Project Manager

Description:

The requirement is for:
- PM based in Paris, France
- Start date: Mid February 2014
- Duration: 6 months (with an option to extend)
- Multi lingual (French & English)
- SP Experience preferred

Job Description:
The Project Manager is responsible for the management of all aspects of the Cisco Project Management Framework (following PMI PMBOK principles) and the successful delivery of customer projects as defined in the Project Management Plan Document and Customer Statement of Works (SoW) Document.

The PM will typically be involved with all phase of the project life cycle, which are defined as:
- Initiation Phase:

define the project scope, costs and schedule and the proposal for submission to the customer in the Statement of Work document
- Planning Phase:

start the detailed project planning work, the primary outputs being the project plan document, communications plan, risk plan, work breakdown structure, schedule, resource plan
- Execution Phase:

ensure that management processes are in place to measure progress against pre defined and agreed milestone dates. Review meetings and project reports are used to manage issues and communicate progress. Milestone deliverables will be reviewed against agreed and defined acceptance criteria and signed off with the customer via the use of acceptance certificates.
- Project Handover and Close Phase:

transfer responsibility for the equipment and/or services provided to the designated support groups within Cisco and the operations group within the customer organisation.
review will take place ensuring all project deliverable have been completed
capture lessons learnt and provide feedback on the performance of the project team.

The Key responsibilities of the PM are defined as:
Definition and documentation of performance measurement baseline, including: project scope, resource requirements, estimated costs, deliverables, schedule, quality requirements, project risk and customer acceptance criteria.
Agreeing resource allocations, including the definition and documentation of internal, partner and customer roles and responsibilities.
Establishing, agreeing and documenting effective communication plans to provide project control.
Establishing, agreeing and documenting a realistic project schedule.
Execution of project in line with agreed budget, schedule and quality objectives - through the overseeing of project staff, typically including all relevant parties and the management of project related issues, when necessary.
Provide primary interface to customer representatives, account team and management.
Obtaining formal customer acceptance upon completion of the project deliverables.
Facilitating transition to customer operations and Cisco support services (if applicable).
Ensuring feedback is provided to Cisco AS Management on individual and process performance, through the collection and documentation of lessons learned and individual performance reports.

Education & Certifications:
A university degree is recommended
Project Management Certifications (eg PMI) are required

Key Skills and Experience:

The ideal candidate provides
- a comfort level with managing complex, client facing technology projects
- high level of analytic thinking and planning
- the ability to manage a project team, including Cisco employees and vendors.
- a proven track record of collaboration across multiple organizations in order to accomplish significant achievements driving customer satisfaction.

The PM must be an excellent communicator, team builder and motivator with a proven ability to provide leadership to the project team while exhibiting outstanding interpersonal communication skills.

Fluency in French and English is a must requirement!