Project Manager

Arηs is a fully independent group of companies specialized in managing complex IT projects and systems for large organisations, focusing on state-of-the-art software development, digital trust, cloud, data science, mobile development, machine learning and infrastructure services.

We are composed of 16 entities across 8 countries worldwide that are unified by the Arηs Group, with more than 2500 consultants. This corporate structure enables us to respond quickly to market changes and customer requests, and to communicate and make decisions without layers of bureaucracy.

Established in 2016, the Greek entity Arηs Developments Hellas aims to extend Arηs Group activities dedicated to the European market providing high-quality services in Software Development, covering the entire application development lifecycle.

We are currently looking for a Project Manager to join our growing team in one of the biggest European organizations.

Tasks:

• Manage and take responsibility under client's accountability for a series of projects to client's project management standards, specifically concerned with integrating internally developed components and services with external services.
• Ensure regular status communication updates to client's ICT management by accepting reporting standards at the deadlines requested.
• Maintain good working relationships with internal client's stakeholders and staff members and external parties.
• Facilitate the setting up of meetings; undertake meeting minutes creation and distribution.
• Support all project dimensions as required and follow applicable client's guidance as updated from time to time.
• Strengthen project governance implementation through coaching meetings when needed, checkpoints and boards of assigned projects, keeping stakeholders informed with up-to-date information at all times and facilitating appropriate decision making.
• Ensuring that all relevant project management documentation, including a realistic plan and Gantt chart, agreed among the project stakeholders, is in place in the project management system at any given time, including by participating directly in the production of project management deliverables.
• Ensure that the Gantt chart is always updated and reflects actual project status (no outdated tasks allowed).
• Manage the implementation of information systems to meet identified business needs, acquiring and utilising the necessary resources and skills, within agreed parameters of cost, timescales, and quality.
• Facilitate the production and approval of project deliverables, at the specified quality level and in accordance with the project implementation plan.
• Facilitate tracking and monitoring project implementation in accordance with the scope, budget and person days specified in the project implementation documentation.
• Proactively participate in identification and handling of dependencies, issues and risks affecting the project.
• Proactively take responsibility and ownership of any risks and issues identified. Provide mitigation strategies and ensure that, when required, they are effectively escalated through the established client project governance (Stream leader, ICT Management, Steering Committees, Portfolio Boards, etc.).
• Support the monitoring of the budget and resources available to the project, and support client's designated structures (Project Management Office) undertaking steps to correct deviations either through the financial procedures or through resource management processes.
• Interact and communicate with client's relevant internal stakeholders for the purpose of project implementation and monitoring, including regular project progress reporting.
• Monitor the delivery of products and services by external suppliers in accordance with the contracts in place, addressing and resolving issues and risks related to the relationship with those suppliers.
• Facilitate client's initiatives on estimating costs, timescales and resource requirements for yearly demand cycle

Who you are:

Mandatory:

• Bachelor plus minimum of 9 years of experience as an IT professional working in a medium-large enterprise ICT environment 
• Fluency, in English, to at least B2/C1 level according to the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).
• At least 9 years of experience in Project Management
• Managed a minimum of 5 end-to-end projects involving:
  • Commercial-off-the-Shelf software deployments
  • Cloud deployment
  • Incremental software delivery
  • ICT infrastructure deployment
  • Service integration with external parties
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in working in an international environment and/or EU institutions or bodies
• Minimum of 5 year of experience in working in a highly regulated public/government environment
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in standard project management tools such as MS Project
• 3 years of experience managing cloud (implementation) projects and delivering cloud services effectively, ensuring they meet client requirements and align with business goals
• Good knowledge of planning and estimation techniques
• Good knowledge of MS office including PowerPoint timelines and schedule visuals.
• Certification: PM Certification such as PRINCE2, PMP or PM2 (intermediate level at least, not Foundation)
• Good knowledge of structured approach to incremental software integration projects working with system integrations, e.g. with an example of a service integration with a third party service provider. Enterprise service bus integration with internal and external services
• Good knowledge of Public IT procurement, (EU) tendering processes and contract management throughout project lifecycles