PBT Group, leaders in Business Intelligence, has an urgent requirement for a Senior BI Project Manager to Lead and Manage the delivery of value and project objectives through balancing time, resources (people & money), quality, scope and risk.

The suitable Project Manager must have experience of BI / Data projects and Financial Industry experience would be a huge advantage. He/she must also have the ability to work under pressure.

With over two decades of expert knowledge and experience as information management specialists, PBT is a recognised leader in Business Intelligence and data warehousing and has extended its competency base to cover data quality and advanced analytics.

We pride ourselves to be a company who attracts, recruits and retains consultants of an exceptional caliber, not only within BI, but also within focused areas of Application Development.

We have worked in more than 25 countries around the world and are currently implementing large-scale projects throughout Africa, the Middle East and Australia.

DUTIES
- Assuming the overall responsibility for successful project delivery.
- Direct and manage project development from beginning to end.
- Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support client business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
- Develop full-scale project plans and associated communication documents.
- Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
- Liaise with project stakeholders on an on-going basis.
- Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals.
- Draft and submit budget proposals and recommend subsequent budget changes where necessary. Ensure strict financial management for the project.
- Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.
- Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate resources.
- Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.
- Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.
- Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools.
- Track project milestones and deliverables.
- Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation and presentations.
- Determine the frequency and content of status reports from the project team, analyse results and troubleshoot problem areas.
- Proactively manage changes in project scope and adhere to proper scope management principles.
- Define project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project life cycle.
- Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
- Build, develop and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project.
- Conduct project post-mortems and create a recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
- Contribute to best practices and tools for project execution and management.


SKILLS REQUIRED
- Must have experience in a formal methodology (PMBok or Prince2) and preferably be certified.
- The PM will act as the face of the PMO to business and must be able to communicate at Exec level and be exceptionally well presented.
- Project Management Experience in IT: 5 to 8 years
- Project Management in a BI setting: 2 to 3 years
- Financial Industry experience
- Experience in Master Data Management (MDM) would be an advantage
- The Project Manager should possess a broad knowledge of technology and system development in order to comprehend the full life cycle of the project.
- The Project Manager should also know the technologies and methodologies used on the project, in order to provide guidance and sound judgement on task- and time estimates, task fulfilment, performance evaluations, etc.
- Strong knowledge of Data is required
- Strong communication skills, as well as a strong affiliation with- and the respect of the business community.
- A good sense of balancing the mechanics of project management with the needs of the people working on the project. While project management skills are important, overall drive can be even more critical to the project’s success.
- Can conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Reacts to project adjustments and alterations promptly and efficiently.
- Persuasive, encouraging and motivating.
- Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including upper management, clients and other departments.
- Ability to defuse tension among project team, should it arise.
- Ability to bring project to successful completion through political sensitivity.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Customer service skills an asset.
- Ability to effectively prioritise and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is critical.
- Ambitious, innovative and analytical

EDUCATION
- Relevant Tertiary Qualification or Qualification through experience
- Project Management Training
- Prince2 / PMP / PMI Certification preferred

Duration: Initial 3-month initial contract (a probation period) and then extended for a full 12 months.