KEY SKILLS:

Drive the implementation of MDA cross-functional projects providing leadership, guidance, industry knowledge, influence, and energy to complete the job

Build relationships across the organization, from senior levels to the technical teams, establishing trust and confidence to deliver the project. Need to manage not just the project, but to be a key member of the team as well.

Capably manage change and risk, and communicate effectively internally and externally. Team lead but willing to roll up your sleeves as well.

Strong knowledge and appreciation of project scope, deliverables, timeline and risk management, and delivery excellence

Ensure the project has the right priority to get resources assigned

Plan and schedule project timelines and necessary weekly/daily or ad hoc meetings

Identify, document, mitigate, resolve risks issues and, update program RAID as things change and evolve

Provide direction and support to the project team and coordinate with MDA Program managers

Constantly monitor and report on progress of the project to all stakeholders

Implement and manage project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs

Provide project evaluations and assessment of results throughout and post project deployment

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:

Work with Solution Architecture, BAs, and Dev team to translate business requirements into a solution, formal agreements and plans to culminate in business acceptance of results.

Responsible for organizing and leading cross functional teams in developing and project deliverables; ensure that all project work streams and tasks are properly and realistically estimated, documented, scheduled and tracked.

Convey to all team members a full understanding of the requirements of the project; work with project team members and external areas to identify and resolve issues in a timely and professional manner.

Preparing project artifacts such as project plan, weekly status reports, RAID matrix, minutes of meetings and any other project documentation required

SKILLS:

Sufficient functional/technical knowledge in BSS/OSS domain to enable effective communication and execution of the project

Strong knowledge and experience of Agile delivery methods and tooling (SAFe, JIRA)

Must be able to make quick, thoughtful decisions

Excellent interpersonal, leadership and influencing skills to achieve successful results working closely with business areas and internal MDA resources

COMPETENCIES:

Critical thinking

Demonstrating tenacity and perseverance

Displaying creativity

Displaying functional/technical expertise

Adapting to change

Communicating and influencing effectively

Outstanding presentation skills

EDUCATION & OTHER EXPERIENCE

Bachelor s degree in a related field computer science, engineering, business or related experience

Minimum 7-10 years experience of Project Management experience, managing and delivering complex, multi-vendor technology-based End to End projects, within a service provider environment.

Strong preference for candidates with prior experience working with telco in the delivery of IT Wireless System Solutions or IT Telecommunication Solutions and other digital services companies

Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, to interact effectively with MDA management, software development and test teams, and infrastructure teams, and with business partners

Knowledge of both theoretical and practical aspects of project management, techniques and tools

Working knowledge of IT systems, Agile, Waterfall and SDLC

Strong negotiation/facilitation skills with an ability to gain consensus

Ability to facilitate solutions in a complex IT technology and business environment and able to adapt quickly to change.

Ability to manage expectations throughout the project implementation and delivery process.

Formal knowledge of Project management principles, processes, and tools (PMP certification is desirable)

Solid experience in MS Project Plan