Project Manager

Company Description

Arηs is a fully independent group of companies specialized in managing complex IT projects and systems for large organisations, focusing on state-of-the-art software development, digital trust, cloud, data science, mobile development, machine learning and infrastructure services.

We are composed of 16 entities across 8 countries worldwide that are unified by the Arηs Group, with more than 2500 consultants. This corporate structure enables us to respond quickly to market changes and customer requests, and to communicate and make decisions without layers of bureaucracy.

Established in 2016, the Greek entity Arηs Developments Hellas aims to extend Arηs Group activities dedicated to the European market providing high-quality services in Software Development, covering the entire application development lifecycle.

Job Description

We are currently looking for a Project Manager to join our growing team in one of the most biggest European organizations.

Tasks:

• Manage and be accountable for a series of projects to Client's project management standards, specifically concerned with integrating internal developed components and services and with external services.
• Ensure regular status communication updates to ICT management in accordance with accepted reporting standards at the deadlines requested.
• Maintain good working relationships with Business and ICT colleagues and external parties.
• Facilitate the setting up of meetings; undertake meeting minutes creation and distribution;
• Support the programme manager (Stream Leader) in all project dimensions when required;
• Follow the guidance provided by PMO, Head of Team and the Stream Leader.
• Strengthen project governance implementation through chairing meetings when needed, checkpoints and boards of assigned projects, keeping stakeholders informed with up-to-date information at all times and ensuring appropriate decision making;
• Ensure that all relevant project management documentation, including a realistic plan and Gantt chart agreed among the project stakeholders, is in place in the project management system at any given time. This includes participating directly in the production of project management deliverables;
• Ensure that the Gantt chart is always updated and showing reality;
• Manage the implementation of information systems to meet identified business needs, acquiring and utilising the necessary resources and skills, within agreed parameters of cost, timescales, and quality;
• Facilitate the production and approval of project deliverables, at the specified quality level and in accordance with the project implementation plan;
• Track and monitor project implementation in accordance with the scope, budget and person days specified in the project implementation documentation; 
• Participate in identification and handling of dependencies, issues and risks affecting the project;
• Proactive accountability and ownership of any risks and issues identified. Provide mitigation strategies and ensure that, when required, they are implemented or, if required, effectively escalated through the established governance (Stream leader, ICT Management, Steering Committees, Portfolio Boards, etc.);
• Monitor of the budget and resources available to the project, reporting to the Stream Lead (Budget holder), and support PMO undertaking steps to correct deviations either through the financial procedures or through resource management processes;
• Interact and communicating with the Client's relevant internal stakeholders for the purpose of project implementation and monitoring, including regular project progress reporting;
• Supervise the delivery of products and services by external suppliers in accordance with the contracts in place, addressing and resolving issues and risks related to the relationship with those suppliers;
• Facilitate PMO initiatives on estimating costs, timescales and resource requirements for yearly demand cycle.

Qualifications

Who you are:

Mandatory:

• Bachelor plus minimum of 10 years of experience as an IT professional working in a medium-large enterprise ICT environment 
• Fluency, in English, to at least B2/C1 level according to the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).
• At least 9 years of experience in Project Management
• Managed a minimum of 5 end-to-end projects involving:
  • Commercial-off-the-Shelf software deployments
  • Cloud deployment
  • Incremental software delivery
  • ICT infrastructure deployment
  • Service integration with external parties
• Experience managing cloud (implementation) projects and delivering cloud services effectively, ensuring they meet client requirements and align with business goals
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in:
  • Working in an international environment and/or 2 years in EU institutions or bodies
  • Working in a highly regulated environment, preferably in a public/government environment
  • Using standard project management tools such as MS Project
• Professional Knowledge:
  • Good knowledge of planning and estimation techniques
  • Good knowledge of MS Office, including PowerPoint timelines and schedule visuals
  • Strong foundation in IT and basic cloud concepts, including familiarity with different cloud service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and providers (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Certification:
  • PM Certification such as PRINCE2 Practitioner, PMI PMP, PM2 Certified, or similar

Desirable:

• Foundation Cloud Certifications and foundational understanding of the major cloud platforms
• Good knowledge of:
  • Structured approach to incremental software integration projects, working with system integrators, including service integration with a third-party service provider
  • Enterprise service bus integration with internal and external services
  • Infrastructure projects, specifically those delivering (virtual) infrastructure, connectivity, and environments
  • Public IT procurement, (EU) tendering processes, and contract management throughout project lifecycles