D-ploy is an IT and Engineering Solutions company with operations throughout the EMEA region including Switzerland, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, UK, as well as the USA.
We pride ourselves on delivering innovative and superior services and solutions to numerous industry-leading clients. By building relationships and trusted partnerships within the IT community, we optimize our customer‘s IT productivity and contribute to the organization’s success and value.
We are interested in talking to engaging, flexible, and solution-oriented individuals who are looking to become a part of a dynamically growing and international organization. We are focused on creating value where IT counts, join us!
Tasks and Responsibilities
- Follow professional project management methodologies and best practices (e.g. Prince II) as well as the company processes and tools, managing each stage of the project life cycle (e.g. Start-up amp; Initiation, Plan phases, Execute phases, Project Closure) in accordance with the Companies Global Project Management Process.
- Develop and/or review Business Cases to ensure project feasibility and obtain approval from the Project Approval Boards.
- Create project plans and proposals that outline goals, time frame, and funding limitations. This includes strategy, planning/scheduling, risk assessment and mitigation plans, procedures for project execution and staffing, and all necessary resources to achieve project objectives successfully.
- Have overall responsibility for planning, directing, and coordinating project activities, including identifying dependencies, setting time objectives, allocating resources, defining quality criteria, adhering to cost constraints, and meeting overall project objectives.
- Coordinate activities and resources throughout all project phases to ensure timely delivery by various delivery teams.
- Implement projects as outlined in the approved business case, controlling costs, scope, timelines, benefits, and quality.
- Manage project communication and reporting, including roadmap, planning, actual and forecast costs against budget, deliverables, decision-making needs, and escalation for conflict resolution. Anticipate and address stakeholders' needs. Manage governance between involved and/or impacted teams (e.g. project vs operation teams, IT vs business teams, Infrastructure vs Security vs Network amp; UCC teams) and between the company and third-party suppliers.
- Monitor risks and issues, and devise mitigation and contingency plans.
- Proactively manage the impact of the project on the organization, in alignment with affected managers.
- Manage external resources (e.g. cross-functionally or multi-disciplinary teams), including offshore delivery models.
- Define, manage, and report on budget actuals versus forecast. Keep track of all costs.
- Engage senior business leadership to actively support and take ownership of major projects.
- Adhere to defined management and delivery processes for IT projects and other relevant policies (e.g. HW/SW standards, Internal Controls, Compliance amp; Information Security).
- Deliver projects with agreed-upon quality, schedule, and cost, while ensuring customer satisfaction.
Requirements
- Must have at least 6+ years of work experience, with 4-6 years in project management within a large global IT organization or consultancy
- Demonstrated success in delivering large projects with budget responsibility
- Good understanding of general IT technology, systems, and management processes in Infrastructure, Network, and IT Security
- University degree in business or technical subject preferred, or equivalent education
- PMI / Prince2 (or similar industry standard project management qualification) is desirable
- Good knowledge of ITIL Service Management processes
- Experience in process management, Six-Sigma, Lean is a plus
- Experience in designing and implementing new processes or methodologies in complex organizations
- Strong understanding of business processes and objectives
- Ability to lead global virtual teams
- Excellent presentation and communication skills at all levels, including executive management
- Knowledge of IT Project Methodologies
- Proficient in using MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills are essential
- Travel Requirement: Regular (20-50%)
- Fluency in English (spoken amp; written);
- Candidates must declare their Criminal record extract, must not be older than three months
Benefits
- Broad range of activities, tasks, and projects
- Flexible working conditions
- Minimum 5 weeks of vacation
- Paid si