Position Summary
The position requires managing significantly large projects encompassing complex IT, EMV Chip Card personalization, Specialized
Data-processing, digital payment services and Fulfillment elements. The project manager is expected to work independently with team
members in disparate geographic locations and provide leadership throughout project life cycle as single point of contact between
internal teams, customer teams and other partners.
Essential Functions / Key Areas of Responsibility
Assess and analyze customer business and technical requirements
• Has sufficient knowledge of Thales products, services, solutions and technologies to skillfully recommend appropriate
Thales solutions – during sales cycle as pre-sales consultant and during project life-cycle as project manager
• Negotiate and qualify most efficient technical design with Thales Technical Teams to address customer needs
• Able to influence and convince customer technical stakeholders for acceptance of Thales Technical Solution and Product
Offering
• Identify resource requirements, obtain resource commitments and assign tasks and responsibilities for project deliverables
encompassing IT, technical and fulfillment services aspects.
• Lead diverse group of IT, Technical and operational stakeholders as part of project team
• Able to quickly learn and adapt to new cutting edge IT Technologies, Banking technical products, Specialized Data
processing services, Digital payment services and fulfillment technologies.
• Manage project scope and revisions as appropriate for change management
• Monitor, manage and supervise project resources and the deliverables for project schedule, quality and cost compliance.
• Identify and resolve constraints and conflicts with project requirements, schedules, resources, operations or technology
and report to senior management if cannot be resolved
• Monitor and report project performance parameters and executive summaries to senior management and stakeholders in
a regular and timely manner
• Review and manage quality control of deliverables before delivery to the customers
Minimum Requirements: Skills, Experience, Education, Technical/Specialized Knowledge, Certifications, Language
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering, Telecommunications or a related discipline
• Complementary business degree would be a plus.
• At least five years of Project Management experience successfully delivering projects on- time, within budget,
and in scope.
• At least five years of technical development experience in EMV Card Personalization environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Microsoft Project
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task, manage multiple projects, prioritize work and responsibilities in a fast-paced
environment
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to achieve project objectives
• Strong negotiating skills for scope, deliverables, schedules and service level agreements
• Demonstrated ability to manage stakeholder expectations
• Strong analytical skills with demonstrated problem solving ability
• Current PMP certification preferred
• Strong technical aptitude
• Written and oral communications skills
• Quick learner, team player, self-motivated and energetic
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