Project Manager - Cape Town at DigiCert, Inc.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Plan, organize, lead the project delivery, including organizing resources (internal and external) and third-party vendors assigned to achieve outcomes within the Project. 
• Establish and control the project cadence and governance for the overall Project. 
• Manage and track the cost, schedule, and technical performance of all aspects of the Project assigned against the approved baseline. 
• Be accountable for monitoring and controlling project activities/milestones, schedule, risk register, scope changes, on time delivery, and Estimate at Completion (EAC) within the project. 
• Capture and monitor project performance objectives and indicators. 
• Identify support and resources needed to achieve the project objectives with input of the Resource Managers and key stakeholders. 
• Manage all customer / stakeholder relationships to ensure assigned responsibilities/accountabilities are achieved/addressed. 
• Lead and motivate a high performing cross-disciplinary integrated team by providing the appropriate direction, coaching, support, and delegation to team members. 
• Apply continuous improvements principles including post-project implementation reviews to identifying areas of improvement for projects. 
• Prepare Project Planning and Estimate to Complete (ETC) Reviews. 
• Track project progress and manage change effectively throughout the project lifecycle. 
• Collect timesheets from Pro Services members, update stakeholders regularly, and manage invoicing process for the projects managed.  

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of 3+ years’ experience in program or project management. 
• A certified project manager with a PMP/Prince2 [or equivalent] credential with strong verbal and written communication skills. 
• Versatile in various project management methodologies and tools, including Agile (Scrum, Kanban), ITIL, and widely used project management software such as Jira and Microsoft Project. 
• Proven ability to successfully manage multiple concurrent complex IT service delivery projects in both the EMEA and US regions. 
• 3+ years of experience managing projects for software/service implementations. 

PREFERRED QUALIFCATIONS

• Experience in project delivery for IT security product/services 
• Knowledge and understanding of PKI. 
• Experience in delivering project lifecycle for end-to-end solutions/services from Design, Delivery, and In-Service Support phases. 
• Experience working in a complex, multidisciplinary, multi-site organization. 
• Experience in delivering projects for one or more of the following areas: governmental organizations (including defense ministries/departments, defense services, and defense manufacturers), software and product manufacturing for industrial, telco, and medical providers.
• Have a minimum of three to five years’ experience in program or project management.