Project Manager / Release Manager

We are currently looking for 2 Project Manager/Release Managers App Development for a project in Amsterdam area. The first contact will run until 15 December with possible extension.

In this role you will be responsible for the delivery of the connectivity app project. Both PM’s are required to manage the country deployment and release management of the C-APP. Without these resource, current PMs will be overloaded and risk delays to delivery Roadmap. We need strong PM’s who understands App development, release management and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Clear and concise communication skills across all levels for the organization

• Provide clears project reporting and updates to director and above

• Communicate complex issues in simple, clear report format

• Manage project teams in excess of 50 staff

• Determines, procure and manage appropriate resources internally and externally to deliver the projects

• Implement and maintain a consistent project management methodology

• Manage and is accountable for all aspects of cross project risk, issues and contingency

• Identify track and manage intra & inter programme/portfolio dependencies with other business initiatives and key project pro-actively

• Manage steering group activities for project escalation

• Must be able to manage and track budget

• Awareness of the politics and business change taking place across the organization that could impact the project

• Ensure the project and deliverables fir the company’s strategic direction

Required Key Skills (functional/technical)

• Relationship Management - Ability to build, establish and maintain influential relationships in order to drive effective decision making

• Awareness of Politics/Environment - Understands, respects and takes account of the legitimate business and political drivers that influence stakeholder behavior and priorities; understand implications of deliverables / activities.

• Self Drive - Responds to challenging priorities with a sense of urgency and pace. Bounceback-ability

• Impartiality - Reflect a true project picture, does not attempt to communicate only good news or what people want to hear and avoids expressing personal view. Maintain a questioning attitude.

• Proactivity - Looks ahead for potential problems and takes preventative or mitigating action in advance. Does not get caught in permanent ‘reactive’ mode.

• Staff development and coaching- Commands the respect of peers, takes responsibility and accountability for training and mentoring of colleagues in Delivery

• Maintain and inspire trustfulness - Promotes integrity and will both voice and welcome views that challenge the majority view appropriately. Behave professionally

• Interpersonal management skills

• Works with different functional and interest groups.

• Facilitates shared participation in design and delivery of programmes and projects.

• Persuasive.

• Able to negotiate between personal and organizational needs.

• Organization Skills - Ability to plan taking a pragmatic approach to meet required deadlines

• Impact Analysis - Evaluation of proposed changes on business and project environment.

• Planning and Scheduling- Effective planning to enable timely deliverables.

• Communication and presentation – Good communicator and able to present information clearly in workshops and on a 1-2-1 basis.

• Delivery Management – Ability to deliver within multiple areas of the business

Required/Desired Qualifications/Experience

• Knowledge and demonstrable experience of portfolio/project planning processes and techniques and methodology

• Experience of portfolio/project management in a multi-disciplined and commercial environment

• Knowledge of risk trade off options and their impact on project success

• Awareness of corporate, industry and professional standards in the programme/project management environment.

• Stakeholder management, negotiation and conflict management skills

• Ability to understand complex organizational designs and structures and understands how to relate these to the portfolio being managed.

• Ability to manage uncertainty and understand the impact of this on portfolio/ project.

• Experience in the telecommunications/ Broadband / cable TV industry / Business

• Leadership qualities and people management. Coaching and mentoring of team.

• Understanding of business drivers and complex organizational designs and structures, and how this relates to programmes being managed

• Will have PRINCE 2, APMP or MSP or other recognized industry qualification

• Awareness of appropriate project management methodologies, e.g. Prince 2, Agile

• Awareness of business analysis and change implementation

• Awareness of process improvement methodologies including Lean & Six Sigma.

Does this role spark your interest? Then please provide me with your most recent resume and contact details, so that we can discuss this vacancy more detailed by phone!