Qualification and experience:

Location
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Karachi
Job Description

Responsibilities:

The primary responsibility of the IT Project Manager is to enhance PSW capability to deliver IT Projects by maturing the DTO (Digital Transformation Services) and creating a delivery focal point for project information, progress and expertise. The required tasks may include:

Manage all IT Programs/Projects w.r.t planning, coordination, collaboration, and monitoring of activities and support alignment of various activities against holistic strategic drivers promoting commonality of approach, process, and documentation.
Prioritize projects and change requests in close consultation with the Project Team and communicate the priorities to the software development team.
Ensure that deliverables, objectives, and outcomes of the project(s) are achieved as specified, within agreed timelines, as per agreed quality standards
Undertake detailed project planning & documentation (defining project deliverables, success criteria, benefits management, dependencies, change control, risk management) including escalating risks & issues as required.
Closely monitor project progress, performance, and quality, including evaluation and benefits realization. Develop / implement tools for effective project management and reporting.
Monitor and report progress against plans through regular reviews and maintain close contact with all stakeholders for tracking project implementation, and identification of implementation gaps if any.
Develop, implement, and govern Trade Reform Program Management processes, dashboards, templates, policies, and metrics.
Monitor compliance with project policies and standards.
Prepare status reports by gathering, analyzing, and summarizing relevant information.
Interface with executives to define project priorities, implementation opportunities, and challenges and communicate project risks and opportunities.
Provide project management support to the Project team being established by PSW for System upgradation.
Manage own continuous professional development, internal collaborations, and external networks, to contribute to service quality, research excellence and innovation.
Requirements:

Strong communication (verbal &written) and organizational skills.
Strong interpersonal skills and problem-solving abilities to deal with cross-functional team issues.
Proven experience of Transformation Office Operations
Strong knowledge of SDLC principles and practices.
Previous software development and release management experience.
Proven ability to solve problems creatively.
Understanding of business processes of trade, logistics, supply chain, E-commerce, and transport will be an added advantage.
Experience using Click UP/ JIRA / Zoho /Atlassian/ Slack workflow will be preferred.
Delivering high-profile, approved business transformation projects.
Project management background/experience.
PMP and/or ITIL certifications (desired, not required)
Knowledge of PMI / PRINCE2 methodology.
Qualification & Experience:

Masters / MBA-MIS or bachelor’s degree in computer science/ project management /computer engineering from HEC recognized University.
8-10 Years minimum in IT / Software development Project Management, preferably 1-2 years in digital transformation, automation, cloud, risk management implementations in large and complex organizations

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