IT Project Manager
Job Description
Project Manager (IT)
Role Purpose
The Project Manager is responsible for planning, executing, and delivering medium to large-scale IT projects within scope, budget, and timelines. The role requires a seasoned professional with strong technical understanding, project governance expertise, and proven ability to lead cross-functional teams in a high-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Project Planning & Delivery
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of IT projects, from initiation to closure.
- Develop detailed project plans, timelines, budgets, and resource allocations.
- Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables aligned to organisational goals.
- Manage risks, issues, dependencies, and change control processes.
- Ensure project documentation, governance, and reporting standards are adhered to.
- Stakeholder Management
- Engage with technical and business stakeholders to gather requirements.
- Facilitate communication between development teams, vendors, and business units.
- Provide regular project updates, status reports, and dashboards to leadership.
- Influence and manage expectations to ensure alignment throughout the project lifecycle.
- Team Leadership
- Lead and motivate project teams, ensuring clear roles, responsibilities, and expectations.
- Conduct project meetings, sprint reviews, and team check-ins.
- Collaborate closely with architects, developers, testers, and operational teams.
Technical & Delivery Expertise
- Analyse technical requirements and ensure solution alignment with architecture standards.
- Oversee software development, infrastructure, systems integration, or cloud projects.
- Manage vendor relationships and ensure contractual deliverables are met.
- Support UAT, QA processes, and production deployments.
- Project Governance
- Ensure compliance with PMO methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid).
- Drive continuous improvement of project delivery processes.
- Prepare project documentation including business cases, project charters, and post-implementation reviews.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelors Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field.
- 10+ years experience as a Project Manager within IT environments.
- Proven experience managing enterprise-level IT projects (software, infrastructure, systems, cloud).
- Strong technical understanding of SDLC, IT systems, networks, or applications.
- Experience working with Agile, Scrum, and/or Waterfall methodologies.
- Demonstrated ability to manage budgets, timelines, and large project teams.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
- Strong risk management and problem-solving abilities.
Preferred Certifications
- PMP, PRINCE2, Agile/Scrum Master, or equivalent
- ITIL Foundation advantage
- Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP) beneficial
Key Competencies
- Leadership & team management
- Technical aptitude and systems knowledge
- Strong analytical and planning ability
- Stakeholder engagement and influence
- Adaptability in dynamic environments
- High attention to detail
- Conflict resolution and decision-making skills
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