Project Manager - IT Infrastructure (Network & Security)

Purpose

A high-quality IT service is a must to stay competitive in an increasingly interconnected world. Atlas Copco's digital journey continues, to enable us to run business at full speed. To ensure we can deliver this in North and South America, we are now looking for a Project Manager who will be expected to actively drive all projects and programs under their responsibility while delivering expected business benefits within the approved timeline, budget and scope.

This position reports to the Service & Project Quality Manager.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Planning: Develop project plans that outline scope, objectives, schedules, and resource allocations. Identify and mitigate risks throughout the project lifecycle.
• Project Team Management: Lead and motivate cross-functional project teams, assign tasks, and monitor progress. Foster a collaborative environment.
• Stakeholder Communication: Act as the point of contact for stakeholders, providing regular updates on project status, issues, and changes. Gather and respond to feedback.
• Budget Management: Prepare and manage project budgets, ensure cost control, and report any variances to stakeholders.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure project deliverables meet quality standards and fulfill requirements. Implement processes for quality reviews and acceptance testing.
• Change Management: Manage changes to project scope, goals, and timelines by coordinating with stakeholders and assessing impacts.
• Documentation: Maintain comprehensive project documentation including project plans, meeting notes, status reports, and lessons learned.
• Compliance and Standards: Ensure projects comply with organizational policies, industry standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Performance Measurement: Utilize project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall) to track progress and performance metrics. Conduct post-project evaluations to identify successes and areas for improvement.
• Best Practices: Promote the use of good project management practices in the Atlas Copco Group not just by leading by example but also by playing consulting or trainer roles to any organization that might require support with their own projects or project management processes.
• Continuous Improvement: Contribute, in cooperation with other Project Managers, to the continuous improvement of standard project management processes and tools.

Experience Requirements:

• Extended experience of successfully managing technical IT projects.
• Strong management experience with a proven track record of leading teams.
• Proven track record of cultural awareness while collaborating with your peers in the other regions.
• A broad knowledge or understanding of the different technologies available in the industry to give a good overall understanding of IT.
• Experience in effectively managing, motivating and empowering people
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills
• Strong business acumen and internal knowledge of policies.
• Working knowledge of value and use of Standard IT processes and methodologies (i.e. ITIL, PMI and SDLC).
• Comfortable with working in a highly matrix global environment
• Ability to implement standards and operating metrics.
• Partner with other service teams and third-party vendors, sometimes in close cooperation with Strategic Sourcing.

Educational/Personality Requirements:

• University degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, or related Project Management field

• PMP and CSM certification preferred

• Fluency in English, spoken and written is a must second language preferred.
• Competency is more than ever a combination of knowledge, experience and attitude. Key behaviors of our candidate are:
  • Strong leadership and people management skills
  • A customer centric individual who understands customers needs and seeks to fulfill or exceed expectations
  • A team player and natural diplomate who interacts and unites team members, customers, all stakeholders
  • A manager that comes with solutions to make things happen and who can transform his mission into strategy, turn the strategy into action
  • A methodic and structured achiever who can plan, organize, prioritize, assess, adapt and deliver the promise
  • A resilient person who can cope with change in an ever faster moving digital landscape and who can spread this attitude of self-sufficiency
  • An innovative there is always a better way person with a positive, flexible and responsive mindset who embraces and promotes the digital transformation (regardless of age)
  • Open-minded with a global mindset, curious to understand and learn new perspectives
  • A person who complies with our DNA => Commitment - Interaction - Innovation

What we offer:

• At Atlas Copco, we're driven by the belief that there's always a better way. This ethos motivates us to deliver cutting-edge technology, innovative and sustainable products, and top-notch service to our customers worldwide.
• But it's not just about the work - we value our people and strive to foster a collaborative, inclusive, and flexible work environment.

Start your journey today!

Hybrid
This role offers a hybrid working arrangement, allowing you to split your time between working remotely and being on-site at our Atlas Copco, in Pune, India.

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