Functional Project Manager
Advance Thinking ·
- Category
- Project management
- Experience
- 5+ years
Title: Functional Project Manager - M&A Integration
Period: 6 months
The role of the Project Manager is to lead the business integration project between MLMF and Challenger. This role will partner with the Programme Director to plan, manage and deliver projects according to the governance model, within the agreed timescales, scope and budget. This role will also manage the project’s objectives as defined in the project business case, project deliverables (as set forth by the Program Management / Methods frameworks) and oversee quality control throughout its lifecycle.
Responsibilities:
Work with stakeholders to understand the business objectives. Define the project scope and benefits with the business leadership, outline requirements, create budget estimates.
Manage business integration projects through the project initiation and approval stages
Manage the process of gathering estimates, plans and statements of work from third parties engaged in delivery of the work.
Manage the evaluation of the solution and delivery options, where necessary provide an evaluation and recommendation of alternatives to senior management.
Develop full-scale project management plans to define the project’s communications plan, deliverables, financials, time tracking & issues
Direct and manage the delivery phases from beginning to end
Identify and manage project risks, dependencies and critical path
Plan and schedule project timelines, tasks, dependencies and milestones using appropriate tools and feed into overall Program Management planning
Adhere to best practices for project execution and management
Requirements to succeed in this role:
Agile?
5+ years' experience in a project management role
Prior Project Management experience in Integration of businesses post M&A is highly desirable.
5+ years’ experience successfully delivering large and complex digital/technology and business integration / acquisition projects
Proficient with project management tools (JIRA, Confluence, MS Project, Trello)