Description:
Senior IT Project Manager required
Location: Sharjah, UAE
Job Description:
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in business information systems (IS), computer science or related field, or equivalent IT experience. MBA in IS or other master’s degree preferred.
- Program manager training and certification desirable.
- Seven or more years of progressively responsible IT experience, with sensitivity and commitment to business problem solving
- Five years of successfully managing complex and risky projects
- Five or more years of BU or BU-facing experience, with sensitivity and commitment to business problem solving
- Experience in leading diverse teams
- Experience and ability in using “soft skills” or “people skills”
- Distinctive blend of business, IT, financial and communication skills. This blend is vital because this is a highly visible position with substantial impact.
- Good understanding of current and emerging technologies, and of how other enterprises are using them to drive digital business.
- Knowledge of project management methodology and experience or familiarity with major, defined program management approaches (for example, that of the Project Management Institute or PRINCE2 and agile approaches).
- Significant knowledge of project planning/scheduling tools (for example, Microsoft Project and Open Workbench), with a solid track record of practical application.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills; expertise in setting and managing customer expectations.
- Effective influencing and negotiating skills in an environment in which this role may not directly control resources.
- Strong knowledge and understanding of business needs, with the ability to establish and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence.
- Ability to support a tactical resource plan by mapping future demand to forecast project completions in the project portfolio.