Project Delivery Manager at Optasia

As member of the Project Delivery team in Optasia, your primary objective is to be responsible for the delivery of multiple simultaneous clients facing VAS projects within the telecommunication industry. The role is reporting to Project Delivery Director.

What you will be doing

• Take full ownership of the project delivery. This includes requirements gathering & design, technical delivery, quality assurance and go to market activities.
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and budget.
• Assist product management team in developing service description and project scope.
• Create and maintain a high level and detailed level project plan in line with company standards.
• Perform pro-active risk management, to identify and remediate risks in an early stage.
• Clear and accurate reporting to all stakeholders throughout the project, reporting progress against the project plan.
• Ensure company processes and best practices are enforced during the execution of your project.
• Manage and support multiple internal and external departments during project lifecycle.
• Collect, manage and communicate to all stakeholders any technical requirements and solution specifics
• Actively participate in the project acceptance phase
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
• Mentoring and participating in the development of the project delivery team

What you will bring

• At least 5 years’ experience in Project Management in the telecommunications & IT sectors.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Telecommunications or any related course
• Project management certification required. (PMP, Prince2 Practitioner, PM2)
• IPMA, MSP, Six-Sigma, ITIL practitioner, or agile certification are a big advantage.
• Proven track record in delivery of complex projects with MNOs.
• Telecom VAS system integration experience required.
• Charging & Billing, Mediation, SMS, USSD, IVR, GGSN/SGSN
• CRM, Revenue Assurance
• Good understanding of telecommunication networks
• Experience in go to market activities
• Willingness to travel up to 100% during project implementation phases

Your key attributes

• Very strong analytical skills and excellent command in both written and verbal communication
• Attitude to deliver with quality on time. Client-centric and result-oriented individual
• Possesses multi-tasking, planning and organizational skills on tactical and strategic levels
• Fluent in English
• Fluent in French and/or Spanish