Technology Project Manager at Kenya Airways

Brief Description        

• Job Purpose Statement: Technology Project Manager will work closely with Business Analysts, Business Process Owners, and contractors (vendors) to manage end to end delivery of key technology projects across Kenya Airways. The successful candidate will lead project change management practices, budget tracking, quality assurance and coordination and reporting on benefits realization of delivered solutions.

Detailed Description        

• Manage a portfolio of complex initiatives that span one or multiple lines of business.
• Provide on-site leadership for project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones.
• Manage all aspects of multiple related projects to ensure the overall program is aligned to and directly supports the achievement of strategic objectives.
• Report on project success criteria results, metrics, test, and deployment management activities.
• Work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation, and excellence.
• Participate in establishing practices, templates, policies, tools, and partnerships to expand and mature these capabilities for the organization.
• Prepare estimates and detailed project plan for all phases of the project.
• Procure adequate resources to achieve project objectives in planned timeframes.
• Manage the day-to-dayproject activities and resources and chairs the project management team meetings.
• Manage change and communication for each project to ensure return on investment.
• Monitor staff performance and complete performance reviews.
• Provide status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverable, dependencies, risks, and issues, communicating across leadership.
• Demonstrate a functional acumen to support how solutions will address client goals while maintaining alignment with industry best practices.
• Participate and/or drive feasibility studies, vendor selections and proposals for evaluation by appropriate key stakeholders.
• Define the Statement of Work and Specifications for the requested goods and services.
• Develop and manage all aspects of project and program engagement from planning, external vendor relationships, communications, resources, budget, change, risks, and issues.
• Set and continually manage project and program expectations while delegating and managing deliverable with team members and stakeholders

Job Requirements        

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, BBIT or other related fields
• Project Management Certification (PMP, Prince2, Prince2 Agile, MSP etc.)
•  A minimum of 6 years of professional experience with at least 4 years’ experience in technology project management