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Position Summary & Key Areas of Responsibility

• Required to oversee projects. This role originates in the Plan Phase and extend through the Deployment Phase of the Project Management Governance Process; Oversight of Project from Concept Phase through Deployment via other Project Managers
• Decompose projects into time-phased elements and prioritize key deliverables; Assumes full accountability for overall success of a project through deployment.
• Define project goals and objectives; Identify customer requirements; Identify resource requirements; Develop project budget; Track incurred and projected expenses against program plan and report to management.
• Prioritize resource allocation; Assist with resource negotiation; Manage cost/schedule/resource variances
• Produce project documentation; Establish/maintain project information system; Monitor and control project
• Develop and be accountable for the overall project plan; Ensure resources are committed and engaged for all project phases
• Primary function of role is translating customer IT services requirements into customer solutions/contracts that secure customer loyalty, drive acceptable profit margins and are delivered with fidelity
• Role requires strong project management skills and leadership in a dynamic and deadline driven environment
• Required to qualify and develop a solution that is mutually acceptable to the client and the company
• Liaise closely with pricing analysts to ensure operational commitments are translated accurately into cost assumptions
• Provide sales team with technical and service presales support; Prepare and deliver services presentations to current and prospective customers
• Negotiates directly with customers and contractors
• Certifications and proficiency in Technology and Telecom fields of knowledge. 
• Cisco wireless certifications are an asset.
• Ensures the program meet established time, cost, technical and customer objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Science or IT related disciplines (Minimum 2:2)
• 5 years of related experience in customer facing, technology deployment and support environment
• 3 years in Project Management and strong experience in working with a Financial Institution
• Ability to work under tight timelines in a demanding environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Strong leadership skills
• Ability to work closely with the Business Leaders, IT Partners, and peers for the project, the customer and the development/implementation team within a Project Team environment - both internal to NCR and external with the customer.
• Interface with multiple business functions and organizations, as well as multiple specialists, in defining, producing and managing plans for successful project delivery
• Ability to lead/coordinate a cross-functional team, ensuring that projects meet defined scope, time, cost and quality constraints
• Ability to deal with organizational influences, ambiguity and continuous change.

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Job Summary

• We are looking for a competent change manager to optimize our business processes and organizational structure to improve business efficiency and service delivery. 
• You will be consulting with management to design and execute strategies that can be implemented fast and with minimum staff members' resistance.
• To ensure success as a change manager, ideal candidate should possess extensive experience in preparing forecasts and have the ability to liaise with staff, management, and the project team to maximize employee adoption. 
• An accomplished change manager will implement business processes, systems, and technology to efficiently improve service delivery and streamline processes.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with management to gather and analyze operational information.
• Preparing change management strategies to reduce expenses, increase revenue, and maximize efficiency.
• Evaluating cost structures and budgetary impact of the proposed changes.
• Consulting with staff members and identifying and managing anticipated resistance.
• Creating communication and training plans to enable smooth implementation of the strategy.
• Assisting with the restructuring of the staff component to optimize the effective implementation of the project.
• Tracking implementation progress and reporting back to management.
• Coaching managers and supervisors to improve implementation communication.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field.
• 5 years’ experience as a change manager for IT project preferably in financial services industry.
• Thorough knowledge of, and experience in, change management principles and methodology.
• Proficiency in business management, statistics, analytics, and spreadsheet software such as Excel.
• In-depth knowledge of models and forecasting.
• Ability to influence others and achieve common goals.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to build strong relationships.
• Exceptional ability to solve problems and think analytically.
• Great organizational, project, and time management skills.