Project Manager - Manila

apartmentAsia Peopleworks Inc placeManila calendar_month 

Job Description

The IT Project Manager acts as the primary liaison between the assigned business unit and the Central IT team. The role is responsible for leading projects through all project management lifecycle phases while ensuring transparency, risk mitigation, and quality delivery.

This position also involves oversight of designated IT solution

sets and close collaboration with the IT Solution Delivery and the IT Steering Committee to secure necessary approvals and support. It is important that the candidate has vast experience in Project Management. Familiarity with Project-Related Risk and Issue Management, Change Management, Requirement Analysis.

To be successful in this role, one must possess effective communication skills, negotiation skills, problem-solving, analytical thinking, customer focus mindset, and great presentation skills. Must have domain expertise on one or more of B2B / B2C Systems & Solutions, E-commerce Solutions, Human Capital Management, ERP and Digital Marketing.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead projects by following the Project Management Lifecycle phases
  • Adhere to standard templates, guidelines, and documentation (e.g., Project Request Form,
  • Define project objectives, scope, milestones, deliverables, risks, and resource requirements in alignment with business needs and strategic goals.
  • Develop and maintain detailed project plans, ensuring compliance with established risk, issue, and change management processes.
  • Ensure regular and transparent communication through status reports, dashboard updates, and scheduled stakeholder meetings.
  • Facilitate post-mortem reviews and lessons learned sessions to drive continuous process improvements.
  • Monitor vendor performance and coordinate with third-party service providers to implement corrective action plans when necessary.
  • Identify, evaluate, and mitigate project risks throughout the project lifecycle, using a formalized risk matrix approach.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
  • A minimum of 35 years experience in IT Project Management, with hands-on exposure to managing end-to-end IT projects.
  • Working knowledge of established Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies.
  • Experience with project management tools such as Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, Asana, or Trello.
  • PMP and/or Agile Certification is highly desired.

Technical & Domain Expertise:

  • Familiarity with relational database management systems (Oracle, MS SQL Server, etc.) and application security best practices.
  • Experience in transforming user requirements into system designs and identifying potential enhancements for existing applications.
  • Preferably someone with experience in Human Capital Management System, Warehouse Management System, Transport Management System or Travel Ticketing System.
  • Domain expertise in one or more of B2B/B2C Systems & Solutions, E-commerce Solutions, ERP or Digital Marketing is a plus.

Core Competencies:

  • Strong project management and business analysis skills.
  • Proficiency in risk and issue management, change management, and requirement analysis.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, problem-solving, analytical, and presentation skills.
  • A customer-focused mindset with the ability to drive projects to successful outcomes.

Work Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM 6:30 PM

Work Site: Pasay City

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