Project Manager - PMO

Company Description

IFS is a billion-dollar revenue company with 6000+ employees on all continents. Our leading AI technology is the backbone of our award-winning enterprise software solutions, enabling our customers to be their best when it really matters–at the Moment of Service™. Our commitment to internal AI adoption has allowed us to stay at the forefront of technological advancements, ensuring our colleagues can unlock their creativity and productivity, and our solutions are always cutting-edge.

At IFS, we’re flexible, we’re innovative, and we’re focused not only on how we can engage with our customers but on how we can make a real change and have a worldwide impact. We help solve some of society’s greatest challenges, fostering a better future through our agility, collaboration, and trust.

We celebrate diversity and understand our responsibility to reflect the diverse world we work in. We are committed to promoting an inclusive workforce that fully represents the many different cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints of our customers, our partners, and our communities. As a truly international company serving people from around the globe, we realize that our success is tantamount to the respect we have for those different points of view.

By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to be part of a global, diverse environment; you will be joining a winning team with a commitment to sustainability; and a company where we get things done so that you can make a positive impact on the world.

We’re looking for innovative and original thinkers to work in an environment where you can #MakeYourMoment so that we can help others make theirs. With the power of our AI-driven solutions, we empower our team to change the status quo and make a real difference.

If you want to change the status quo, we’ll help you make your moment. Join Team Purple. Join IFS.

Job Description

The Project Manager is part of the PMO responsible for delivering internal projects across the business - planning & executing various projects and programmes that span across various departments and regions globally within the company. This role requires strong leadership, coordination, and communication skills to ensure projects are completed on time, within scope, and budget and are delivered with project excellence and in alignment with business goals.

Duties and Accountabilities 

• Leadership and Team Management:
  • Set clear goals and expectations for the team and monitor performance.
  • Foster a collaborative and high-performance work environment.
• Project Planning and Execution:
  • Define project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
  • Develop detailed project plans, including timelines, resource allocation, and risk management.
  • Lead project teams to ensure successful project delivery.
• Stakeholder Management:
  • Engage with internal stakeholders to gather needs and ensure alignment with business objectives.
  • Facilitate regular project meetings and provide updates to stakeholders.
  • Manage stakeholder expectations and address any concerns or issues.
• Resource Management:
  • Coordinate with department heads to allocate resources effectively.
  • Monitor project budgets and ensure efficient use of resources.
  • Identify and resolve resource conflicts and dependencies.
• Risk and Issue Management:
  • Identify potential project risks and develop mitigation strategies.
  • Monitor and manage project issues, ensuring timely resolution.
  • Maintain a risk and issue log and report on status regularly.
• Process Improvement:
  • Implement best practices and methodologies to enhance project management processes.
  • Continuously seek opportunities to improve project efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Ensure compliance with company policies and industry standards.
• Reporting and Documentation:
  • Create and maintain detailed project plans and dashboards of your projects underway and ensure timeous and regular communications with key stakeholders on project progress.
  • Prepare and present project status reports to senior management and stakeholders.
  • Maintain comprehensive project documentation, including plans, reports, and logs.
  • Conduct post-project evaluations and document lessons learned.
  • Provide ad hoc reports and analysis on request.

Competencies

• Exceptional problem-solving skills
• High attention to detail and completing tasks quickly and methodically.
• Ability to work under sustained timeline pressures.
• Good data analysis and presentation of key insights to enable and accelerate business processes.
• Ability to manage complex topics in a matrix environment
• Excellent communication and presentation skills to work with global stakeholders
• Excellent professional fluency in English. Additional languages is an advantage.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to create and execute new processes.
• Tenacious approach with a strong will to see projects through to completion 
• Good data analysis and presentation of key insights to enable and accelerate business processes.
• Ability to assimilate complex data into business information. 

Qualifications

• PMP, PRINCE2, or similar project management certification.
• Proven ability in project management, preferably within an international environment.
• Proven expertise in managing multiple projects simultaneously, preferably on an international scale.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies and tools.
• Good communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Excellent excel skills and proficiency working with project management tools like Microsoft Project and JIRA.
• Excellent capability with Microsoft PowerPoint & other Microsoft productivity solutions
• Excellent professional fluency in English (written and spoken). Additional languages is an advantage.
• University or equivalent qualification in Business, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Proficiency in Power BI or equivalent reporting tools
• Knowledge of CRM tools and methods. Knowledge of IFS Cloud is an advantage.
• Mastery in Microsoft PowerPoint

Additional Information

We believe that coming together as a community, in person, is important for innovation, connection and fostering a sense of belonging. Our roles have the right balance of remote and in-office working to enable flexibility for managing your life along with ensuring a real connection with your colleagues and the broader IFS community.