JOB VACANCY at NMB - Senior Manager Technology Projects (1 Position(s))

 Senior Manager Technology Projects (1 Position(s))

Job Location :

Head Office, Hq

Job Purpose:

• Oversee and manage the operational aspects of ongoing technology projects within Technology and Digital Transformation department.

• Review status of projects and budgets, manages schedules, and prepare status reports.

• Assess project issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.

Main Responsibilities:

• Directly managing all aspects of the project lifecycle. Responsible for managing the complete lifecycle of government contract technology product implementations.

• Accountable for full life cycle project management, including project initiation and planning, development, testing, implementation, and closeout.

• Plan, program, and recommend allocation of resources to support the mission and associated goals and objectives.

• Responsible for assembling the project staff; for their technical or functional development, performance, and/or termination during the project or projects.

• Develop, prioritize, and defend IT resource requirements.

• Develop project schedules and recommend appropriate lead-lag times. Plan workload for multiple project management teams and de-conflicts resources. Provide forward-looking schedule analysis to Leadership.

• Evaluate project schedule progress and performance and identify developing problem areas. Conduct analysis to determine alternative courses of action or recovery on slipped schedules.

• Manage multiple teams of developers from different vendors as part of project management.

• Source the capabilities, skills, and technology necessary to meet customer requirements supported by service level agreements

• Conduct regular, periodic, project management status meetings to apprise all stakeholders of project progress, issues, challenges, risks, and project management activities

• Provide leadership and develop and mentor new recruits within Project unit.

• Define and track project milestones while developing, maintaining, and reporting on an overall integrated delivery plan.

• Accurately assessing, managing, and reporting dependencies, risks, and issues.

• Develop required project artifacts such as project charter, integrated project plan, resource plan, contingency plan, etc. depending on methodology (Waterfall, Agile).

• Publish periodic project status reports and continuously update the Chief of Technology on Projects progress and status.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Understanding of banking processes and business process re-engineering

• Understanding of banking operations

• Strong interpersonal skills

• Good verbal, written and presentation skills

• Excellent planning, organization, and multitasking skills

• Excellent report writing skills

• A proven self-starter with ability to work under high pressure environment

• People management skills

• Can conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities

Qualifications and Experience:

• Holder of a University Degree in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), Project Management, Management Information Systems (MIS) or related field.

• Certification in one of the recognized project management methodologies e.g. PRINCE, SCRUM, PMP, etc. SCRUM certification will be added advantage

• Sound Project Management background and practical application in a busy large corporate setting with at least 6 years' experience.

• Experience in working with development teams.

• Understanding of software development lifecycle and software development costing will be an added advantage

• Experience in multi-national cultures and working styles

• Extensive experience in implementation of banking systems

• PC literate with excellent working knowledge of all relevant project software

NMB Bank Plc is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer

Job opening date : 01-Nov-2022

Job closing date : 15-Nov-2022

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