Senior Project Manager - IFS Colombo 09

About the job

IFS is a billion-dollar revenue company with 6000+ employees on all continents. Our leading AI technology is the backbone of our award-winning enterprise software solutions, enabling our customers to be their best when it really matters–at the Moment of Service™. Our commitment to internal AI adoption has allowed us to stay at the forefront of technological advancements, ensuring our colleagues can unlock their creativity and productivity, and our solutions are always cutting-edge.
 

At IFS, we’re flexible, we’re innovative, and we’re focused not only on how we can engage with our customers but on how we can make a real change and have a worldwide impact. We help solve some of society’s greatest challenges, fostering a better future through our agility, collaboration, and trust.
 

Job Description

The Senior Project Manager is the key to ensuring the success of our Projects. IT@IFS Project Management spans from new technology implementations of new technologies and capabilities, company integrations, upgrades, or continuous improvement projects.

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for leading, managing, and steering projects of strategic importance to IFS. The IT Project Managers are valued highly within the IT IFS community due to their complete integrity and vast complex project and programme management experience. This role influences all levels in the IFS IT Organisation and our business sponsors, and acts as ambassador for the IFS Core Values and Principles. They challenge and drive the way IT@IFS delivers, influencing multiple functions and roles within the local, regional, and global organisations.
 

• Provide end-to-end structure of IT Change and Support Lifecycle across IT infrastructure and service operations projects, bringing consistency and clarity to initiatives (from Idea through to the outcomes)
• Continuously engage with all levels of the organisation, always looking for a business lens and value to project outcomes
• Fully own End-to-End Project Delivery, ensuring value creation is realised
• Provide knowledge, guidance, and coaching to other Project Managers
• Act as an escalation point for sponsors and key stakeholders concerning project delivery
• Provide input to the IT@IFS delivery approach and contribute to the continuous improvement of Methodology, Tools, and Processes within the IT organisation, critically assessing the impact it could have on value to our business
• Act as a trusted partner to our IT function and business functions within IFS
   

Qualifications:

• Project Management experience in mid to large-sized projects in a business platform background
• Project Management experience in small to mid-size projects in infrastructure, networks, Cloud, end user and service operations(ITIL)
• Systems Integration and Data Integration experience
• Bachelor's degree or professional equivalent training and qualification
• In-depth knowledge in multiple core Corporate platforms, ideally SaaS and their delivery methodology
• Critical thinking throughout the Delivery Lifecycle being a valuable contributor.
• Excellent communication skills
• Fluency in English (verbal and written)
   

Additional Information:

We believe that coming together as a community, in person, is important for innovation, connection and fostering a sense of belonging. Our roles have the right balance of remote and in-office working to enable flexibility for managing your life, along with ensuring a real connection with your colleagues and the broader IFS community.