IT Project Manager - 12 Month Contract | Greenfield Medical Device Site | Galway
STEM Recruitment Partners are representing a leading medical device manufacturer seeking an experienced
IT Project Manager
for an exciting 12-month contract at their greenfield site in Galway, where you will manage large scale IT implementation projects.
This is an
immediate
start with lucrative hourly rates available.
Full-time onsite
is essential.
This role offers the chance to support a large-scale project in the EMEA Region from the ground up. The ideal candidate will have successfully led multi-disciplinary in-house and vendor teams across multiple technologies and in different timezones. You'll thrive in a fast-paced business change environment that requires constant attention to prioritisation and impeccable communication skills. Hands-on management of projects using different development methodologies and delivering multi-platform enterprise application solutions is essential.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
* Lead prioritisation of competing requirements with business and IT stakeholders
* Support articulation of business processes that inform technical solutions
* Lead Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and technical resources in requirements definition
* Understand technical, resource and schedule implications of business decisions
* Work with technical leads to determine project timing and resourcing requirements
* Set project scope, priorities, milestones and deliverable schedules
* Lead cross-functional project teams via project methodology (Agile, Hybrid) optimized for required deliverables
* Drive execution of project deliverables
* Present to IT, business function, and executive steering committees
* Monitor execution and report status, risks and issues
* Manage all project change control activities
* Develop and lead project teams to deliver initiatives on-time and on/under budget
* Deliver solutions to requirements that provide efficiency and scalability
Required Qualifications/Experience
* 10+ years of experience in an IT technical or enterprise applications project management role
* Experience project managing Oracle Fusion/EBS implementations is desirable
* Experience with Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid methodologies
* Experience with enterprise-level applications and working with multi-discipline teams
* Strong ability to lead cross-functional teams in a matrix organisation
* Strong strategic thinking skills; understands business needs and brings proactive solutions to the team
Preferred Qualifications
* Experience with JIRA, Confluence, and Smartsheet
* Medical device and/or pharmaceutical experience
* Experience of IT application support processes / ITIL a bonus
* Project Management certifications are a plus