Collaborate with project sponsors and stakeholders to support conceptualization of products, produce concept papers and build business case and project plan
Articulate delivery approach / framework to both business & IT/Digital stakeholders across UK, India and Singapore and at low/mid/senior levels, from concept phase through build and deployment to support phase, gain their confidence and concurrence
Manage IT pre-requisites and proactively manage risks
Monitor and communicate delivery progress to all stakeholders, take corrective action as required; garner stakeholder support through the appropriate channels to resolve blockers and issues
Adhere to Rolls Royce project management, reporting and governance standards and ensure stakeholder approval / concurrence is secured in timely fashion
Be the single point of contact for local operations and ensure the reporting are done as required at leadership, business and project levels
Champion Lean Process and Design Thinking principles and practices across the enterprise fostering deeper understanding and adoption
Operate simultaneously in waterfall, agile and DevOps methodologies as applied to different work streams in a programme
Comfortable with demanding customer interaction and facilitating technical discussions with internal and external stakeholders
Manage collaborative relationships with other functions in the business, partners, and the ecosystem to ensure a successful delivery
Develop re-usable operational templates and ensure Digital solutions are created to showcase the operational data
Key skills and Technical Competencies
Degree level education in Management, Science, Mathematics or Engineering or equivalent
8 + years in a software delivery or management advisory role of which 3 + years managing end-to-end solution delivery for at least 2 large scale engagements in tightly regulated industry
Managed delivery of multiple end to end solutions, from concept to deployment, for green field and brown field solutions in IT / Digital solution landscape using internal and external teams
Expert understanding of
a. Project management frameworks such as Prince2 / PMP / APMP and their application in IT / Digital solution delivery space
b. Business analysis / Design Thinking frameworks
c. Vendor / team management in IT / Digital solution delivery space
d. Agile methodologies
Experience of
a. leading teams at a mid/senior level as well as training and developing others
b. working in IT consulting or technology services environment
c. Cloud & on-premises infrastructure
d. ITIL or other support frameworks
e. identifying, mapping and implementing business transformation solutions by working closely with client organizations
Exposure to
a. Digital and analytics technologies
b. one or more of the Aviation, Marine, Oil & Gas, Power Generation and Defence Industries is desirable
Understanding of operations and different aspects to run seamless day to day operations
Lead from front and relish working on tight timelines ensuring no quality compromise
Excellent communication skills and user empathising skills