Job Description
Overview
Project Management Manager is responsible for successfully deliver strategic projects according to the predefined key performance indicators, project scopes and governance, and be able to influence stakeholders in major project decisions through the use of AXA’s Project Management standards and best practices.
Responsibilities
- Define Project Plan based on the agreed BRS and/or business requirements defined thru the Agile Project Methods
- Conducts project kickoff meetings, communicate individual roles and responsibilities of each parties involved, and project expectations.
- Ensures that all project team members have the tools and training required to perform effectively
- Develops and maintains up-to-date detailed project plans and schedules and regularly forecasts the budget at completion
- Assess variances from the project plan, gathers metrics, and develops and implements changes as necessary to ensure that the project remains within specified scope and is within time, cost and quality objectives
- Ensure successful project delivery within predefined KPIs by applying established AXA’s project, resources and governance standards.
- Determines and obtains staffing requirements and form project teams. Works with related party to identify and book project resources.
- Assist PMO to design and implement Project Management improvements by bringing in industry best practices
- Manage and/or direct the activities of other project managers and/or PMO Analysts for larger or more complex projects.
- Develop methods, procedures and quality objectives including metrics to assess progress, risks.
- Utilize the established PM Methodologies, standards, procedures and quality objectives during project execution.
- Monitors project milestones and critical dates to identify potential risks to the project schedule and costs.
- Prepare Mitigation Plan to all identified risks to ensure project can be delivered flawlessly
- Assists with issue resolution and reports status to the relevant managers and Project Stakeholders
- Manage client’s expectations and influence key stakeholders and senior management on key project issues to ensure the final project performance meet or exceed agreed standards
- Conducts formal review with business sponsor at project completion to confirm acceptance and satisfactio
Requirements
- Min. bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, IT or any related major.
- Minimum 7 years working experience in life insurance / pension / group insurance / general insurance / business / finance / technology analysis in large, scaled projects.
- Proven experience in business requirement gathering or application functional design and testing experience will be a value add.
- Experience in Agile and Digital methodologies and tools is preferred