Digital Collaboration & Workplaces Project Manager (PM) Lausanne Switz

DIGITAL COLLABORATION AND WORKPLACES PROJECT MANAGER (PM) LAUSANNE SWITZERLAND

The PM is required to work on the project site - Lausanne-Switzerland - to ensure that the Digital Workplace strategic objectives are met by supervising and delivering multiple project initiatives representing IT dept.. The PM will be part of a Solution Management capability responsible of consistency for the technology initiatives across and managing work delivered by the integrators, ensuring quality and value for the business stakeholders.

TRAINING AND LANGUAGE AND IT SKILLS

-Higher education qualification or equivalent (master's/bachelor's degree, Federal diploma, etc.) or equivalent professional experience.
- 7 to 10 years of Enterprise Program/Project Management with at least two projects/programs in the Digital Collaboration and Workplace domain
- Project management certification an asset.
- Command of Technology and innovation.
- Technical, organisational and personal competences
- The ideal candidate will ideally have recent experience in:
- managing a program of complex and interdependent projects in the domain of Digital Collaboration and Workplaces, ideally using Office 365 and Sharepoint Online technologies
- transformation projects where digital and physical workplaces are aligned for effective collaboration and working experience.
- agile delivery methodologies, but be able to manage programs that have both Agile and waterfall based projects.
- transformational programs/projects around the Microsoft .NET and Azure platforms.
- The ideal candidate will be an excellent leader and will have experience in managing staff of different disciplines to produce results in a timely manner.

PREPARATION AND PLANNING

- Able to perform studies and project pilots (feasibility study and analysis of return on investment) and formalises the project definition.
- Defines the project scope, determines the key success factors and obtains the necessary support
- Establishes the project plan
- Selects the integrators/contractors and prepares the contracts (formalising needs, drafting calls for tender, comparing offers and establishing contracts)
- Able to develop efficient strategic and tactical initiatives for the future way of working throughout bringing together Digital Workplacesand implementing quality solutions to meet customer-service standards
- Significant ability in resolving problems; completing audits; identifying trends; determining system improvements; implementing change

PROJECT TEAM MANAGEMENT

- Is capable of establishing project teams based on needs in terms of competences and representation of stakeholders
- Motivates teams around a shared vision, working rules, the engagement and open-mindedness of each member
- Is able to steer people/teams, recognises their successes, deals with obstacles and addresses conflicts
- Ensures completion of the programs/projects on time and quality
- Ensures the liaison with the members and stakeholders for business analysis and change management
- Provides strategic guidance promoting organisational culture.
- Oversees the progress of operations.

COORDINATION AND MONITORING OF ACTIVITIES

Must be very well organised and able to prioritise and execute tasks within a fast-paced environment to meet the delivery and financial objectives by working with the stakeholders and teams across, managing work-packages and meeting milestones, forecasting requirements; preparing budgets; scheduling expenditures; analysing variances; initiating corrective actions:

- Is responsible for ensuring respect of deadlines, quality of the deliverable and project budget
- Coordinates the implementation of the project with the project team and various stakeholders (managing the change with those impacted)
- Is able to identify, address, and report on risks.
- Is leading the overall quality of the delivery
- Validate any changes in the overall program/project master plans with the business stakeholders
- Ensures the Quality and validation of Release and Integration management
- Follows up the projects status using indicators (quality, deadlines, budget and risks)

STEERING THE PROJECT

- Establishes the necessary relations with sponsors, teams, and steering committee
- Gives regular progress reports to the steering committee (indicators, slippage, obstacles, etc.)
- Ensures formal validation of the key project phases and deliverables and report to the right stakeholders
- Establishes the transactions and project closures (document and handover the knowhow/experience acquired)
- Is the senior representative of the project advising the Business on Technical subjects
- Is responsible for the relationship between the teams of technology, business, and integrators coordinating and implementing recommendations with the teams.
- Reports on projects status and progress with the collaboration of the teams
- Contribute in ensuring the implementation of the Project Management, Change Management, Risk Management and Service Level Management processes