Events / IT Project Manager-Finance Domain

JOB DESCRIPTION:
ｷ        Manage the Demand Plan so that it accurately reflects current and planned company workload as requested by clients and by the company itself.
ｷ        Ensure the project repository is kept up-to-date with all committed, provisionally committed and forecast work.
ｷ        Ensure that the staff skills repository is kept up-to-date.
ｷ        Ensure effective communication with customers through the appropriate Account Managers, in prioritizing work and resolving conflicts.
ｷ        Manage and escalate resource and project conflicts in line with business priorities.
ｷ        Ensure that necessary actions are taken to balance supply and demand.
ｷ        Responsible for progress control, progress reporting, risks and issues management, quality management, and resource management (human, financial and technical) throughout the entire project lifecycle.
ｷ        Feasibility Study - develop and produce a comprehensive Feasibility Study document with sufficient depth of information for the client to make a decision on whether to proceed, and to determine impact on existing SLAs and OLAs.
ｷ        Liaise with Operations Planning Team to staff project work.
ｷ        Planning - Create a detailed workplan for implementation of the project.
ｷ        Managing Implementation - the transition from development to production environment through documented or agreed operational testing procedures.
ｷ       Ensure that the client and the Commercial services are made aware of the operational cost caused by the changed or new service.
REQUIREMENTS:
Experience and Technical
ｷ        At least 12 years in IT in a large organization, including at least 5 years experience of leading and delivering application development projects.
ｷ        Must be proficient in the use of project management tools and must have detailed knowledge of the Project Lifecycle.
ｷ        Experience and skill of process building and process enhancement.
ｷ        Ability to discuss and communicate in English and Japanese.
Behavioral
ｷ        Delivery Focus: Ability to clearly focus on priorities and deliverables, define and deliver to fixed dates, and to work under pressure.
ｷ        Leadership: Ability to lead and motivate a team of people, building team spirit and coach staff when appropriate. Clear understanding of the role of the project manager.
ｷ        Planning: Ability to prioritize work based upon business priorities, and to identify and resolve potential conflicts.
ｷ        Communication: Ability to listen to the team, to the customer and to common sense. Need good presentation skills, able to communicate effectively, to express views and reasons for decisions, particularly when talking to clients.
ｷ        Initiative: Must be able to work with little or no supervision and be able to cope with events and accept responsibility.
ｷ        Innovation: Show an individual flair, have a component of imagination and original thinking.
ｷ        Self-motivated and confident in own thinking and decisions.