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Form of workWorktype: Full Time
Location: Sydney
The Company
2023 is THE year when world class organisations are focusing on Employee Experience.
Whether it is driving policies and operations to ensure their employee base stays connected, engaged, productive and safe, these organisations are looking to rely on modern, robust and flexible tech platforms to deliver the “Now of Work”.
That’s where my client comes in.
With a global footprint in the HCM vertical, this business is a front runner in the deployment of enterprise grade systems that deliver on all the vital components of the overall Employee Experience, Expectedly, they are undergoing a massive wave of expansion, with Asia Pacific being one of the fastest growth regions.
Part of this growth has created the opportunity to select and retain an experienced Project Manager to be responsible for the delivery of a portfolio of client implementations; he/she/they will add their skills and expertise to a growing number of consultants in the region, all driven to delight customers.
The Opportunity
The Project Manager is ‘full hands-on’ responsible for a number of Asia Pacific complex and concurrent software implementation projects, working in strong partnership and collaboration with both the company’s delivery team and customer stakeholders alike.
The Project Manager will adhere to the client agreed scope, timelines and budget, ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction driven from clear communication, delivering on commitments and professionalism with internal and external parties
Key Responsibilities for this role:
Plan, control and communicate the progress of the projects under management, achieving milestones using the global resources at their disposal
Effective and transparent management of customer expectations, maintaining synchronicity and ensuring every party is on the same page. This includes continuously reinforcing individual team members’ responsibilities, project governance and risk management and mitigation actions
Manage the sign-off of key milestones and deliverables since inception stages, taking ownership of all the activities intended to maintain projects on track (reporting, meetings, health checks, change requests, UAT, go live, etc)
Effectively transition customers to the Customer Success and Support teams
Contribute to enhancement of the Project Management practice and PMO
Support team members with best practice contributions throughout the project
Key essentials for the role.
PMI/PMP certification accompanied by 3-5 years Project Management experience in a complex software implementation environment in the HCM space
Strong expertise in the management of MS suite, managing complex software roll out projects
Proficiency in Microsoft Office products and mastery of Microsoft Project
Exposure to HRIS systems that reside in SaaS / Cloud computing environments. Having experience with Workday, SFDC, SuccessFactors, PeopleSoft, Kronos, JDA, Oracle HR/Payroll, PeopleSoft, will be well regarded
Robust understanding of common software implementation methodologies
Expertise in managing multiple projects and stakeholders concurrently, who might be competing for time and resources which are by nature not unlimited.
Displaying the people and organisation skills expected of seasoned client-facing professionals: managing priorities, being able to communicate, collaborate and ‘do what you say you will do’.
What’s In It For You
As you can imagine, a company focused on employee experience is a diverse and inclusive employer of choice, offering equal opportunity of growth learning and progression to all employees. They offer a raft of amazing benefits which - importantly - are tailored to you and your life stage.
I would love to share more with you if you are genuinely interested in the role and you feel you meet the essentials criteria.
Please note the role is hybrid / remote for Australia based applicants with full rights to work in Australia.
I am interviewing now, so please apply (using the website’s Apply with LinkedIn if easiest), email jorge@extendrecruitment.com or contact Jorge Albinagorta on 0439 781 736 . I will be delighted to tell you more about this opportunity. Thank You!
Reference Number: 576033_7
Profession and Role: Information & Communication Technology | Programme & Project Management
Date Posted: 2023-03-14
