Technical Delivery Senior Project Manager

1 month ago

Cairo, Egypt Vodafone Full time
Role Purpose: The UK IT portfolio delivery team is responsible for the management of business demand, delivery and governance of the UK CAPEX funded initiatives to drive business growth. The role of an Technical Delivery Project Manager will focus on delivery of one or multiple projects within an assigned portfolio driving the mobilization, shaping and design and end to end delivery of those projects.
As an Technical Delivery Project Manager you will work within a portfolio team aligned to the business area (e.g. Connectivity, Unified Communications, Networks, Home Broadband. Regulatory, Finance, etc.), the business stakeholders and the relevant IT functions (architecture, Platform Engineering, Release and Testing etc:). You will plan and manage delivery from demand and idea generation to go live and transition to IT operations. You will ensure on time, on budget delivery of prioritized business initiates enabled by IT.

You will manage assigned projects within the portfolio. You will manage high complexity projects with cross functional impact across a number of technical systems, domain areas, System Integrators and Third Parties. Projects will involve constrained resource teams and typically include significant business change /transformation. Managing senior business stakeholders is a key part of this role and it’s success.

Responsible for the end to end delivery of assigned projects starting from creation of the business case to the transition into IT operations ensuring delivery to the required standard of quality and within the specified constraints of time and cost. Compliance to the methodology as defined by Vodafone’s delivery governance is an integral part of the role. Work collaboratively and constructively within UK IT to ensure delivery of the projects with assigned portfolios on time, on budget.
Manage the direction, priorities, scope and plan for the project delivery to realize maximum benefit for key stakeholders.
What differentiates an IT Technical Project Manager: Very solid technical understanding for key technology domains , like but not limited to: MVNO (Mobile virtual network operator). IT Enterprise Application Upgrades, Database Upgrades, Infrastructure & OS Upgrades & Shadow IT & Oracle Application Stack. IT Provisioning experience (Oracle Communications ASAP) Oracle IT Stack and Amdocs Stack. Oracle Stack Applications (CRM & Order Management, Billing & Integration). Mobile Billing provisioning networks. Mobile Payment system. Understanding of the application development lifecycle Technical change / transformation experience Experience of managing cross-cultural teams Key Accountabilities and Decision Ownership Vision, Planning and Control Act as project/delivery manager where you will build, lead, motivate, direct and support the cross-functional project delivery team by developing a clear vision of successes and nurturing strong relationships and trust within the team – lead from the front, keeping the team informed, Identify all stakeholders, suppliers and delivery functions at kick off, build strong relationships that are nurtured and constantly reassessed through lifecycle Communicates the High Level Vision for the project/ programme and the customers “desired” future state. Designs the delivery capability to deliver the programme Creates a detailed project/programme plan, using Transformational Flows, identifying the resources required, project interdependencies and critical path, including all the activities that the business need to do to prepare for new technical or business components identifying the projects within the Programme plan Manage and control the performance of the project plan. Identify and embed measurable outcomes & critical success factors into the programme plan Plan & Manage the people utilisation, including recruitment, competency profiles and development for duration of the engagement Organization & Leadership: Manages the team in the successful delivery of the programme/project. Takes on a coaching and mentoring role, motivating others and boosting moral. Initiate and influence relationships with and between key stakeholders, external and internal. Produce project/programme stakeholder map, conduct analysis to ensure stakeholder needs are understood and met. Innovation , Change Management , Risk/Issue Management: Continuously check that the project deliverables innovatively deliver business and technical change that drive forward Vodafone’s transformation Constantly re-evaluate costs versus benefits through project life-cycle, challenging broader team (including Sponsor) to think “outside of the box” to innovatively deliver benefits, challenging and improving process as required Defines the project Risk & Change strategy. Maintaining regular risk management and mitigation planning, ensuring all stakeholders are fully informed of risks and potential impacts.
Quality Assurance and Reporting: Ensures quality assurance standards are applied across the programme & project work streams. Ensure suitable Programme & Project Status Reporting mechanisms are put in place Produce regular, ad hoc and exception reports in line with the agreed communications plan. Ensure timely and accurate reporting, covering aspects (Budget, Timelines and Quality) of scope, outcomes and performance against agreed critical success factors, KPIs and benefits tracking. Maintain accurate financial reports. Maintain document library for project/programme, and produce project/Programme level Lessons Learned & Closure reports.
Financial Management – Benefits, Commercial , Partner & 3rd Party Management: Ensure that strategic outcomes expected by the projects/ programme are aligned to benefits realisation plan, and that benefits tracking process is in place and managed effectively. In the event of projects/programme scope changes materialising ensure that financial and investment plans are reviewed and adjusted accordingly Maintain the business case for funding the project/programme and confirm the continuing business viability of the project at regular intervals Core competencies, knowledge and experience: Typically >6 years relevant experience in end to end managing for major complex projects delivery in ICT filed Flexible with the ability to maintain effectiveness in a changing environment Leadership and Stakeholder Engagement Able to adapt style and apply influencing skills to a range of complex relationships, the Senior Project Manager will be required to create & manage high performing cross functional teams to deliver against agreed plans to the customer. Maintain relationships at senior levels Able to respond positively and convincingly to constructive challenge from the team and overseas the management of any issues with poor performance Professional and Customer Centric: Able to deliver confident and engaging presentations at the most senior level, drawing on a range of communications techniques to adapt to challenging situations and audiences Provides interface with other areas of business to ensure departmental knowledge is shared and obtained Business Skills Applies knowledge of business and markets to create intellectual property Has in-depth knowledge of multiple domains and understands the company’s position in the place. Must-have technical / Professional qualifications: Background in Telco / Network environment Prince 2 Practitioner or PMP MSP Foundation Proven experience of concurrently managing multiple projects or programmes of differing size and complexity to meet business expectations and deliver results. Proven ability to build relationships and influence at all levels internally and externally, including excellent customer facing skills (ability to communicate, effectively, with the customer account teams, in addition to end users and technical persons) Experience in programme and project budget management Understanding of financial accounting including capitalisation and profit and loss Strong cross-functional working capabilities Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Strong leadership skills with the ability to drive an effective project team Understanding and experience of working in a telecommunications environment Ability to quickly assimilate technical knowledge from outside own area of expertise Highly competent in Microsoft Excel/PowerPoint/Visio/Project
Budget Owned: Responsible for CAPEX/OPEX management of the assigned portfolios Responsible for delivering projects of allocated Capex/Opex budgets of up to £10M
Direct Reports : None
Dotted Reports: The Customer Senior Project Manager will have matrix management accountability for others within the business responsible for delivery into the programme typically 50 (Domain senior managers , Solution architects , Business analysts , Solution Integrators , Suppliers)
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