Ps Project Manager

TITLE: PS Project Manager III

GRADE: 11

LOCATION: Massy, FR

Position Summary:
The Senior Project Manager is responsible for the successful implementation of multiple
projects as an integrated whole, delivering the total business solution on time and within
budget and to customer satisfaction. He/she directly manages and is held accountable for
large, complex, high risk projects or programs, which requires a high degree of
cooperation and/or coordination among multiple countries, areas, regions, service offers
and lines of business. The Project Manager is responsible for all aspects of a project
- cost, schedule, and expectations - plus business development and growth objectives for
the account over a multi-year period. The Project Manager has ultimate responsibility for
NCR’s most strategic or tactically important projects with Professional Services (Financial)
The Project Manager builds a true partnership with Financial customers and NCR
executives. In addition, he/she establishes strategic alliances with vendors, subcontractors
and articulates NCR strategy to financial customers, influencing NCR solutions or line of
business strategies.
Key Areas of Responsibility
- Scopes engagements/projects
- Describes project opportunity
- Determines project management need
- Identifies project risks
- Develops project plan
- Defines goals and objectives
- Identifies client requirements
- Identifies resource requirements
- Develops project budget
- Sells client engagements
- Identifies sales opportunity
- Conducts sales presentation
- Acquires incremental business
- Manages (complex) team projects
- Communicates project status
- Obtains sign-off/authority
- Produces project documentation
- Develops contingency/mitigation strategy
- Conducts project planning workshop
- Assists with contract negotiation process
- Administers contract with client
- Establishes and maintains project information system
- Tracks and updates project financial elements
- Manages implementation of project
- Monitors/controls project
- Provides accurate and frequently updated project revenue

forecast
- Manages cost/schedule/resource variances
- Manages project costs, revenue and NCR resource time
- Triggers invoicing milestones in line with forecast
- Ensures provision of proof of delivery in line with contract for all

billable work
- Performs project status reviews
- Reviews/monitors vendor performance

Technical / Professional Skills & Competencies
- Strong use of MS Office Tools (Word, Excel, MS Project or equivalent,

PowerPoint)
- Working knowledge of project management information systems or PSA

systems
- Familiarity with industry standards i.e. Project Management Book of

Knowledge (PMBOK), PRINCE II, Agile or equivalent
- Strong understanding and experience with software development and

infrastructure project delivery approach, techniques, deliverables and
lifecycles.
- Cross functional leadership requires: self-direction, acting strategically, think

creatively, building of realistic plans, motivates others, adaptable and fosters
open communication and other competencies identified in PS role based
competency target skill matrix.
- Ability to effectively manage time, prioritize work, multi-task across many

assignments and delegate to team members; including cross functional
team members.
- Expert level of executive and technical communication including verbal and

written skills producing clear and unambiguous deliverables, as well as
written business communication skills in corresponding with peers,
management, and other NCR departments.
- Demonstrates the ability to adapt to and lead, change, and coach others in

the acceptance and support of change.

Selection Criteria / Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business

Administration, or related discipline
- 8 to 15+ years proven track record of project management experience

managing medium to large, complex consulting projects delivering custom
and/or software product implementations
- Preferred, a PMP or equivalent industry-standard project management

certification like Prince-2 or IPMA.
- Agile experience is a must.
- Strong project management competencies and soft skills (i.e. facilitation,

conflict resolution, negotiations, executive communications).
- Strong managerial and supervisory skills, demonstrating the ability to

effectively lead others and those reporting into the projects.
- (preferred) Experience within Financial (ATM/Payments) Industry.
- Good knowledge of English and French language is essential

Offers of employment are conditional upon passage of screening criteria applicable to
the job