Key Responsibilities:

• Interfaces with all project stakeholders to take projects from original concept through to final implementation.
• Contributes to the pre-sales process by providing proposals.
• Ensures that the project delivers the as-sold solution, remains within baseline budget, and is delivered on time while achieving quality criteria and maintaining client satisfaction.
• Manages client satisfaction, commitment, and expectations to high service levels and manage escalations adequately.
• Manages the entire project lifecycle, ensuring that client requirements are met, timelines are adhered to, and deliverables are achieved.
• Facilitate cross-team coordination and foster collaboration
• Ensures effective project planning, stakeholder management, team coordination, risk mitigation, and quality assurance.
• Performs any other related task as required.

Knowledge and Attributes:

• Relevant project management skills, including the ability to plan, organize, and execute projects from initiation to completion.
• Ability to establish strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external clients.
• Ability to manage customer satisfaction, commitment, and expectations to high service levels and manage escalations adequately.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in high-pressure environments.
• Ability to manage urgent tasks simultaneously.
• Some business acumen and commercial skills.
• Passionate, strong initiative, self-driven with a commitment to succeed.
• Some influencing ability whilst taking a collaborative approach.
• Decisive with good attention to detail ability.
• Ability to promote project services to both internal stakeholders and external clients.
• Competent in project change management.
• Familiarity of the industry, domain, or technology related to the client's project.
• Relevant problem-solving and analytical skills to identify and address issues that may arise during project implementation.

Academic Qualifications and Certifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in business and / or project management or related field.
• Relevant project management certifications preferably PMP required.
• ITIL certification is beneficial.

Required experience:

• SAP project implementation (ERP, SuccessFactors)
• Project management experience preferably in a multinational professional services environment.
• Client engagement experience.
• Demonstrated understanding of the project life cycle.
• Demonstrated competency in project change management.
• Experience managing expectations when balancing alternatives against business and financial constraints.