Senior IT Project Manager

• Manage multiple Projects or large projects in a global environment.

• Manage budgets, reporting actuals, planned and forecasted costs to the sponsors, budget line holder on a monthly basis.

• Manage the people resource strategy for the Projects, mindful of Convatec’s ambition to increase inhouse knowledge, expertise and to manage and staff projects with internal resources.

• Facilitate the budgeting process.  Providing a clear rationale for expenditure and the expected benefits/value that will be realized in Projects.

• Create and track Project planning and the value to be delivered for the business.

• Monitor and report on progress, utilize industry best practices, techniques, and standards throughout project execution.

• Manage the Project status reporting structure and cadence.

• Monitor and measure Projects ongoing impact/effectiveness against the declared value.

• Establish, and continuously review, ways of working between workstreams that enhances and motivate the teams to deliver the Project´s objectives.

• Work with Convatec’s Project Management Office (PMO) to track and report the Project´s progress throughout the StageGate Process.

• Manage and Harmonize Communication plans to wider stakeholder groups.  Ensuring the communications reflect the needs of the different stakeholder groups.

• Carry out mid-year reviews of Projects to identify improved ways of working and whether the objectives of the Programmes and Projects remain relevant or require a Management review.

• Act as an escalation point for the Project Teams to unblock issues. 

• Maintain Up to date information for Projects in the Project Management Tools. 

• Maintaining project documentation and reporting to senior leadership (RAID logs, plans, trackers, presentations etc.) 

• Documentation and adherence to processes and procedures. 

• Management of project financials in collaboration with the PMO/IT Financial Controller. 

• Coordinate and Lead project meetings. 

Key Requirements:

• Customer-first mindset.

• Ability to bridge communications between business and technical teams. 

• Very good in written and spoken English. 

• Excellent listening, questioning, presentation and facilitation skills. 

• High-level of accuracy and attention to detail.

• Ability to self-organize.

• Capacity to balance priorities and workloads. 

• Flexible and agile mindset with the ability to work across different team functions and projects.

• Experience of working in a global business environment

• Experience in the Medical Devices/Pharmaceutical Industry strongly valued  

Education/Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor/Master Degree

• International recognized Project Management Certifications (PMI/PMP).

• 5+ years of IT experience, proven track record in planning and execution of IT Projects and digital transformation initiatives. 

• Strong experience leading end to end, larger IT/Technology projects Globally. 

• Experience working in an Agile environment. 

• Project Management experience in Scrum, Agile and  Waterfall. 

• Experience working in a complex Global organization in a project management role. 

• Proven ability to complete projects according to outlined scope, quality, budget, and timelines. 

• Knowledge of hosting, network, and end user compute technologies beneficial

• Ability to collaborate in cross-functional teams, globally.  

Preferred (within Medical Devices/Pharmaceutical Industry):

• SAP (Fin, Quality, Supply Chain, Sales, Manufacturing, Warehousing, Supply Chain) (ECC, S/4HANA)

• (QMS) Quality Management Systems (CC, QA)

• (PLM) Product Life Cycle Management Systems (Product Data, Product Development, Standards)

• (MES) Manufacturing Execution Systems and Processes

• Sales and Marketing (CRM Systems) 

Travel Requirements:

• Position may involve travel 5% of the time. Most trips will include overnight travel. 

Note: Please send your CV only in English language.