Senior Project Manager at Derivco

About Job

• We are trailblazers. We are innovative. We have technology running in our veins. Do we tick your boxes? Do you want to play a part in taking gaming technology to the next level? If yes, we’re looking for you!
• This is your opportunity to be part of the leading software house in the online gaming world. In our space, passionate, innovative and incredibly awesome teams create the best technology in the field, and each day is a chance to level up.
• We are seeking a Senior Project Manager with the ability to collaborate across all levels and multiple teams, to deliver projects and drive the PM competency within the Games Portfolio team. 
• Ensuring that we deliver on business objectives in the recommended timeframe & cost and with the appropriate quality is a key responsibility.
• You will be challenged every day with the variety projects that enter this space, engaging and communicating with a diverse range of stakeholders. The analysis of what the business needs to deliver successfully on projects is something that will require your attention every day with a key focus on risks and issues.
• Planning the approach to your project will need to be clearly defined on how you will deliver project objectives within the defined timeframes and delivering this in an agile and well thought out manner.
• Our team pride themselves on setting and maintaining quality standards, strong teamwork and high levels of integrity. We are looking for an individual who will contribute to the further success of the team and add a new dimension to the environment as well as focus on continuous improvement and other efficiencies!
• We see you nodding – so this is you, right?
• Before you say goodbye to your current workmates and figure out the fastest route to our office, (when we finally go back), let’s see if you got what it takes!

Key Responsibilities:

• Have the ability to manage multiple end-to-end delivery of medium to large sized projects with medium to high complexity
• Have the ability to plan and define the approach and delivery of the project and monitor and track this delivery through the SDLC and lifetime of the project(initiation and planning)
• Understanding and delivering on the requirements from stakeholders across various levels of the organization, engage professionally with a diverse number of stakeholders (IT and Business).
• Implement the business processes and their associated changes across the organisation and be able to measure whether the benefits of the project materialised.
• Manage the scope, cost, quality and time of the project with key focus on dependencies, risks and issues.
• Continuously look for process efficiencies and optimizations and implement these across the team and business area (continuous improvement)
• Provide a mentoring and coaching role to other project managers and people within Portfolio and the organisation
• Strategic Planning

Benefits Realisation

• Driving and influencing the project management capability within Portfolio
• Driving a more agile mindset and way of working within the space
• "Operationalise (Pre-Go Live, Go Live and Post Go Live)"
• Project Closure

Key Requirements:

• Relevant tertiary qualification BSc/BCom / Business Diploma (3yrs) / Adv Management Diploma preferable
• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) or Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent
• Excellent Communicator - written and verbal
• Be a Self-Starter, Self-managed with business and technical (IT) knowledge and understanding
• High attention to detail, maintain a standard of accuracy when documenting requirements
• Professional stakeholder engagement management and relationship building skills
• Agile experience a must
• Line and Performance Management an advantage
• Mentorship nd coaching experience a must
• Facilitation a must
• Experience in the end-to-end delivery of large-sized, high complexity projects.
• Minimum of 6 years of Project Management experience in a software or IT environment
• Expert knowledge of the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) or IT Delivery Cycle
• Expert knowledge of software or IT project management, MS Projects , JIRA / Work Items , MS Visio, BMC Software/ Confluence ( Advantageous)
• Exposure to multiple PM Methodologies