Project Manager

Project Manager Contract Role Cork (Hybrid 2-3 days onsite)

My client is looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to join their team in Cork. The ideal candidate will have Jira/ ADO tool experience and general strong experience in utilising PM tools.

The Job:

• Onboard new projects / Global IT Initiatives in Proposal pipelines, socialize projects with leadership.
• Create projects, drive project planning, design & execution phases, manage Stage Gates
• Manage project risks, stakeholder management, escalations, presenting to steering teams
• Produce weekly status reports, governance decks and other project comms/updates
• Produce comprehensive meeting minutes, action plans and manage follow up activities
• Manage cross-functional teams to ensure all updated are provided in a timely manner
• Consulting support across sites to other project managers, or staff performing a PM function through project lifecycle
• Manage project pipelines and inter-dependencies IT PMO/portfolio forums
• Engagement with Global Project Management Office and Planning/Strategy teams on new initiatives, policies and procedures, socializing and integrating those back into the company.
• Supporting Project Management Audit Controls

Have you:

• 7+ years of related Project Management experience, leading projects
• Strong experience in Waterfall Project Management Methodology and Agile Project Management Methodology
• Strong experienced in managing multiple projects, stakeholder management, presenting to leadership teams
• Experience in Project Management tools (MS Project, Office 365 applications, Project & Portfolio tools)
• Advanced user of Azure Dev Ops (ADO)
• Knowledge and technical understanding of IT Delivery projects, including Compute, Network, Software Solutions
• Proven ability to manage business complexity and manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to influence and align teams in a matrix and virtual environment.
• Project Management qualification required (PMI, PMP)
• A tenacious executor with a proven track record of managing change and achieving strong results.
• Experience with leading and mentoring both project and business validation phases of work.
• An ability to extract or identify IT related asks / risks through discussions with cross functional or site-based teams (remote and local) without prior knowledge of full scope or specific technical expertise.
• Experience of matrixed, global organisations
• Familiar with the governance and reporting requirements associated with regulated industries, such as SOX

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