MFS Program Manager – JHB needed at Ericsson
Job title : MFS Program Manager – JHB
Job Location : Gauteng, Johannesburg
Deadline : June 02, 2024
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What you will Bring
- You will establish the Program/Project plan baseline: define projects breakdown, projects scope, secure the vital resources (mainly Project Managers) and plan and supervise all activities.
- Handle different projects within same MFS Cluster across different countries.
- Drive program execution: track projects progress, monitor and handle changes, conflicts, and critical issues!
- Ideal candidate should have done management of +50MUSD projects complex projects in IT System Integration with multiple technologies.
- Experience in pan-african delivery and ideally a multi-countries program
- Ability to work in geographically dispersed multi-functional units.
- PMP or Prince2 certification is Mandatory.
- Handle Program finance: ensure financial system monitoring, cost control…
- Develop the Project Management discipline: simplify processes, methods and tools with creative ideas.
- Handle customer and partner engagement: manage customer relationship building confidence and trust, ensure project progress arranging meetings and customer events.
- Build a strong Customer Relationship at C-Level (IT, Engineering, Marketing, Finance etc.). Daily presence at customer site, becoming a sort of Ericsson “agent” at the customer premise to increase the customer’s trust in Ericsson as a system integrator.
- Support customer escalation in line with matrix defined at function level.
- Develop the business: participate to contract preparation and to pre-sales meeting.
- Stimulate lead generation of support sales activities and maintain MFS sales funnel.
- Guide up-sales opportunities!
- Mentor the team, to interact with them and to support them in their professional growth, and to identify and recognize talents!
- Support asset and organizational set-up and growth; a main contributor to the Professional Service culture growth, delivery methodology fine-tuning as well as harvesting the best practices from the programs driven.
- Need hands-on experience when it comes to projects delivery.
- Need MFS, BSS & Cloud proficiency.
- Knowledge & experience of MFS, BSS & Cloud
- Good understanding of MFS Business and IT SI Projects challenges
- Experience within a global System Integrator company is a plus.
- Automation experience and Devops and Agile certifications are plus.
- Adjust ways of working to local customs with consideration to Code of Conduct and local OHS and safety regulations.
- Ensure compliance and ethics and exhibit exemplary role-model leadership behaviors.
You will bring
- Entrepreneurial & Commercial Thinking
- Persuading & Influencing ability
- Relating & Networking skills
- Education: Bachelor or Master of Science in Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent.
- 10-15 years of Project Management solid experience in complex financial/banking or IT Integration systems Service Delivery with demonstrable experience of managing complex programs
- Good at handling resource planning and competence development
- Result oriented with customer first attitude
- Ability to lead multi-cultural and cross-functional teams, empowering and creating synergies
- Can handle stressful and ambiguous situations
- Strong delivery capabilities
- PMP Certification or Prince 2 certification will be required
- Agile certification (Scrum Master ..) and DevOps experience are a plus
- Domain experience: MFS and IT Systems Integration (APIs, Integration…)
- Financial Acumen & Analysis Skills
- Delivering Results & Meeting Customer Expectations
- Planning & Organizing skills
- Leading & Supervising abilities
- Business Understanding
- Consultative Selling Skills
- Customer and Market Insight
- Negotiation, Persuading & influencing Skills
- Project Management Skills
- Occupational Health & Safety (OHS)
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