. Candidates applying from the UK must be able to work in New Zealand for up to 6 months

Our Ideal Candidate:

We are looking for an accomplished Rational Implementation Project Manager who has implemented the Rational Product suite before dealing with senior stakeholders and member of the technical team across the Software Development Lifecycle. The ideal candidate will be a supremely confident and used to dealing with awkward and demanding clients. Any banking experience or use of specific Rational tools will be an advantage.

Your key responsibilities will be:

  • Define and own the project scope, budget, objectives and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
  • Create a road map for technical installation, rollout and delivery of benefits.
  • Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion
  • Where required, negotiate with other department managers for the requisition of required personnel from within the company
  • Determine and assess need for additional staff and/or consultants
  • Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel
  • Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team
  • Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path
  • Plan, schedule and manage project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools
  • Track project milestones and deliverables
  • Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations
  • Determine the frequency and content of status reports from the project team, analyze results, and troubleshoot problem areas
  • Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans
  • Deliver the technical roadmap on time, to scope and to budget. Report, escalate, and adhere to common project management principles.
  • Project management qualifications are desirable as is experience with project management software.

Typical Education/Experience:

Extensive Project Management experience; ideally holding a recognised project management accreditation, PRINCE 2, PMI/PMP, APMP. Experience of managing Tool rollouts is a must and ideally IBM Rational.  Highly competent in using MS Project & the MS Office products in general. Thought leader has developed solutions to unique challenges that will have served as precedent for future decisions. Proven track record of successful delivery and change management across operations and technology would be desirable. 

 Remuneration:

It is an initial contract of 3 months with daily rate from $765 to $1190 New Zealand dollars a day.

Please apply for immediate consideration. Applications without cover letters detailing specific product experience will be ignored. Every applicant with a bespoke cover letter will be replied to or phoned. 

Start date
n.a
From
Sandhata Technologies Limited
Published at
04.07.2014
Project ID:
736717
Contract type
Freelance
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