Banking - IT Project Manager at Smart Partners

Responsibilities

• Should be able to handle multiple projects at same time. Each project should be micromanaged.
• Manage stakeholders - business stakeholders, senior management and IT team (developers, testers, configuration management teams, application support teams)
• Should conduct meetings, get all required people in the meeting, and prepare MoM for the same.
• Should manage vendor well, get vendor deliveries on time and keep vendor on tenterhooks all the time
• Manage vendor payments (NOTAP registration, invoices, follow up with procurement, etc.)
• Ensure business requirements for completeness.
• Ensure understanding of underlying domain should be able to engage BA and architect
• Ensure project governance (however the challenge is rigorous compliance for most requests is lacking)

Qualifications

• A good first Degree in Computer Science/Information Technology. Must have relevant IT certifications with PMP or PRINCE 2 Project Management Certifications.
• Minimum of 7 years Banking Sector IT Project Management.
• Must have verifiable track performance in Banking IT Project Management.
• Ability to follow up aggressively
• Should not mind going to desk of others to get things done
• Should be able to raise the voice (if required) to get things done
• Ability to manage business stakeholders
• Should be able to cope up with changing priorities of stakeholders
• Should be able to pick up various developments happening around.