M&A Infrastructure PM

Aspira are currently searching Infrastructure Project Manager reports directly to the Director M&A and is responsible for the management of the IT integration to ensure delivery.

Responsibilities:

The primary expectations of this role are as follows:

• Define the current services & capabilities in the external business
• Map core IT (applications and infrastructure) and Security services
• Define a prioritised project scope, project workstreams, integration plan and critical path
• Deliver the project on-time, on-budget, with appropriate transparency of issues across vendors, business clients, and IT
• Implement a meeting cadence and content for periodic meetings with Suppliers and vendors to discuss/review solution delivery status, issues, and action plans.
• Execute all processes and procedures established necessary for managing and prioritizing work within project workstreams and the project budgets 
• Assess and verify solution designs for scope, cost, timing and milestone commitments
• Operate as primary point of contact with vendors for day-to-day interactions on solution delivery
• Be accountable for solution delivery execution (scope, cost, quality, and schedule milestones) across workstreams
• Ensure compliance with portfolio and project management processes
• Own and drive resolution of project issues via engagement of with IT Executives, Enterprise Architecture, Business, IT and Third party supplier teams as necessary
• Coordinate and/or support of systems retirements associated with solution implementation
• Ensure compliance with release management and change management practices

Candidate Qualifications:

The successful candidate for this position will have the following attributes:

• Ability to communicate a compelling and inspired vision or purpose for the project to motivate and onboard the team.
• Dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers
• Copes with change and works effectively without having the total picture
• Knows how to organize people and activities into an efficient work flow
• Deals with ambiguity and complexity and consults as appropriate
• Quickly creates focus on the most important issues
• Resolves conflicts quickly and settles disputes equitably
• Pursues everything with energy, drive, and a will to get the job done
• Communicates effectively in formal and informal settings
• Possesses strong IT, planning, financial knowledge and skills to do the job
• Highly self-motivated and self-directed
• Team-oriented, collaborative environment leadership skills

Qualifications and Experience 

• Excellent all around IT domain knowledge in both Infrastructure, Applications and Security space
• Previous experience of business integrations a distinct advantage
• 10 years of relevant work project management and delivery experience in an information technology/ business solutions context
• PRINCE2 or PMP certification would be highly valued