Senior Project Manager

Job description

ABOUT THE COMPANY:
One of the most recognisable brands in NZ.  They offer an exceptional culture and working environment, and the chance to work on exciting, high-impact digital projects.

ABOUT THE ROLE:
As a Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for leading the delivery of complex digital and technology initiatives across web, mobile application, and integration platforms. Working in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment, this role is accountable for ensuring projects are successfully delivered to agreed scope, schedule, budget, quality, and business outcomes.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Plan complex web, application, and integration projects into logical work packages to enable efficient and successful delivery.
  • Communicate project plans, priorities, milestones, and risks clearly and effectively to stakeholders.
  • Manage the successful delivery of strategic cross-functional projects involving digital platforms, technology, systems integration, and business change.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with project sponsors, business stakeholders, technology teams, and external delivery partners.
  • Proactively identify, manage, and escalate project risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions to enable timely resolution.
  • Demonstrate effective project leadership to achieve agreed business outcomes, budgets, timelines, and quality measures.
  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.
  • Lead engagement with third-party vendors, delivery partners, and service providers to ensure successful delivery outcomes.
  • Lead implementation planning and support Go/No-Go decision-making processes for project releases and deployments.
ABOUT YOU:
  • Minimum 7+ years' successful project management experience delivering complex technology and digital initiatives.
  • Proven experience delivering web, mobile applications, systems integration, and business change projects.
  • Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships, influence outcomes, and engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.
  • Strong vendor management capability, including managing delivery partners, suppliers, contracts, dependencies, performance, and delivery outcomes.
  • Proven ability to lead and coordinate cross-functional teams comprising business, technology, operational, and external vendor resources.
  • Strong planning, risk management, governance, and delivery execution skills, with the ability to drive initiatives through to successful completion
You must be in NZ with valid working rights to be considered for this role.

WHAT'S NEXT?
This is going to be a popular role, so please don't delay in applying.  If you have any questions, please email Lisa on lcooley@brightspark.io