Program Manager - Sweden

Program Manager: For one of our clients in Sodertalje, Sweden we are looking for a Program manager for multiple IT infrastructure projects and programs. Must be a Swedish speaker.

A program manager has a high-level of job responsibility and serves as a mediator between executives and numerous staff members employed as part of his or her specific area. People in this role are in charge of planning, implementing and executing specific company goals or policies. The post is also commonly referred to as a program manager

Duties associated with this position involve monitoring associated budgets, allocating project resources and motivating and managing the programme' s team members. Other duties include issuing progress reports and ensuring deadlines are met in a timely and efficient fashion

Professional Skills:
Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills
Self-starter and ability to work independently, and ability to be flexible to handle multiple priorities to bring tasks to successful closure
Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision making capabilities
Team player with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
Demonstrated outstanding level of professionalism in providing client support, including ability to exercise good judgment, discretion, tact, and diplomacy
Sound business ethics, including the protection of proprietary and confidential information
Ability to apply detailed knowledge of organizational procedures to make independent decisions and serve as a credible resource for a senior management team
Ability to work with all levels of internal staff, as well as outside clients and vendors
Excellent Technical knowledge in IT infrastructure and datacenters.

Along with these skills; we are looking candidate that possess below mentioned skills:
Being willing and helpful
Being analytical
Being collaborative
Creative thinking
Problem solving
Negotiating
Project management
Planning
Multitasking
Being persistent
Being confident
Stress management
Leadership
Being open minded
Being approachable
Being commercially aware

Programme Manager role and responsibilities:
Supervising work execution
Providing resolution for problems
Maintaining programme schedules
Reporting on program status
Managing project team
Accounting for project cost, time and budget
Seeking approval executive and senior managers
Mitigating programme risks

Education:
Applicants for this position required to have 10 years of experience in a managerial role as well as at least a engineering bachelor's degree with PMP/Prince2 & ITIL certification.

Location: Sodertalje, Sweden
Start date: 05-01-2015
Contract length: 3-6 months with possibility of extension

Notwithstanding any guidelines given to years of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.

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