IT Project Manager

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of systems implementation, software deployment, and integration projects across the organisation, ensuring alignment to programme objectives and strategic outcomes.
• Partner with stakeholders to translate business requirements into functional specifications and structured delivery plans, leveraging project management tools for scheduling, dependency tracking, and portfolio visibility.
• Manage project timelines, budgets, and resources to deliver milestones on schedule, within budget, and to agreed quality standards.
• Provide clear, consistent progress reporting to stakeholders, proactively addressing risks, dependencies, and blockers.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including R&D, IT, finance, and operations to ensure technical solutions are fully integrated into existing environments.
• Oversee proof-of-concept builds, pilot phases, and staged rollouts, ensuring lessons learned feed into full implementation.
• Facilitate training sessions for clients and end-users, ensuring adoption readiness and smooth transition to new systems.
• Continuously monitor, evaluate, and refine project processes, introducing improvements that increase delivery efficiency, reduce integration risk, and enhance stakeholder confidence.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• PMP certification preferred;
  Agile or hybrid delivery credentials are a strong advantage.
• Minimum 5 years experience managing systems implementation, R&D, or enterprise software integration projects.
• Proven track record of delivering complex projects on time and within scope across cross-functional teams.
• Experience aligning project outcomes with business requirements and transformation objectives.
• Proficient in delivery frameworks including Waterfall, SDLC, Agile, and hybrid models.
• Skilled in Smart Sheets for project scheduling, reporting, and milestone tracking.
• Familiarity with RAID logs, governance checklists, and artefact traceability across concurrent projects.

Skills:

• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to manage expectations across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience supporting change enablement through collaboration with Learning & Development teams for training and adoption.
• Confident presenting project status, risks, and mitigation plans to senior leadership and external partners.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a bias toward proactive issue resolution.
• Experience managing project budgets, resource planning, and vendor coordination.
• Comfortable working independently and collaboratively in fast-paced, innovation-driven environments.