Job Description
Atradius is looking for a new Project Manager form part of the IT PMO Project Management team, reporting directly into a Programme Manager, and will be allocated a subset of the projects to deliver.
As a Project Manager at Atradius, you will oversee and deliver assigned projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and budget.
The candidate will adhere to the PPMO framework, collaborating closely with the Portfolio Management team to manage risks, issues, and dependencies. Your role includes developing detailed project plans, maintaining high-quality standards for deliverables, and effectively communicating progress to stakeholders. You will also contribute to maintaining and improving the PPMO framework alongside Portfolio Managers.
The candidate will work primarily on technical projects with the technical support teams within Atradius ITS and as such it is essential that the candidate has a good awareness and understanding of IT technologies, principles and methodologies.
In addition to core Project Management skills the candidate will also need to be able to demonstrate good communication and reporting skills towards stakeholders and project teams, the ability to work independently and self-sufficiently, an understanding of business and commercial benefits and a strong customer service awareness.
Main responsibilities:
1. Oversee and manage the delivery of IT projects.
2. Developing detailed project plans that outline the scope, timeline, budget, and resources required.
3. Ensure projects comply with the PPMO framework.
4. Collaborate closely with the ITS technical teams, covering design, implementation and operational support.
5. Collaborate closely with the Portfolio Management team.
6. Identify and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies.
7. Report project status and progress to relevant stakeholders.
8. Ensuring that all project deliverables meet the required quality standards.
9. Resource forecasting, reporting and management.
10. Budget forecasting, reporting and management.
11. Risk, issue and dependency management.
12. Stakeholder communication and progress.
Required qualifications, Skills and Experience:
13. Excellent communication skills
14. Ability to convert technical details into summarised view
15. Proficient at managing time and resources
16. Work independently and being self sufficient
17. Ability to work on multiple projects
18. Ability to convert technical details into meaningful,Business ideas, High level and detailed project plans, communication schedules, test plans,process improvements.
19. Detail-oriented
20. Proven leadership skills
21. Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
22. Capable of managing in a crisis, as and when they arise
23. Adept at negotiating internally as well as externally
24. Knowledge of project management frameworks and best practices including waterfall and agile
25. Proven experience of three to five years in managing IT projects of various type and size, these should include but not limited to Demonstration of Cyber Security knowledgeDemonstration Cloud Infrastructure and Migration knowledge (preferably Microsoft Azure)InfrastructureEnd user computing Service management
Preferred Skills:
26. Good experience of managing projects through all phases of the project lifecycle from business case production to operational hand over into support
27. Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite
28. Good knowledge and experience of creating operational process and process flow documents to support project implementation and delivery.
29. Good understanding in using popular project management tools such as MS Project, Asana, Trello, Kanban boards, etc.
30. Good experience in the use of collaboration tools such as MS Teams and SharePoint
31. Experience with cloud technologies and tools such as Confluence and Azure Devops
32. Experience of ITSM
What do we offer?
33. A dynamic, international and challenging work environment
34. Training and support to reach your full potential including the opportunity for continuous professional development
35. Attractive terms and conditions, including competitive salary, pension package and a range of flexible benefits and rewards
36. Challenging tasks with individual development and training opportunities