Senior Project Manager
Opportunity
Exciting and varied permanent Senior Project Manager opportunity with a leading technology vendor in Melbourne’s inner suburbs. If you like variety and are keen to work across operational support projects and mid-to-large sized projects ranging in scale from $100K to complex multi-jurisdictional programs with state and federal government stakeholders worth $5-10m, then this is the opportunity for you.
A hybrid and flexible work environment with 2 days in office, 3 from home, combined with competitive salary and bonus structure is on offer.
With staff tenure well above industry standard due to an inclusive family-like culture, professional advancement, technical thought-leadership and innovation, and 100% acquisition by one of Australia’s Top 20 companies – this is unique opportunity to carve out a long-term career for a flexible, dynamic yet pragmatic Senior Project Manager.
Role
- 50/50 small operational BAU enhancement projects combined with mid-large-scale new software application and ICT development projects within Microsoft, Azure cloud and Data environments
- Delivery leadership and Project Management of the Small Enhancement team of 4-5 delivering short operational enhancements to a 4-week cadence with matrix style management of a team of BA’s, Developers and Testers
- Prioritise enhancements and features and manage delivery
- Develop Stakeholder Engagement Plans, Quarterly Small Enhancement Plans, complete Change Requests and Change Evaluation and Quotes
- Project financials, risk, issues, dependencies and end-end project reporting
- Manage project closures, Post Implementation Reviews (PIR’s)
- Collaborate with GM of Growth, GM of Product, GM Technology, Delivery Managers and lead multiple squads to deliver internally
- Stakeholder management throughout projects with external federal and state government departments in a multi-jurisdictional environment with strong governance
- Leadership of multiple squads and teams for larger programs following Scaled Agile (SAFe)
Requirements
- 10-15 plus years’ experience as a technical ICT Project Manager with background in software applications, data and development environments (Microsoft preferred)
- 2-3 years as a Senior Project Manager or operating at Program Manager level leading multiple project streams on multi-phase programs.
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects of varied size and scale including commercially contracted BAU/operational and On-Demand Change Requests to multi-phase new development programs
- Ability to manage 2-3+ projects concurrently
- Technical Delivery Management and leadership of cross-functional squads
- Scaled Agile (SAFe, Kanban, SCRUM) and hybrid-operating models “off-train”
- Demonstrated experience in SaaS and ICT technology vendor environments
- Consulting or providing direct ICT services and project managemeny into state or federal government
- Experience collaborating or working with state and/or federal government stakeholders and pragmatic ability to adapt to the difference in working styles
- Tertiary qualifications in Information Technology with certifications in project management preferred (SAFe, SCRUM, Prince2, PMBOK)
- Azure DevOps, JIRA, Microsoft Project
- Australian Citizenship with the ability to secure Baseline Security Clearance as required
This opportunity would suit a Senior PM/Program Manager with background in SaaS/software vendor environments and managing projects directly or indirectly for state or federal government.
The successful candidate is required to commence no later than mid-June and be available for interviews from 28th April.
Application Process
To apply for this unique opportunity, please apply using the link or email your CV and a cover letter in confidence to kylie.mcmanus@talentinternational.com.