About the Role
The PMO is responsible for ensuring the Project Management team delivers both external and internal projects with a high level of quality, whilst being accountable for the project outcomes to clients and other stakeholders. In addition, the critical focus is to deliver outstanding customer service to customers by providing dedicated, focused and specialist Project Management services in order to meet agreed objectives and delivery timelines. Ensuring the effective implementation of projects in a consistent qualitative way to our customers is crucial as well as acting as a local centre of excellence contributing to a continuous improvement approach in project delivery.
The role requires dealing with projects across spectrum of Security, Modern Applications, Data & AI and Modern Infrastructure based technologies. This is permanent role which may be based out of multiple locations within Australia. It reports to the Head – PMO & Consulting.
Main Duties
1. Ownership of project outcomes and timely delivery of projects
2. Manage project stakeholders through effective communications to set the right expectations
3. Be responsible for the cost, schedule and technical performance of projects
4. Effectively work with stakeholders to shape priorities, report progress and respond to challenges.
5. Manage customer projects following a defined project management methodology and approach
6. Effectively maintain a resource and project implementation plan for each project assigned
7. Establish milestones and manage adherence to project plans and schedules
8. Identify and proactively manage any project risks and issues
9. Ensuring that project decisions, changes, exceptions, issues and risks are managed and recorded
Key Requirements
We are looking for someone with a successful background in leading impactful projects & who has exposure to a a diverse range of industry sectors. You would have the ability to manage multiple projects of complex nature simultaneously & are a natural at customer relations. Key Skills & Experience include:
10. Minimum 5 years' experience as a customer-facing Project Manager delivering complex IT security, infrastructure and/or software application projects across mid-market and enterprise environments
11. Experience leading projects using Agile or Iterative development methodologies
12. Working knowledge and certified in a Project Management methodology eg PRINCE2, Agile
13. Strong understanding and application of quality assurance practices
14. A growth mindset and can work independently and in collaboration
15. Problem Solver and critical thinking
16. Relationship building and can connect with peers and stakeholders; customers and colleagues
17. Trustworthiness and Reliability
In return, we offer a friendly, welcoming and supportive team environment where collaboration and support from your leaders and peers is the norm. We’ll invest in your development and long-term future, and we can promise you a variety and enough challenge to keep things interesting across the wide variety of customers we support.
We believe in the power of an inclusive and diverse workforce. We trust you will bring your authentic self to work, and we will focus on making sure that together, we make a strong contribution to the broader community in which we operate. Where possible, flexible working arrangements are the norm, as we know a better work-life balance can improve your motivation, performance, and productivity.
Some Benefits include
18. Free onsite parking at Canon’s offices (site dependent)
19. Bonus Leave including: Birthday leave, to celebrate, relax or do something special Canon Day, an extra day of leave during the Christmas holidays Kyosei Day, or volunteer leave to take a paid day off to do good in your community
20. Flexible working arrangements, where possible
21. Training and development opportunities to help you bring your goals to life
22. Wellbeing benefits, including everything from discounted health insurance to flu vaccines to confidential counselling
23. Performance Recognition, in the form of quarterly and annual awards programs for high-performers
24. Milestone recognition on your work anniversaries in the form of carbon credits, merchandise, or retirement fund rewards
25. Discounted Canon products offered at discounted rates
26. Education assistance to support the cost of any external training that gives you new skills for your job