IT Project Manager
Focuses on managing change control processes, assessing risks, and ensuring projects align with governance frameworks and business priorities.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities- Takes full responsibility for definition, approach, facilitation and completion of medium-scale projects
- Provides effective leadership to project teams across all project phases
- Adopts appropriate project management methods and tools suited to project requirements
- Manages change control processes and assesses and manages risks comprehensively
- Ensures projects align with governance frameworks and business priorities
- Maintains realistic project plans and delivers regular, accurate communication to stakeholders
- Ensures project and product quality reviews occur on schedule and according to procedure
- Aligns project deliverables with organizational goals and standards
- Ensures project deliverables are completed within agreed cost, timescale and resource budgets
- Monitors costs, times, quality and resources, acting were performance deviates from tolerances
- Proactively monitors performance metrics, implementing preventive and corrective actions
- Ensures formal acceptance of deliverables by appropriate stakeholders
- Project Overview and Objectives
- Project Purpose: Implement an enterprise-wide system that supports core business functions and integrates with existing applications.
- Objectives: o Configure and deploy the enterprise system according to organizational requirements.
o Integrate the system with existing ERP and other critical applications to ensure seamless data flow and operational efficiency.
o Map, analyze, and optimize current business processes to align with the new system’s capabilities.
o Manage and coordinate third-party vendors to support various components of the implementation.- Responsibilities and Deliverables
A. Project Planning & Governance Define
Project Plan: Develop a comprehensive project plan outlining milestones, timelines, resource allocations, and deliverables.Documentation: Create and maintain essential project documents such as the Project Charter, Business Requirements Document (BRD), and Status Reports.
Approval Management: Secure necessary approvals from internal stakeholders and participate in gate reviews to ensure compliance with project standards.B. System Configuration & Integration
System Configuration: Oversee the configuration of the enterprise system to meet business requirements.
Application Integration: Direct and manage the technical integration between the new system and existing applications (e.g., ERP, CRM), ensuring data integrity and system interoperability.
Testing: Develop and execute comprehensive testing strategies including unit, integration, and user acceptance tests to validate functionality and performance.C. Vendor Management
Third-Party Coordination: Manage relationships with external vendors and service providers involved in system configuration, integration, or support services.
Service Level Agreements (SLAs): Monitor vendor performance against agreed SLAs, ensuring adherence to quality and timeline standards.
Risk Management: Identify, evaluate, and mitigate risks related to vendor performance and technical integration challenges, using a formal risk management approach.D. Communication and Reporting
Stakeholder Updates: Provide regular status reports, dashboards, and updates to key stakeholders.Meetings & Reviews: Organize and lead regular project review meetings, including progress assessments and lessons learned sessions.
Issue Resolution: Act as the primary point of contact for project issues, facilitating timely escalation and resolution
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or related field (Master’s degree a plus).
- 3 years of progressive experience in IT project management, including end-to-end delivery of medium to large-scale IT/enterprise system projects.
- Strong background in managing projects involving ERP/CRM implementation, system integration, and process optimization.
- Demonstrated experience in vendor management, including SLAs and third-party coordination.
- Proven track record of managing projects within budget, timelines, and defined quality standards.
- Hands-on experience with project management tools (e.g., MS Project, JIRA, Trello, or equivalent).
- Strong understanding of enterprise systems (ERP, CRM, HRIS, or similar) and their integration with existing business applications.
- Familiarity with system configuration, data migration, testing strategies (unit, integration, UAT), and deployment practices.
- Knowledge of change management, risk management frameworks, and governance processes.
- Excellent leadership skills with the ability to motivate cross-functional teams across technical and business domains.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including executive-level reporting.
- Effective problem-solving and conflict-resolution abilities.
- High attention to detail, with the ability to balance multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong decision-making skills with a proactive and results-oriented approach.
- Amenable to 2x Onsite per week in Pasay (Dayshift)
- Open to 12 months project based employment with extension