Be part of global IT Team for the third largest retailer in the world12 Month Fixed Term ContractBased at Sydney Olympic ParkDescriptionThe Project Management Analyst is responsible for successfully completing large, complex, cross-functional projects within the Information Systems department.
This position provides leadership to project teams throughout the complete life-cycle of the project.
This position also provides all of the necessary direction, coordination and follow-up to ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget, with requirements met, and with quality.
The role requires strong interpersonal and expert problem-solving skills, adaptability to change and an agile mindset.
Tasks and responsibilitiesDevelop project budget, manage changes to budget, and track actual project costs.Deliver projects within agreed budget, time and quality constraints, whilst maintaining control of the scope and impact of changes through a formal sign off and governance process.Ensure quality of the implementation, satisfaction of stakeholders and well-being of team members.Work with business subject matter experts to develop and implement project management plans and ensure project success.Regularly communicate with key senior stakeholders to ensure the identification and tracking of project objectives.Establish and maintain strong, productive relationships with internal clients, vendors and key stakeholders.Ensuring timely defect, risk and change management procedures are established and maintained.Applying standard structured approaches to deliver improvement requirements as identified.Continuously seeking ways to improve on the provision of services and processes.Close down projects through identification and summarization of lessons learned and creation of the project closedown report.Mentor team members in project management artifacts, processes, tools and techniques.Verification and correlation of requirements (business and technical) from multiple sources.As required, create, review and drive formal RFP processes and vendor selections.Required skills, abilities and certificationsAt least 5 years of recent and proven experience as a hands-on Project Manager in delivering large scale, mission critical IT projects, having had direct responsibility for time plans, cost control, project reporting and change management, ideally in a retail/wholesale environment.Experience in implementing HRIS, Workforce Management and Payroll systems for medium/large corporations.Proven experience in project management tools and agile methodologies.Dynamic, agile, flexible and positive approach and willingness to multitask when required.Advanced documentation skills, ability to clearly document processes, requirements, problem statements and formal PMO documents.Determine and control the project schedule; agendas, minutes, actions, key decisions.Produce and/or contribute to detailed project proposals that allow an informed project approval decision to be made.Lead with your experience with Application development and integration.Proven software implementation experience and understanding of software development methodologies and lifecycles.Demonstrable experience at working independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.Ability to learn fast, multi-task effectively, mentor/coach others, work with minimal supervision and deliver high quality results while adhering to deadlines.Ability to prioritise and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial.Able to manage, motivate and mentor others.Demonstrated strong work ethic and excellent customer service skills.Proven sense of urgency and initiative with regard to problem solving.Able to work a flexible schedule including evenings, weekends and holidays when necessary.Excellent verbal and written communication skills.Excellent organisational skills.Good logical and analytical problem resolution skills.Licenses/Certifications: Full Driver's License required.Recommended skills, abilities and certificationsFamiliarity with the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) is desired.Experience in implementing SAP SuccessFactors, UKG WFM and/or Frontier iChris systems for medium/large corporations.Experience with Google G Suite.Experience with Smartsheet and Microsoft Project.Experience with ServiceNow suite.Experience with Scrum, DevOps and Agile.Experience in implementing other corporate solutions, eg Finance, Accounting, and Logistics.Experience in projects with global implementation components.#J-18808-Ljbffr