Software Integration Project Manager at Giesecke+Devrient

Area of responsibility

• Successfully run and complete projects implementing Vault Management, Warehouse management and/or Production software with additional developments within our client’s organization, within the agreed timelines, budget and quality criteria.
• Contributing to project budget calculations and presentations to clients in the pre-sales phase.
• Management of resources and distribution of tasks across projects in coordination with the resources involved.
• Within quotation processes, the SW Project Manager analyses the implementation strategy and impact.
• Within projects the SW Project Manager is able to write requirements, work with the development team and perform acceptance tests

Key Responsibilities
Integrate Software Products

• SW Product Integration capabilities
• Proven experience of file transfer mechanism, new integration platforms/APIs
• Porting or migration from legacy integration footprints to modern integration landscapes
• Large application implementations with significant integration components including ESB, web-services, file transfers, point to point integrations

Selling & accepting new projects

• Constructing plans and budgets with the Sales team for potential projects.
• Presenting a project plan and approach to (new) clients.
• Accepting projects by proper transfer from the Sales team.
• Regular and ad hoc coordination with the Sales Manager and Product Manager.

Execute resource management

• Anticipating on project timelines by resource allocation scenarios with a horizon of 3-36 months.
• Continuous resource and (project) task allocation management based on the dynamics.
• Ownership of the project related resource anticipation sheet with a 3-36 month horizon.
• Continuous management of proper task allocation and commitment across projects.
• Discussing and challenging task requirements and anticipated effort.
• Anticipating and discussing development requirements with the Product and Service Manager (internal and external) for alignment with project timelines.
• Control project activities of all involved stakeholders and address issues like missing tasks, improper task descriptions, non-committed tasks, overdue tasks, etc.
• Managing people’s proper project contributions regarding taking task and due date responsibility and delivering high quality.

Manage and execute projects

• Managing large projects or programs with multiple projects or work streams operating in parallel with internal and external dependencies
• Executing projects with significant third party dependencies and stakeholder management to align delivery time frames and testing
• Creation of detailed project plans consisting of scope, deliverables, budget, delivery and lead times, resource planning, risks & mitigations, communication and reporting.
• Organize proper project teams and their involvement in the creation of plans and commitment to the tasks.
• Head several projects as Project Lead.
• Monitor and manage project involved in order to achieve quality and timely deliveries.
• Coaching of project involved and Sales team members regarding project management.
• Manage risks, resources, issues across all projects with a horizon 3-36 months.
• Intervene when project involved cannot resolve project issues.
• Plan and manage transfers from project to support.
• Regular communication with and visits to clients where projects are operative, informing them about the progress of the projects.
• Organisation and execution of the steering committee meetings and ensure proper governance.
• Organise project evaluations and lessons learned registration, for future use.
• Continuous improvement of the processes.

Authorities

• Management of implementation project budgets.
• Deciding on (priorities relating to) the use of internal and external employees.
• Deciding on task allocations.
• Deciding on project standards and methodologies.

Result areas

• (Client) project objectives and results.
• Project organisation quality and effectiveness.
• Satisfaction of principals, clients, relations.
• Satisfaction of Sales, Product Manager and consultants.
• Quality and implementation of improvement suggestions.

Job requirements
Work Experience and Knowledge

• 8+ years of Software Project management Expereince
• Handling cash and cash management processes
• Concepts and models for supply chain integration and logistics
• Software product and services of cash industry
• Business process (re)design

Minimum Qualification and required Skills

• Bcom Degree in Information Systems or relevant related qualification
• Certified Project management
• Interpersonal skills (including communication)
• Planning and organizing
• Conflict handling

Competences

• Ability to remain positive, with a 'can do' attitude
• Ability to find pragmatic solutions to challenges
• Forward thinking
• Result orientation
• Managing performance