Job Brief
Reverside is an IT services provider; we are always looking for professional candidates to join our team in Software Development, providing opportunities to work on exciting projects, within our well established client base.
Candidate Requirement
Non-Negotiable Requirements:
- 10 years + Project Management experience
- 5 years Banking experience
- Working knowledge of Integration architecture and tools
- Fully comfortable with Agile delivery methodology and ceremonies (Scrum or SAFe)
- Ability to manage a number of dependencies outside their project
- Project Management Certification
- Agile Project Management Certification
Specific Additional Experience:
- Hands-on management of Software selection process
- Ability to engage with multiple Technology teams with differing views to ensure alignment and consensus
- Good in-depth knowledge of managing RFI and RFP processes
- Ability to work in a fluid environment
Statement of Work:
- End to end delivery of projects
- Manage scope of work, budget, timeframes and quality of deliverables
- Take necessary measures to manage potential risks
- Consider processes, business, technology and people in order to implement changes
- Communicate with stakeholders frequently to keep them informed and up-to-date
- Facilitate process to allocate and secure resources to projects
- Verify times and value captured by project team against the project
- Complete project dashboard accurately and timeously
- Coordinate day to day tasks and elimination of obstacles
- Clarify responsibilities in the team
- Enable a high performing environment
- Ensure adherence to PMO minimum standards
Adhere and contribute to PMO standards:
- Produce agreed artefacts according to PMO minimum standards, including:
- Sizing, Scoping, Costing, Baseline Project Plans, Risk Management, Quality Plan, Communication
- Evaluate and assess the effectiveness of the minimum standards and suggest necessary changes to PMO if necessary
Vendor and procurement Management:
- Follow the official procurement process to engage with any software, professional or managed services vendors
- Adhere to business policies surrounding contractors
- Ensure correct invoicing processes are followed
- Ensure contractor on-boarding process is followed correctly
- Partake in software contract negotiation when need be
- Be familiar with and execute all legal processes
- Provide feedback to vendors on contractor performance
Internal and external stakeholder relationship management:
- Build and maintain effective relationships with all key stakeholders to facilitate organizational effectiveness
- Identify areas of concern in terms of reporting and use influence to debate and agree the best way forward
- Act speedily to resolve problems, queries and complaints
- Use influence and negotiation to achieve win-win outcomes
- Initiate meetings with key stakeholders to track progress, manage expectations and ensure clients’ needs are met
- Proactively communicate and share information and encourage discussion and debate (share successes, highlight challenges and identify and manage risks)
- Read the cultural environment and adapt communication style to meet the needs of different audiences
- Anticipate and manage conflict, demonstrating an ability to resolve differences, particularly where these may be stalling the implementation of agreed plans
Desired Skills:
- Project Management
- Project Manager
- Sales
About The Employer:
Reverside is a Global ICT company focusing on Digital Engineering, Integration, Cyber-Security, Cloud and Digital Transformation services with delivery centres in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa and Gurgaon, India. Reverside has its Global Headquarter in South Africa and is a B-BBEE Level 1 IT consulting & services organization. Reverside was founded in 2006 and has since grown to a strong team of over 300+ consultants, serving more than 40+ active clients [URL Removed] – [URL Removed] – [URL Removed]