About The Role:
The Senior Project Manager will work in the Group IT function managing all types of projects, including highly visible or critical projects, to deliver against project goals efficiently and effectively. The candidate must be able to apply advanced project management expertise experience to lead a project team and achieve results.
The Senior Project Manager will deliver projects that they are responsible for from a prioritised Project Portfolio. Projects in the portfolio cover multiple IT disciplines such as infrastructure, networks, office relocations, software delivery and Service Improvement initiatives.
The Senior Project Manager must be able to work independently to deliver against project goals and deliverables efficiently and effectively. They should also be able to work on a variety of projects simultaneously while leading the project team in delivering against the overall project objectives. 

 

Key Responsibilities: 

* Operational Excellence – Manages all types of projects, often complex or critical projects, establishing the overall objectives and approach (e.g., financial targets, project methodology, resourcing and staffing, and deliverables.) Is the main contact for the project and ensures all aspects of the project are meeting agreed objectives. Leads project teams responsible for the variety of work streams, often spanning multiple organizations. Leads the project team in executing all project deliverables, resolving issues and handling stakeholder relations. 

* Delivers Quality, Value, Results – Applies project management and functional expertise to complex and/or critical projects to ensure clear expectations are set, an effective course of action is in place, and timeline and financial goals are met. Works closely with the project team and stakeholders to proactively monitor and adjust complex aspects of the plan to ensure success. An appreciation and understanding of Business Change principles and approaches are essential.  Independently resolves most issues and/or quickly escalates to the appropriate person, following it to resolution. 

* Functional Excellence – Identifies opportunities for improvement, especially across broad and complex processes, which have a significant impact on results. Helps to develop expertise within the project management function by coaching and mentoring others and providing performance feedback. 

* Relationship Building – Develops positive stakeholder relationships and serves as the main point of contact. Partners with internal organizations to ensure effective communication and coordination of activities.

 

Job Specific Responsibilities: 
o Liaising with internal business and technical teams to ensure business requirements are defined, documented and delivered. 
o Managing relationships and contracts with third-party technology suppliers/partners
o Owning and managing all project management deliverables including the delivery plan and RAID logs, as well as matrix management of project resources. Managing and mitigating risks and issues and tracking all decisions/dependencies.
o Agreeing project governance, suitable for the project, and ensuring that it is aligned with the Project Governance Framework.
o Performing stakeholder analysis and building a stakeholder communication plan for stakeholders across the business (e.g. developers, business leaders)
o Managing projects from vision through requirements, design, build, and test and post implementation support (including an appropriate gating process).
o Ensuring that the new capability is handed over to operational IT support and that it can be maintained and supported by the Group IT organisation.
o Supporting the business owner in tracking and monitoring benefits realization against planned targets

Qualifications & Experience:
* Prince 2 Project Management certification (or equivalent) at Practitioner level
* 10+ years’ experience of leading large sized cross-functional IT projects and programmes (both budget and complexity), following a known project management methodology.
* Experience in successfully leading a variety large IT projects in multiple disciplines including:
o IT Infrastructure, Network or IT Operations, 
o Software & Internal Business Applications e.g. Sales, Marketing, HR or Finance systems
* Excellent Stakeholder Management & communication Skills
* Demonstrable problem solving skills with ability to facilitate problem solving discussions & workshops
* Ability to prioritise and manage deliverables, tasks and teams in a high pressure environment to maintain critical path and meet stretching goals
* Excellent interpersonal skills
* Ability to manage & mentor direct & virtual teams
* Experience of working in a global role is desirable

 

 

Life at RWS:

We work hard together to deliver for our customers; our expertise, professionalism and determination to never let others down drives us to be passionate and serious about what we do, deliver customer value, yet always adding a human touch. 

As a company focused on connecting people through language, diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our company culture.

We are proud to work in a company where all can succeed and grow their career and while RWS operates in accordance with all local employment laws, if local law enables any form of discrimination this is against RWS company policy, and we will adhere to the highest standard.   

 

Equal Opportunity: 

RWS embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunity, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.  RWS is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at RWS are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sex, age, disability or sexual orientation. RWS will not tolerate discrimination based on any of these characteristics.