IT Project Managers (Applications with Telecommunications) at Growth in Value Alliance (GV Alliance) Partners

Growth in Value Alliance (GV Alliance) Partners – Our client is currently recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: IT Project Manager (Applications with Telecommunications)

Location: Lagos

Job Description

The IT Project Manager & Telecom will be responsible for overseeing and managing the network/telecom Project Based Services engagements.
The Project Manager will work closely with Project, Sales, Vendors, and Client teams along with IMAGE (telcom) ordering system to ensure connectivity orders are placed, tracked, and delivered according to project timelines.
Candidate must be able to proactively work to set customer expectation to assure a smooth project including project timeline, client requirements, and critical dependencies.
Candidate will also be responsible for end to end billing, invoicing, reconciliation and forecasting of telecom and other network engagements.
This will include order/purchase order management along with overall vendor invoice management.
Candidate must possess strong financial skills with strong attention to detail.

Position Summary & Key Areas of Responsibilities

Required to oversee projects. This role originates in the Plan Phase and extend through the Deployment Phase of the Project Management Governance Process; Oversight of Project from Concept Phase through Deployment via other Project Managers
Decompose projects into time-phased elements and prioritize key deliverables; Assumes full accountability for overall success of a project through deployment.
Define project goals and objectives; Identify customer requirements; Identify resource requirements; Develop project budget; Ensure headcount and capital dollar resources are identified for all project phases; Track incurred and projected expenses against program plan and report to management.
Prioritize resource allocation; Assist with resource negotiation; Manage cost/schedule/resource variances
Produce project documentation; Establish/maintain project information system; Monitor and control project
Managing P&L and cost. Providing project performance reports and outlooks.
Review and monitor vendor performance; Assure compliance with WCS Governance standards, WCS strategic plan, and operational priorities
Develop and be accountable for the overall project plan; Ensure resources are committed and engaged for all project phases
Will be required to be on Customer site 2 – 3 days a week to liaise with various Stakeholders – represent the Customers Internal IT requirements; follow Customers internal processes and tools.
Primary function of role is translating customer IT services requirements into customer solutions/contracts that secure customer loyalty, drive acceptable profit margins and are delivered with fidelity
Position writes and owns the supporting statements of work on behalf of WCS and is chartered with identifying and mitigating deal risks from opportunity qualification through negotiation; Role requires strong project management skills and leadership in a dynamic and deadline driven environment
Required to qualify and develop a solution that is mutually acceptable to the client and the company
Required to assist sales with growing the revenue (within existing and new accounts) and ensuring the integrity of the WCS operation is not compromised; Position provides thought leadership around market-based pricing strategies and is fully accountable for the operational and legal terms agreed to in the services agreement and SOW
Engage subject matter experts (SMEs) as required and manage SME resource team to assist with solution costing/ development
Ensure the appropriate due diligence is carried out both with the client and within the proposed NCR delivery organization
Liaise closely with pricing analysts to ensure operational commitments are translated accurately into cost assumptions
Provide sales team with technical and service presales support; Prepare and deliver services presentations to current and prospective customers
Understand market-based price and apply knowledge to optimize NCR price positioning
Drafts and manages any necessary contracts using NCR standard templates, modifying if necessary to reflect any non-standard terms and conditions approved per the Bid Review process
Negotiates directly with customers and contractors
Certifications and proficiency in Technology and Telecom fields of knowledge. Cisco wireless certifications are an asset.
Ensures the program meet established time, cost, technical and customer objectives; Ensures the program’s change control procedures area developed and managed.

Qualifications

8-10 years of related experience in customer facing, technology deployment and support environment
5 years plus in Project Management and 3 plus in Financial Management
Bachelor’s Degree in IT or Telecom background
Ability to work under tight timelines in a demanding environment
Travel to Customer location and work from their facility 2 – 3 days a week
Build relationships both internal and external to NCR
Experience in Hospitality related hardware driven Projects
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Excellent presentation skills
Strong leadership skills
Ability to work closely with the Business Leaders, IT Partners, and peers for the project, the customer and the development/implementation team within a Project Team environment – both internal to NCR and external with the customer.
Interface with multiple business functions and organizations, as well as multiple specialists, in defining, producing and managing plans for successful project delivery
Ability to lead/coordinate a cross-functional team, ensuring that projects meet defined scope, time, cost and quality constraints
Ability to deal with organizational influences, ambiguity and continuous change.