Job Description

Project Manager

Posted Thursday, May 23, 2013

Overview

As a Professional Services Project Manager, you will be responsible for management, supervision and implementation of Nakisa HR and Talent Management Solutions for our clients. Leading the project from conceptualization through implementation, you will manage and supervise internal cross-functional project teams to deliver solution offerings that meet the customer needs and exceed their expectations. The Project Manager will be responsible for ensuring that projects are delivered on time, on schedule and on budget while fostering positive project team dynamics.

Responsibilities

  Ensure smooth project delivery according to Nakisa’s project management methodology including:
      Proactively manage scope and invoke change request process when required
      Manage the overall schedule to ensure work is resourced and completed on time
      Identify, manage and drive resolution of project issues
      Identify and mitigate project risk
      Manage project costs according to project budget
      Monitor and control project activities
      Ensure smooth transition to support
      Provide timely and accurate project reporting including weekly project dashboar and bi-weekly project invoicing
  Lead highly-skilled, cross-functional teams consisting of developers and consultants across one or more projects
  Submit time reporting on a weekly basis
  Approve timesheets for team members, ensuring project budget is respected
  Actively participate in further development of Nakisa project management processes, to ensure continuous improvement
  Participate in ongoing discussions with management on career development planning and execution
  Provide individual feedback to enable career growth and development

Skills

Requirements

  Minimum 5 years in project management capacity
  University degree in BA, Marketing, MIS, Computer Science. MBA would be a definite asset
  Experience managing teams of 5+ resources
  Software industry experience is a must
  Human Capital Management (HR) domain / industry knowledge is a definite asset
  Experience managing international projects in complex environments
  Excellent negotiating skills to be able to reach agreements where all parties are satisfied and good relationships are maintained
  PMP desirable
  Excellent communication skills including high degree of comfort interacting at C-Level internally and externally
  Experience working with technology from partners such as SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft and Microsoft
  Excellent English skills

Experience

Associate

Job Type

Full-Time

Location

• Montreal, Quebec

Job Function

• IT & Software Development
• Project Management

Job Industry

• Computer Software