The role of the Senior Project Manager is to lead and inspire our delivery teams to achieve exceptional customer and organisational outcomes. You are expected to own your projects end to end and drive cross-functional delivery. This role involves advanced critical thinking, planning, directing and communicating to achieve the delivery of projects to satisfy business and portfolio objectives.
This is a 12 months Fixed term contract role.
Key Accountabilities and main responsibilities
Strategic Focus
Lead and inspire project teams to define and deliver complex and large projects (up to $10 million) across the entire lifecycle while being cognizant of the complexity, cost, urgency, risk, and stakeholder value
Build strong relationships and actively collaborate across functions to support the achievement of objectives with clear and upfront mutual expectations, including with business customers.
Operational Management
Demonstrate proactive and modern ways of working using tools and techniques to achieve high productivity within a dynamic and fast-paced environment
Define project scope, success criteria and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with all relevant stakeholders, accurately interpreting ideas, information and needs
Implement effective governance for project tracking and reporting to ensure timely and appropriate decision making.
Proactively manage variance and change requests within control mechanisms
Plan, control and monitor costs and outcomes to ensure they meet financial objectives.
People Leadership
Engage/inspire the project team, delegating appropriately, providing clarity, direction and attention, and maintaining a collegiate and productive work environment while holding the team accountable to meet commitments.
Governance & Risk
Comply to broader organisational governance requirements for reporting and tracking purposes
Manage Risks and Issues with documentation, to ensure achievement of the best outcomes possible.
Experience & Personal Attributes
12+ years' experience in project management of large and complex projects/programs
Experienced within financial services, preferably (non-essential) in superannuation, wealth and/or insurance.
Highly developed skills in planning, risk & issue management, stakeholder management and governance
Strong core PM disciplines - time, cost, scope and quality
Proactive and dynamic leadership skills and capability to lead multiple teams across diverse platforms
Excellent organisational skills - can quickly and effectively mobilise time, budget and resources (clients and project team members) to meet requirements
Excellent, clear and precise written communication and formal documentation
Ability to build rapport, credibly and effectively at all levels.
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