Senior Project Manager UAE at Adaptive Mobile

Job Description

Technical Project Manager – ME Region & Abu Dhabi based.

Telecoms PM required for delivery of complex technical customer project, the role will include managing the implementation of the project and liaising with the AdaptiveMobile Support, Implementation, Development and QA teams in Dublin, Ireland. A strong individual with customer facing experience who can drive a project to completion is a must.

The project manager will be responsible for the day to day running and leading of the project team tasked with the delivery of the project to the customer, they will also be involved from conception of the project to final acceptance and closure. This will include working closely with the team remotely in Dublin and on-site whilst also carefully managing the customer’s expectations.

A key role requirement is that daily contact with the customer is maintained and that the correct level of customer service is achieved and maintained through-out the project life cycle.
The successful candidate will be responsible for setting agreed development objectives, monitoring, reporting progress, identifying and managing risks within the scope of the project and delivering results in meeting with the project time expectations.

He or she will be required to manage and interface with a number of subprojects and manage the interdependencies technically and also the assigned resources in order to ensure that project priorities are executed seamlessly. Note that the projects and project team members could be in more than one location and in different time zones, and that travel (and possibly international) to customer sites will be required upon demand and up to 80% if required and especially during key periods of the project.

He or she will be working in a small to medium organisation and will as such be required to negotiate the availability of resources as required. The project manager will report to the Head of Operations and be responsible for ensuring that effective communication is maintained through project meetings, reporting and presentations.

Working as part of a commercial and technical cross-functional team.

Management of unplanned work (incident reports and change management) according to Service levels.
Skills

Qualifications, Education, Experience, Skills and Traits:

• Possess a degree in an engineering related discipline, however relevant experience will be taken into consideration when assessing suitability for the position;
• At least 4 years project management experience ideally in the mobile telecoms environment, experience with mobile messaging systems (Web/WAP, SMS, Email & / or MMS) an advantage;
• Engineering background and preferably with a high level of mobile telecoms systems understanding;
• Worked as part of a commercial and technical cross-functional team.
• Management of unplanned work (incident reports and change management) according to Service levels;
• 3-4 years SW related experience in a high volume product development environment is desirable, however candidates with a highly developed cross-functional background will be considered.

Preferably, the candidate will also have experience the following areas:

• Project methodology i.e. Prince 2, PMBOK;
• GSM/GPRS / UMTS data services and features;
• GSM SW development involving the complete SW lifecycle including maintenance;
• Technical understanding of mobile telecoms messaging systems e.g. Web/WAP/SMS/MMS;
• Implantation/delivery of projects into operational mobile networks;
• An understanding of handling SW in a production environment.

The candidate's skill set should also include project planning, risk analysis as well as an appreciation of commercial issues relating customer project management.

A key requirement of this position is the ability to drive the project forward in order to maintain the project schedule. This will require excellent motivational skills and the ability to make informed group and individual decisions.

Candidates must have good presentation skills and the ability to communicate clearly at all levels.


Must be fluent in English and Arabic.

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