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The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for managing multiple requirements originating from a myriad of sources across the organisation including Operations, Regulatory and Artificial Intelligence. A strong Senior Project Manager who can manage stakeholder's requirements and backlog.

The Senior Project Manager will need to understand the technology to map to these requirements and the value it's brining for the Bank

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for the successful delivery of the whole of the proposed change, co-ordination of the project and management of their inter-dependencies.

The Senior Project manager is responsible, on behalf of the Programme Manager, for delivering change. The role requires effective co-ordination of the workstreams and management of their inter-dependencies including oversight of any risks and issues arising. It also includes the co-ordination of the new capability for the business to enable effective change and realisation of projected benefits.

In most cases, the Senior project manager will work full-time on the project. The role is crucial for creating and maintaining focus, enthusiasm and momentum.

The Senior project manager is responsible for the overall integrity and coherence of the project. They will develop and maintain the project environment to support each individual project within it - often through an effective project management office.

Responsibilities of the Senior project manager:

The project manager is responsible for:

1. Progressing requirements and managing backlogs
2. Planning and designing the project and proactively monitoring its progress, resolving issues and initiating appropriate corrective action
3. Defining the project’s governance arrangements
4. Ensuring effective quality assurance and the overall integrity of the project - focusing inwardly on the internal consistency of the project, and outwardly on its coherence with infrastructure planning, interfaces with other projects and corporate, technical and specialist standards
5. Managing the project's budget on behalf of the Programme Manager, monitoring expenditure and costs against delivered and realised benefits as the project progresses
6. Ensuring the delivery of new products or services from projects is to the appropriate level of quality, on time and within budget, in accordance with the project plan and programme governance arrangements
7. Ensuring there is allocation of common resources and skills within the project’s individual projects
8. Managing third party contributions to the project
9. Managing communications with all stakeholders
10. Managing both the dependencies and the interfaces between projects
11. Managing risks to the project’s successful outcome
12. Working with the business change manager or equivalent on the transition to the new business as usual position
13. Initiating extra activities and other management interventions wherever gaps in the project are identified, or issues arise
14. Reporting the progress of the project at regular intervals to the project director and senior stakeholders

On large and complex projects, it may be appropriate to appoint other individuals to support the project manager for some of the responsibilities listed above, for example a PMO manager, finance manager, a planning lead, a communications manager or a benefits manager

Skills and attributes needed to be a project manager

The individual appointed as Project manager must have the necessary seniority to be able to take on the responsibilities associated with the role. The balance of skills required of a Project manager often changes as the Project develops. The person with the skills to identify or define the Project may not necessarily be the right person to drive through its implementation.

The Senior Project manager should have:

1. Effective leadership, interpersonal and communication skills.
2. Ability to summarise and articulate technical updates to business-friendly language.
3. Ability to manage/ coordinate multiple workstreams and bring synergies among them.
4. The ability to command respect and to create a sense of community amongst the members of the project teams.
5. Good knowledge of techniques for planning, monitoring and controlling Projects.
6. Sound business case development and approvals skills.
7. Good knowledge of Project management methods.
8. Good knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation procedures.
9. Sufficient seniority and credibility to advise teams on their projects in relation to the project.
10. The ability to find ways of solving and pre-empting delivery risks.
11. Ability to report concisely and timely to senior leadership the risks, impact and possible solutions.
12. Good understanding of Software Development Lifecycle.
13. Competent with using MS Office products, Confluence etc to ensure effective management of delivery, clear, concise & timely reporting.

We offer:

▪ A full-time contract with possibility to choose the form of employment (UoP/B2B)

▪ Stable and long-term cooperation

▪ A clearly defined career path and the possibility of development in four areas as: Project Manager, Business Manager, Technical Leader and a specialist in their field.

▪ Participation in company conferences, trainings, workshops, integration meetings, etc.

▪ Certification and training opportunities

▪ Opportunity to relocate and work in different ALTEN Polska branches

▪ Providing the necessary tools for work, e.g., a computer

BENEFITS

▪ Medicover medical care

▪ Medicover dental care

▪ Medicover Benefits platform / Medicover Sport card

▪ Securing technical equipment for work

▪ Employee referral program

▪ Layette for a newborn employee’s child

▪ Group life insurance

▪ Pension scheme

Join our team and let’s build tomorrow’s world today!

NOTICE: We kindly inform you that we will contact the selected candidates.