IT Technical Project Manager

IT Technical Project Manager
Warszawa
NR REF.: 1186738

The company provides financial solutions for all Volkswagen Group automotive brands in 46 markets worldwide.

Basic information:
Location: hybrid work (2 days/week remote from Warsaw office - Rondo ONZ)
Type of work: B2B contract
Rate: 100-145PLN/h net + VAT
Length: long-term project
Recruitment process: 1 stage
English: B2
Luxmed, MultiSport, equipment provided by client

Project outline and responsibilities:
- Manage IT programs and projects with a focus on scope, budget, schedule, risk and resource management
- Manage the specifics of IT solutions in collaboration with all project stakeholders.
- Act as a partner to the IT vendor in the context of programs and projects.
- Continuously monitor and manage risks in assigned projects, including risk mitigation
- Proactively improve project management methodologies. Ensure effective communication with all project stakeholders (internal (local/global)/external).
- Actively participate in the project initiation process by conducting the initial analysis (with TAM input), describing the IT architecture (with Solution Architect input), estimating costs and conducting the Business Case description, deciding on the methodology in which the project will be conducted (Agile vs. Waterfall)
- Managing entire programs (as collections of related projects)
O Advising on program composition and breakdown of program scope into projects
o Controlling and reporting to the PM on topics:
▪ IT project budget: available, ordered, spent
▪ schedule: including schedule details agreed with IT vendor or risks and issues
▪ Develop and maintain a detailed project schedule for IT planning purposes
▪ Planning IT resources for future tasks and ensuring their capacity
▪ Acting as the owner of a specific part of the planning backlog on the IT side, monitoring new initiatives, advising the Business Development Department on the best course of action
▪ Supporting the Business Development Department representatives in the discussion of new initiatives in their functional area
▪ Participate in the quarterly planning process
- Support in the development of IT solutions
o In the context of the program and project - Lead the architecture design process with the Solution Architect
o Contribute to the decision of infrastructure selection - cloud vs. on-premise
o Ensuring security and compliance approval for the designed IT architecture
o Implementing any required changes to the program and project schedule, and managing risks if design compromises need to be made
o Lead and participate in the development of Solution Design best practices for newly developed IT architecture areas.
IT Supplier Management
o Act as a single point of contact for IT Supplier(s) in the context of
Programs, projects and overall functional area; proactively challenging the
Challenging the supplier when required,
o Ensure an organised flow of information between the Contractor and the
Supplier(s)
o Manage risks associated with the supplier, mitigating and escalating as necessary
need
o Advise Business and Vendor Management on a plan to develop the relationship with the
Suppliers, potential new suppliers and actively participate in the selection process of the
Supplier
- Manage risks and issues. In the context of the program and project, check:
o the log of risks and issues is managed and regularly updated
o risks and issues are classified according to their priority
o mitigation and remediation plans are created for risks and issues of high criticality.
o Act as the owner of program and project risks and issues on the IT side
o Engaging management on risks and issues that require additional attention
o Supporting other IT project managers and other IT personnel in proactively managing and mitigating/resolving risks/issues.
Actively improve project management methodologies
o Acting as an expert in one or more areas - both internally in IT and externally
o Sharing knowledge from one39s own field in an organised manner
- Other:
o Establishing and maintaining key relationships with senior stakeholders level (department directors)
o Leverage relationships with Department Directors to steer and guide the process of developing new initiatives aligned with IT and Business Strategy
o Support the business strategy definition process by providing information on IT capabilities in their area of expertise
o Act as an internal IT consultant to business
o Perform other broad IT project management tasks, as agreed upon with the supervisor.
- The detailed scope of projects/programs in which the specialist participates will be sent on a quarterly basis and is driven by quarterly planning.
- Higher technical education
- Experience of leading IT projects
- Knowledge of specific tasks arising from building an IT infrastructure.
- Knowledge of English at an advanced level (C1 or higher)
- Experience in IT - a minimum of 5 years in the position of IT Project Manager

Additional professional qualifications:
1. Certification in project management (e.g. Prince2, PMP or equivalent)
2. ITIL (Foundation level) - recommended
3. knowledge of MS Office packages and Atlassian Toolbox

Personality traits, aptitude:
1. responsibility and commitment
2. independence and accuracy in action
3. resistance to stress
4. ability to work and cooperate in a team

Hays Poland sp. z o.o. is an employment agency registered in a registry kept by Marshal of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship under the number 361.