Software Project manager

Job Description

General

• Manage Software Implementation project activities across all project phases, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, control, and closure.
• Effectively communicate and interact with clients, project teams, and stakeholders at all levels.
• Work collaboratively with the client, project development, and implementation teams, manage contracts, and follow management directives during project execution
• Ability of hands-on execution and management of projects:

o Deployment strategies and plans

o Schedules

o Scope

o Cost

o Contract terms

o Change requests

o Resource planning

o Risks and issues

o Communication and Status reports

• Tailor project management practices, implementation strategies and support processes to meet the needs of the client
• Create a conducive working environment for the team.
• Follow the Agile methodology to ensure project milestones are achieved and business requirements are delivered on time.
• Make recommendations to management about schedules, prioritization and resource allocation with input from team members and stakeholders
• Identify risks and appropriate contingencies – execute if needed.
• Ensure project documents are complete, current, and stored as per process.
• Conducts Lessons learned meetings and documents project benefits.

Strategic

• Participates in planning and execution of strategies for transformation solution Implementation and system deployment.

Financial

• Manages project budget and payment milestones as per contract
• Ensure Change Requests are raised and approved for any additional time and cost.

Communication

• Fluency in English and Arabic.
• Efficiently facilitating team and client meetings.
• Keeping the project team well aware of the changes.
• Provide regular and frequent updates to all project stakeholders pursuant to the communication plan.
• Communicate and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders as required in relation to project deliverables, including expectations management, and presentations
• Ensure risks are mitigated and issues escalated or resolved in a timely fashion.

Resources Management

• Ensure sufficient resources are allocated for project delivery.
• Assist with planning logistics and travel for on-site project resources.
• Ensure appropriate levels of proficiency across the team.
• Ensure company policies are followed.
• Addresses difficult staff situations directly, using discretion, providing HR advice, and showing respect for the individual; escalates the case if necessary.
• Motivate and foster teamwork; help team members