As a project manager, you will be responsible for the success of the complete project, from needs assessment to the delivery of the solution. You will manage the planning and execution of the project, communicate with and manage the customer, build the project team and develop the budget and timeline estimates. You will be responsible for managing large, multi-phase projects and providing high-level technical audits, planning, recommendations, and project management with the focus being on achieving the customer's business case.

Ensure the scope of the project(s) is clearly identified, documented and controlled and that the impact in any shift in scope is made clear in terms of affects on time, cost, and risk.
Ensure that the diverse project components are planned, managed, and controlled from project initiation to project wrap-up within agreed time, cost, and quality boundaries. Customer and third party commitments also need to be monitored and tracked in the same manner.
Ensure that Project issues and risks are identified, recorded, managed to resolution and assessed in terms of cost/time impacts.
Ensure that an effective project team is set up to achieve the project deliverables. Project goals to be set and performance reviews will need to be carried out for the project team members.
Detailed project reporting & metrics are required to be produced ranging from regular internal status reports to customer progress reports. Clear and reliable tracking of effort expended for billing purposes will also need to be maintained.
Responsible for ensuring that all phases of the project are clearly documented - particularly functional and technical specifications (including architecture) of the final solution.
Work closely with the business development manager/account manager to ensure the customer's interests are best served at all levels.
Experience: A strong commitment to satisfying Customer's and Business Objectives, keen to influence, shape and drive Project Implementations.
Strong analytical skills, logical and structured in approach.
Strong decision-maker and influencer with proven leadership skills and an ability to come across as an authority figure.
Several years experience of project management, with experience of methodologies such as PRINCE2.
Several years of delivery experience within the software industry, with an understanding of existing & emerging technologies and an understanding of software development from initial requirements through to on site deployment and on going maintenance and support.
Ability to travel abroad frequently, potentially for extended periods of time to work on customer sites
Knowledge & understanding of the financial services industry a distinct advantage
Must have excellent communication skills, verbal and written.
This role may involve significant travel of up to 4 days per week on customer sites
Experience of working in a vendor environment on client sites is essential.
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