FILLED (ref #DB6076) Project Manager, Business Transformation Programme

Project Manager, End User Computing Initiative Interim, 6-12 months, Gatwick, excellent day rate day, Mid-late February start ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Role Summary

Following on from a corporate acquisition, our client is in the middle of a multi-million pound transformation programme required to separate its operations from the selling company and transform its business.

They immediately require an experienced interim project manager with a Big 5 consulting background to steer and deliver a high profile end user computing initative that impacts all employees in the business.

Application Deadline: This is an urgent requirement, so please ensure that your CV is submitted ASAP or by by 9 am 14th February at the latest.
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Role Detail

This role fits within a business-wide IT Infrastructure Programme rollout scheduled over the next 18 months incorporating step change software and hardware rolluts.
The End User Computing project is primarily focussed on the development of business user computing requirements to improve and enhance workplace connectivity and also productivity for the client's 2200 employees.

Working with the IT work-stream lead and reporting to the Transformation Director, the project manager will define the key stakeholder groups across the business, define their diverse set of user requirements, liaise with IT to determine what can be delivered, and then manage the delivery of the solution.

Key tasks:


* Develop, deliver and implement appropriately detailed project plans for the end user computing project
* Apply project management tools as determined by the Business Lead around risk and issue management, status reporting, stakeholder management and benefits realisation.
* Manage project interdependencies with counterpart projects within the Programme, taking any issues to resolve to the relevant forum.
* Ensure that key stakeholders are identified and managed to facilitate project delivery (this initiative impacts CEO to shop floor)
* Take ownership and be proactive to ensure quality and timely delivery while keeping stakeholders appraised.
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Key Skills and Requirements

Given its high profile within the business, senior stakeholder management is central to the success of this role. The ideal candidate for this role will have a Big 5 consulting background at manager to senior manager level, and will be comfortable operating at C-level and liaising with multiple business stakeholders in a complex environment.

* Experience of delivering business-led IT projects within a complex stakeholder environment (acting as a bridge between Business and IT to achieve improved business
outcomes)
* Effective influencer / exceptional stakeholder management skills / self-starter
* Big 5 consulting background
* Educated to degree level

Desirable requirements:

* Previous experience of desktop deployment projects ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~