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Coordinates all aspects of a product or service offering project for a client, from inception to installation. Installations may involve acceptance of capitalized equipment or enterprise software systems, or system integration or consulting projects/engagements. May work at client site from time to time. Typically involves extensive interaction with sales, systems engineering, product development, and other members of cross-functional teams. Project is typically focused on the delivery of new or enhanced products to improvement of customer satisfaction through the use of technology. Project management skills, rather than technical skills, are key, but a strong technical background is often required to manage competing interests. Typically oversees schedules and budgets to ensure goal attainment. This job manages specific projects that have a distinct beginning and end.
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The Principal Client Project / Programme Manager is a very senior resource within the Project and Programme Management – Client Implementation job family. The incumbent within this job will lead and direct concurrent client projects classified as standard or complex. They may also be involved in larger scale programmes and responsible for delivery across domains, business areas, geographies and technologies.
The primary responsibility of the Principal Client Project / Programme Manager will be to interface with all project stakeholders to take projects from original concept through to final implementation, including handing over to Operations (whether internal to NTT or to the client's support operations). He / she may take responsibility for the management of projects and programmes within more complex / partnership accounts and collaborate and engage with senior C-suite members involved in programme delivery at the client site. In this instance the Principal Client Project / Programme Manager will lead the coordinated management of multiple related projects within a programme to achieve the business objectives and ensure the strategic benefits are transitioned to the client organisation.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
Lead and direct concurrent standard or complex projects and in the case of programme management, ensure the management of multiple related projects directed towards a common objective
Engage with C-suite type stakeholders to deliver projects from original concept through final implementation
Ensure client satisfaction and manages escalations, acting as single point of contact to the client
Ensure that the project / programme delivers as-sold solution, remains within the baselined budget and is delivered on time whilst maintaining quality criteria and client satisfaction
Manage delivery of the project/programme, including rigorous scope control and change management
Document and manage project / programme risks and issues
Ensuring clear and concise communications to all stakeholders
Provide pre-sales support by working with sales teams to scope and cost a project or programme solution which includes the completion of a proposal. This may include Client presentations of our delivery approach as part of a tender process.
Identification of opportunities and influence the sale by conducting a business conversation with the client at C-suite level positioning NTT Ltd consulting and technical services offerings
Coordinate activities of the project teams through task delegation, resource assignment and programme management
Knowledge, Skills and Attributes:
Ability to establish excellent relationships with internal stakeholders and external clients up to C-suite level
Strategic thinking capability with an outcomes-focussed and results orientation
Excellent client centricity skills
Ability to manage customer satisfaction, commitment and expectations to high service levels and manage escalations adequately
Ability to work on client sites for an extended period
Excellent team building and skills
Mentoring of junior members of the Project Services Community
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work in high-pressure environments
Ability to manage urgent and complex tasks simultaneously
Excellent business acumen and commercial skills
Passionate, strong initiative, self-driven with commitment to succeed
Excellent influencing ability whilst taking a collaborative approach
Detailed, meticulous and highly organised
Proactive in approach with excellent facilitation skills
Academic Qualifications and Certifications:
Advanced Project Management degree or equivalent with extensive related experience
Relevant project management certifications preferably PMP
ITIL certification
Required Experience:
Extensive project / programme management experience preferably in a multi-national Professional Services environment
Extensive client engagement experience
Excellent understanding of the project/programme life cycle
Excellent competency in project/programme change management
Proven experience managing expectations when balancing alternatives against business and financial constraints
What will make you a good fit for the role?
Standard career level descriptor for job level:
• Have broad expertise, uses skills to achieve goals in creative and effective ways
• Works on significant issues
• Creates formal networks involving coordination among groups
• Exercises independent judgment in methods, techniques and evaluation criteria to obtain results
• May supervise the activities of others
• Typically requires extensive related experience with a Bachelor’s or equivalent degree; or extensive experience and a Master’s or equivalent degree; or a PhD or equivalent with moderate experience; or equivalent experience
Responsible for improving employees’ IT literacy through in-company seminar or any other way.
Provides training of basic business applications like Microsoft office or Teams for employees to fully utilize its functionalities, but not limited to that. The trainings he/she will give is included in his/her tasks while doing the project. Time not spent education or support, he/she will be in charge of development projects.
Supports the actual development by their employees especially for Power-BI and RPA based development/ knowledge/training and experiences.
Work at PMM office following to the PMM regular working days/hours.
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