Business Project Manager

About the job

Company Description

Talan is an international consulting and technology expertise group that supports and accelerates the digital transformation of its clients through the levers of technology, data and innovation.

For over 20 years, Talan has been advising and supporting companies and public institutions in defining and implementing their transformation and innovation projects in Switzerland and internationally.

Present on 5 continents in 21 countries, the Group, certified Great Place To Work, has more than 7000 employees.

Equipped with a Research and Innovation Centre, Talan places innovation at the heart of its development and operates in areas of technological change such as Artificial Intelligence, Data Intelligence, Blockchain, to serve the growth of large groups and mid-sized companies in a committed and responsible approach.

By placing "Positive Innovation" at the heart of its strategy, Talan is convinced that technology amplifies its impact on society as a whole by being at the service of humanity.

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Job Description

Context
Within the Projects and Solutions division of the IT Department of a public administration in French-speaking Switzerland, the IT project managers team includes two internal resources and relies on external ones. The number of projects increases every year; the team is looking for a confirmed reinforcement, long term.

Mission

• Lead one or more IT projects in all their dimensions: strategic, financial, human, organisational and technical.
• Manage complex projects, with many stakeholders whose interests sometimes diverge.
• Ensure a result that meets business requirements in terms of quality, performance, cost, time and security.

Responsibilities

• Project management
  • Plan, direct and coordinate projects and their interdependencies, with internal and external skills.
  • Evolve business processes.
  • Define tasks, responsibilities, critical milestones, resources, interfaces and budget.
  • Lead the project team and governance bodies, including a monthly steering committee, and produce reporting.
  • Conduct the project using HERMES, agile or hybrid methods, according to PMO standards, and keep documentation and tracking tools up to date.
  • Ensure compliance with data protection and information security requirements.
  • Manage finances and oversee suppliers and their budget consumption.
  • Prepare and conduct procurement procedures: drafting calls for tenders and evaluating offers.
  • Close the project, establish the review and capitalise on lessons learned.
• Commissioning and support
  • Manage deployment with technical teams.
  • Organise the transition to maintenance and product & platform management.
  • Define the user training system.
  • Set up level 3 support.
  • Identify and propose change management measures.
• Scope, cost, time and quality arbitration
  • Conduct acceptance testing.
  • Manage change requests with impact analysis.
  • Monitor schedule and risks.
  • Implement management indicators: performance, costs and deadlines.

Qualifications

• Higher education in computer science or project management (Master, Bachelor or equivalent diploma) with at least 5 to 8 years of experience in managing large-scale IT projects.
• Proven mastery of the HERMES methodology (certification a real plus), as well as Agile and hybrid approaches.
• Experience in preparing and conducting public procurement procedures (drafting calls for tenders / AIMP, evaluating offers).
• Demonstrated ability to support business teams, from defining needs to commissioning and change management.
• Strong awareness of information security issues (Data Protection Act / data protection) and experience in managing external suppliers.

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