Location: Knutsford/Hybrid, 2 days a week
About Capgemini
Capgemini is a global leader in partnering with companies to transform and manage their business by harnessing the power of technology. The Group is guided everyday by its purpose of unleashing human energy through technology for an inclusive and sustainable future. It is a responsible and diverse organization of over 360,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong 55-year heritage and deep industry expertise, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to address the entire breadth of their business needs, from strategy and design to operations, fueled by the fast evolving and innovative world of cloud, data, AI, connectivity, software, digital engineering and platforms. The Group reported in 2022 global revenues of €22 billion.
Introduction: Responsible for the overall management control and delivery of Business Critical projects within the SWIFT Gateway Infrastructure Portfolio including scheduled systems releases and other key Projects (including mandatory/regulatory).
What will you be doing?
Overall responsibility for the successful delivery of the project to plan budget and agreed quality and governance standards. Manage suppliers in line with agreed contractual obligations milestones and quality standards. Provide effective communications and relationship building with key senior stakeholders within technology operations and product and provide Project status reporting that is accurate informative and timely. Own and drive the effective governance of the Project. Own and drive the Project planning framework ensuring that plans are developed and tracked to appropriate standards. Control the Project scope ensuring that rigorous change control is exercised. Ensure the project meets the expected requirements and that acceptance and handover to business as usual are managed against agreed acceptance criteria and to a defined plan. Define project budgets obtain funding and track actual expenditure to ensure the project remains on track from a financial perspective.
What we are looking for: Must have a track record of managing business or technical Projects in the financial services. Strong Project mobilisation / initiation / planning experience in addition to management of established Projects. Must be able to demonstrate excellent stakeholder management communication and presentation skills at Senior Management/Director level with strong and influential personal credibility. Leadership skills with evidence of managing medium-large teams across a range of disciplines and locations. Demonstrable record of managing Project budgets effectively and delivering within budgetary constraints.
Relevant Experience: 10 to 14 years
Skills that will help you in the role: Knowledge of SWIFT and SWIFT infrastructures. Has operated in roles facing off directly to senior Stakeholders. A track record of successfully managing stakeholder relationships is definitely preferred. Previous experience of managing payments related projects. Ability to manage and deliver Projects in a business that is undergoing a high degree of organisational and strategic change. Formal external qualification/accreditation to Prince II or PMI methodologies or at least experience of Prince II/PMI in a project environment.
Job Description
Works in the area of Software Engineering, which encompasses the development, maintenance and optimization of software solutions/applications.
1. Applies scientific methods to analyse and solve software engineering problems.
2. Responsible for the development and application of software engineering practice and knowledge, in research, design, development and maintenance.
3. Requires the exercise of original thought and judgement and the ability to supervise the technical and administrative work of other software engineers.
4. Builds skills and expertise of his/her software engineering discipline to reach standard software engineer skills expectations for the applicable role, as defined in Professional Communities.
5. Collaborates and acts as a team player with other software engineers and stakeholders.
Job Description - Grade Specific
Has more than a year of relevant work experience. Solid understanding of programming concepts, software design and software development principles. Consistently works to direction with minimal supervision, producing accurate and reliable results. Individuals are expected to be able to work on a range of tasks and problems, demonstrating their ability to apply their skills and knowledge. Organises own time to deliver against tasks set by others with a mid term horizon. Works cooperatively with others to achieve team goals and has a direct and positive impact on project performance and makes decisions based on their understanding of the situation, not just the rules.
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