Overview
Responsibilities:
- Lead the Initiation, Planning, and Execution phases of the activities within Portfolio
- Make sure that new initiatives are presented to the Solution Committee, so the Technical Solution and Execution Team is duly identified
- Assure effective communication of Project Objectives, Timeline, Scope
- Assure the responsibilities are clearly communicated within the project teams
- Manage the accomplishment of the goal within the portfolio, which means: Monitor and control the project execution within the set Timeline, Budget, and Scope; Accomplishment the Portfolio tasks, Features, and Objectives, which are distributed within the Product Development Teams and managed by Product Owners
- Set and continually manage project expectations while delegating and managing deliverable with team members and stakeholders
- Assemble and coordinate project staff, provide direction and support
- Direct and motivate the project team as appropriate
- Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and budget
- Manage expectations for the delivery of the project and escalate to PMO as needed to enable appropriate corrective action to be taken
- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
- Develop a detailed project plan to monitor, track progress and share with clients/stakeholders
- Collect and consolidate the statuses of activities ongoing within the portfolio and report to BOD and stakeholders.
- Manage project budget, meaning: Manage the purchasing activities and vendor selection process, negotiations with vendors; Accomplishment of Project Budget Targets; Contract terms agreement and preparation
- Estimate timelines, measure risks, and define mitigation strategies for identified risks
- Present to Project Steering Committee/Project team the Concepts, planning, and project status/progress reports, defining ongoing activities, problems, and solutions
- Work with the Head of Project Management Office to facilitate process improvements to Portfolio Management
- Work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation, and excellence
- Participate in establishing practices, templates, policies, and tools to expand and mature capabilities for the Project Management Office
- Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects
- Manage the relationship with the clients and all stakeholders
- Keep abreast of new and emerging technologies, and other developments in the current area of work
- Manage project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs
- After the project accomplishment follow-up and measure project results and present it to the Project Committee.
Required Qualifications:
- 1+ year of IT Project management experience
- Portfolio of independently accomplished projects, which are recognized as successful (In Time, within the budget, and according to the scope)
- Tools: Intermediate knowledge level of MS Project, Jira, Confluence, Visio, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Well Awareness of Technical Business Processes in order to independently define the flow and sequence of works to be performed
- Working experience in Project Management (Agile - Scrum / Waterfall)
- Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skill
- Leadership, Business Knowledge / Ability to understand business needs
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Computer Science or equivalent
- Fluency in Armenian and English, Russian (Preferable)
- A can-do attitude and willingness to go the extra mile when required
- Self-motivated, decisive, with the ability to adapt to change and competing demands
- Skills/Knowledge to estimate the required resources for project tasks accomplishment
