Job Description:
- As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of diverse IT projects, ensuring they align with Company's strategic objectives and stakeholder expectations.
Your responsibilities will fall into these core areas:
1. Project Lifecycle Management Planning & Definition:
- Collaborate with stakeholders and senior management to clearly define project scope, goals, and deliverables, always keeping the customer first in mind to drive value.
- Develop comprehensive project plans, including detailed tasks, realistic timelines, resource allocation, and budget.
- Identify and secure all necessary resources (human, financial, technical) required for successful project execution, taking ownership of resource needs.
- Conduct thorough risk assessments and proactively develop robust mitigation strategies.
Execution & Monitoring:
- Lead and motivate diverse project teams, effectively assigning tasks and providing clear guidance for efficient execution, fostering a spirit of collaboration.
- Continuously monitor project progress, track key milestones, and identify any deviations from the plan, implementing corrective actions with an impact-driven mindset.
- Manage change effectively by implementing robust change management processes to adapt to evolving project requirements.
- Facilitate regular project meetings to review progress, address impediments, and make informed, timely decisions.
- Ensure strict adherence to established project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall), strategically leveraging Agile principles for iterative development and continuous improvement where appropriate.
Quality & Closure:
- Ensure all project deliverables consistently meet defined quality standards and fully satisfy stakeholder requirements, with a focus on customer first quality.
- Conduct comprehensive post-project evaluations to assess effectiveness, document lessons learned, and inform improvements for future project outcomes, driving continuous innovation.
- Oversee the formal closure of projects, including thorough documentation, seamless handover to operational teams, and meticulous archiving.
2. Stakeholder & Communication Management:
Communication Hub:
- Act as the primary point of contact for all project-related communication, ensuring transparent and timely updates to both internal and external stakeholders on project status, risks, and challenges, demonstrating ownership of communication.
Engagement & Alignment:
- Proactively engage with diverse stakeholders, deeply understanding their perspectives, integrating their needs, and effectively managing expectations to ensure project alignment and secure vital buy-in, always prioritizing the customer first.
- Collaboration: Foster strong, collaborative relationships with all parties involved, promoting open dialogue and mutual understanding.
3. Financial & Resource Stewardship:
Budget Management:
- Accurately manage project budgets, meticulously track expenditures, and ensure all financial objectives are met, demonstrating fiscal ownership.
Resource Optimization:
- Allocate and optimize resources efficiently to maximize productivity, maintain cost-effectiveness, and achieve project goals with an impact-driven approach.
- Procurement & Contracting: Apply sound understanding of procurement processes and contract management to secure necessary external resources and services.
4. Strategic Acumen & Problem Solving:
Sense-making:
- Demonstrate a strong ability to interpret complex information, identify underlying patterns, and synthesize diverse data points to form a clear understanding of project challenges and opportunities.
- Skilled in navigating ambiguity and providing clarity and direction to the team and stakeholders, fueling innovation.
Transdisciplinary Collaboration:
- Actively foster and manage collaboration across different disciplines, departments, and external partners to integrate diverse knowledge and perspectives, driving holistic and innovative project outcomes.
Conflict Resolution & Negotiation:
- Proven ability to anticipate, identify, and effectively resolve conflicts within the project team or among stakeholders, mediating disputes to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.
- Possess strong negotiation skills to secure resources, manage scope changes, and reach agreements, ensuring project objectives are met without compromising relationships.
Requirements:
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree in Project Management, Business administration, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- A Master's Degree or MBA is a plus.
Experience:
- At least 5+ years of proven experience in IT project management, with a robust track record of successfully delivering complex projects.
- Success Delivery of Oracle Property Management System.
- Opera is an advantage.
- Work in a self-motivate, autonomous and fast-pace environment with minimum supervision.
- Demonstrable experience managing projects of varying sizes and complexities, ideally within the integrated resorts, hospitality, or entertainment industry.
- Extensive hands-on experience working in Agile environments, including practical familiarity with Scrum, Kanban, or other iterative methodologies. Certifications (Preferred).
- Project Management Professional (PMP).
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), SAFe Agilist, or other recognized Agile certifications - PRINCE2.
Skills Core Business Analysis Skills:
- Design Thinking: Strong ability to apply human-centered design principles to thoroughly understand user needs, ideate innovative solutions, and prototype concepts.
- Business Need Analysis: Exceptional analytical and critical thinking skills to effectively elicit, analyze, and challenge business needs, identifying root causes.
- Requirements Engineering: Expertise in translating complex business problems into clear, comprehensive, and actionable functional and non-functional requirements.
- Process Improvement & Optimization: Proven track record in analyzing, modeling, and re-engineering business processes for enhanced efficiency and effectiveness.
- Problem Solving: Highly analytical and systematic approach to identifying root causes of problems and developing practical, effective solutions.
