Software Integration Project Manager

  • Full Time
  • Gauteng
  • Applications have closed

Website Giesecke+Devrient

Giesecke+Devrient is a global company that offers security technologies, both in the physical and digital world. Every day, billions of people benefit from G+D innovations in their personal and business lives. With around 11,600 employees across 32 countries, we develop, manufacture, and distribute … read moreproducts and solutions for the safeguarding of payment processes, identities, connectivity, and data. It all began in 1852, when the printing of securities started in Leipzig. Today, our portfolio is as diverse as modern, mobile life. Anyone who pays by cash, card, or smartphone is highly likely to be using our technologies.

Area of responsibility

Successfully run and complete projects implementing Vault Management, Warehouse management and/or Production software with additional developments within our client’s organization, within the agreed timelines, budget and quality criteria.
Contributing to project budget calculations and presentations to clients in the pre-sales phase.
Management of resources and distribution of tasks across projects in coordination with the resources involved.
Within quotation processes, the SW Project Manager analyses the implementation strategy and impact.
Within projects the SW Project Manager is able to write requirements, work with the development team and perform acceptance tests

Key Responsibilities
Integrate Software Products

SW Product Integration capabilities
Proven experience of file transfer mechanism, new integration platforms/APIs
Porting or migration from legacy integration footprints to modern integration landscapes
Large application implementations with significant integration components including ESB, web-services, file transfers, point to point integrations

Selling & accepting new projects

Constructing plans and budgets with the Sales team for potential projects.
Presenting a project plan and approach to (new) clients.
Accepting projects by proper transfer from the Sales team.
Regular and ad hoc coordination with the Sales Manager and Product Manager.

Execute resource management

Anticipating on project timelines by resource allocation scenarios with a horizon of 3-36 months.
Continuous resource and (project) task allocation management based on the dynamics.
Ownership of the project related resource anticipation sheet with a 3-36 month horizon.
Continuous management of proper task allocation and commitment across projects.
Discussing and challenging task requirements and anticipated effort.
Anticipating and discussing development requirements with the Product and Service Manager (internal and external) for alignment with project timelines.
Control project activities of all involved stakeholders and address issues like missing tasks, improper task descriptions, non-committed tasks, overdue tasks, etc.
Managing people’s proper project contributions regarding taking task and due date responsibility and delivering high quality.

Manage and execute projects

Managing large projects or programs with multiple projects or work streams operating in parallel with internal and external dependencies
Executing projects with significant third party dependencies and stakeholder management to align delivery time frames and testing
Creation of detailed project plans consisting of scope, deliverables, budget, delivery and lead times, resource planning, risks & mitigations, communication and reporting.
Organize proper project teams and their involvement in the creation of plans and commitment to the tasks.
Head several projects as Project Lead.
Monitor and manage project involved in order to achieve quality and timely deliveries.
Coaching of project involved and Sales team members regarding project management.
Manage risks, resources, issues across all projects with a horizon 3-36 months.
Intervene when project involved cannot resolve project issues.
Plan and manage transfers from project to support.
Regular communication with and visits to clients where projects are operative, informing them about the progress of the projects.
Organisation and execution of the steering committee meetings and ensure proper governance.
Organise project evaluations and lessons learned registration, for future use.
Continuous improvement of the processes.

Authorities

Management of implementation project budgets.
Deciding on (priorities relating to) the use of internal and external employees.
Deciding on task allocations.
Deciding on project standards and methodologies.

Result areas

(Client) project objectives and results.
Project organisation quality and effectiveness.
Satisfaction of principals, clients, relations.
Satisfaction of Sales, Product Manager and consultants.
Quality and implementation of improvement suggestions.

Job requirements
Work Experience and Knowledge

8+ years of Software Project management Expereince
Handling cash and cash management processes
Concepts and models for supply chain integration and logistics
Software product and services of cash industry
Business process (re)design

Minimum Qualification and required Skills

Bcom Degree in Information Systems or relevant related qualification
Certified Project management
Interpersonal skills (including communication)
Planning and organizing
Conflict handling

Competences

Ability to remain positive, with a ‘can do’ attitude
Ability to find pragmatic solutions to challenges
Forward thinking
Result orientation
Managing performance

Apply via company website ( N / A ) or

www.gi-de.com

 

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