Position: Senior Project Manager
Company: Sigma Software Group
Experience required: 5y
Category: Project Manager
English level: upper
Published: 2022-03-01T00:00:00+02:00

Being a Senior Project Manager in Sigma Software means to lead a Competence Center and so run a portfolio of projects in specific business domain, responsible for overall portfolio success as well as success of all people you lead. You have to possess a few key expertise in deep, but generally contributing in all areas forming Competence Center present and future. Don’t worry, you will be led by Department Manager, also your mentor, who as well is responsible for your success as well as for larger unit (department), combining a few Competence Centers together.


**You can’t miss a chance to apply for it, if**:
- Delivery Management and Delivery organization growth is prio #1 for you. - Even though you may not be managing all of the project personally, you are responsible for each project in portfolio and quality of service provided
- Every day you improve your expertise in service delivery models and project process tailoring, as well as coaching skills to help your team of PMs, because you know that your team of PMs – your key to success
- You know how to handle a force-major issues and, if it is necessary, can take over steering wheel of specific assignment, to help Project Manager in getting it out of skidding. This is why SPM’s expertise in project and delivery management has to be so profound
- You take active role in not only keeping constant close contact with key teammates, but also take part in choosing the best experts on the market to make Center even stronger and attractive
- You keep a close eye and constantly take proactive and corrective actions on KPIs, such as revenue, profitability, utilization and attrition
- You can act as Account Manager on specific assignment and allocate time to review a new business proposal prepared by one of your PMs

**Requirements:**
- Excellent knowledge of project and program management methodology, tools, and techniques.
- At least 5 years of project management experience
- Strong risk management skills
- Strong tactical planning and leadership skills
- Excellent communication and presentation skills to communicate effectively with customers and project teams
- Strong organizational, negotiation, conflict resolution capabilities
- Advanced understanding of corporate environment and objectives; ability to propose solutions for their achievement
- Upper-Intermediate level of English and higher

**Responsibilities:**
- Supervise services and projects delivery by active leadership of PMs’ team. Ensure projects start, tailoring and delivery according to the best fit delivery model and best project management practices
- Provide high quality portfolio risk analysis, tracking, acting upon and communicating risks properly towards customers
- Control KPIs, such as profitability, revenue, utilization, attrition and take active actions to keep them at best possible level
- Be resource and people manager, actively participate in planning required hires in collaboration with Recruiting team, ensure onboarded people’s professional growth
- Plan resources efficiently to provide best possible utilization, compose teams so they deliver best possible balance of quality and profitability
- Be an entrepreneur and act as customer’s agent, by developing customer relations and business insight, and proposing extra services customers may need
- Participate in pre-sale and up-sale on current account
- Take active part in business and contract negotiations, as well as defining business terms in contracts
- Drive continuous improvements in Competence Center and contribute in process and company development through PMO and PM trainings contribution