10 Oct
Dimension Data
Sandton
Functieomschrijving
Are you looking for a new and different work environment? Do you want to work in a team of highly motivated people who believe in building the future together? We believe this OneStream Project Manager was created for you! Please read through and apply.
The role is to support the OneStream team by providing them with a comprehensive, up-to-date and accurate project management service. This includes: • Project planning, reporting and monitoring • Leading of weekly meetings that are held on an ad hoc basis.
It's expected that these will be attended by members of the OneStream team in order to ensure all projects are being monitored effectively • Establishing a robust project database which includes key contacts and information regarding each current or potential customer/partner. The Project Manager should have knowledge about our partner companies in order for them to best understand what we do here at OneStream In addition, you'll also manage any ongoing work requested by customers as well as new projects
Requirements
Job Specification – OneStream Project Manager
Job Purpose
Reporting to the Program Manager, the OneStream Project Manager will assume responsibility for designing, maintaining, and ensuring the studious execution of the OneStream project plan in accordance with best practices (PMI(1), Gartner etc.). The Project Manager will also act as the primary liaison with the contracted supplier side OneStream Project Manager and delivery team, collaborating to ensure that the plan and execution thereof is mutually agreed, realistic and achievable being adequately resourced with clearly defined entry and exit criteria for the project milestones.
Demonstrable experience of engaging and understanding the status of the project and being able to clearly communicate status, root cause issues, next steps and implications on business and supplier resource with the businesses and at a Steerco level is critical for this role.
Incumbent Profile
The OneStream Project Manager will be change agent who puts change at the heart of delivery and would have extensive project/program management leadership experience in the delivery of large multi-national IT application projects with a specific focus in the Finance Planning space. The holder will have a demonstrable track record of successfully delivering EPM/ERP type projects for organizations with a similar profile to De Beers.
Specific OneStream Project Management and delivery would be a significant advantage.
The holder must be an apt vertical and horizontal communicator with an innate ability to formulate rational, clear and concise messages in accordance with the target audience. In addition, the holder should be able to maintain a key view on project delivery performance against the agreed project critical path, forecasting potential overruns and collaborating with all key stakeholders to define remediation actions in advance of said overruns.
Skill Set
· Project management and leadership skills for managing projects and the teams involved with them
· Ability to understand business management structures and dynamics in order to make communication, status updates and other asks clear,
concise and relevant with key stakeholders.
· Strong written and verbal communication skills to coordinate with team members and management and explain technical issues in a manner best suited to the intended audience
· Analytical and problem-solving skills to handle any issues that occur during project completion including proactive stakeholder engagement to identify and workshop solutions and mitigations
· Understanding and interpreting business requirements
· Organization and time management skills to keep projects on track and within budget
· Excellent resource planning and task scheduling skills
· Project management software (e.g.: MS Project) usage skills
· Experienced in delivering IM projects using established methodologies (waterfall, agile and hybrid)
Specific call Outs for this Role
1. Experience of working on system implementation projects for complex, customized organizations including:
a. Ensuring that appropriate levels of oversight and governance have taken place in the definition, review and sign off of business requirements and that stakeholder alignment is achieved
b. Managing and working the project plan considering conflicting business IM project conflict – from a resource management perspective
c. Managing across various geographical locations from a cultural and time zone perspective
2. Experience with OneStream system implementation.
3.
Experience of successful project planning and management including the creation of task driven block plans and detailed plans of the business’ proposed program for a system implementation, including:
a. Demonstrating successful collaboration with the Supplier Project Manager and Solution Architect to ensure approach and resource is capable and appropriate
b. Demonstrating successful collaboration with the business Program Manager to ensure approach and resource is capable and appropriate from a business level perspective
c. Demonstrating the ability to successfully collaborate with key resource at a business unit level and senior business stakeholder level
4. Experience with creating effective communication strategies as part of the Project Plan roll-out implementation for all concerned stakeholders
Qualifications
· Minimum of a bachelor’s degree or similar tertiary education preferably in Finance, Business, Engineering or Information Technology
· Recognized project management certification (PMP, PMI, Prince 2 etc.)
· Preferably formal certification in Agile (Scrum.Org, Scum Alliance or similar)
About Dimension Data
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