Senior Project Manager - Delivery Lead

About the role

Avanade, a global technology consulting firm, is looking for an accomplished Senior Project Manager with a proven track record in program and project management. You will lead project delivery, keeping projects on schedule, within budget and meeting customer satisfaction targets, while building strong client relationships and supporting sales through project estimation and planning.

Key responsibilities

• Manage and mitigate issues and risks across the project lifecycle, balancing scope, schedule, budget, quality and risks through formal change management.
• Maintain project work plans, governance structures and monitoring mechanisms to deliver on time, on budget and to a high quality.
• Ensure accurate development and traceability of project requirements and foster continuous improvement.
• Nurture client relationships, communicate updates, secure buy-in and represent Avanade in governance meetings.
• Oversee Avanade and subcontractor staff, guide their performance and growth, and determine approach, staffing, responsibilities and schedules.
• Support the sales process by providing work effort and expense estimates using Avanade's standard tools.

Required profile

• Proven experience applying project/program management disciplines such as estimating, work planning, contract management and scope management.
• Understanding of contract terms and good customer expectation management.
• Results-oriented, able to thrive in an unstructured environment; customer-oriented with strong people management and mentoring skills.
• Advantageous: PMI PMP certification and a Bachelor's degree in a business or technology field.

Required skills

• Proficiency in project management methods, tools and techniques.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft platform technologies.
• In-depth expertise in Microsoft Project and DevOps.
• Good knowledge of Earned Value reporting.