Project Manager - Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Quorum Business Solutions

Description

Are you excited by challenges? Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced, international and dynamic environment? Then now is the time to join Quorum Software, a rapidly growing company and industry leader in oil & gas transformation.

Quorum Software is the world's largest provider of digital technology focused solely on business workflows that empower the next evolution of energy.

From emerging companies to supermajors, throughout every region of the globe, customers rely on Quorum's proven innovation and unmatched global expertise to streamline business operations and make data-driven decisions that optimize profitability and growth.

Our industry-leading solutions are transforming energy companies across the entire value chain, helping visionary leaders evolve their organizations into modern energy companies.

The Project Manager is responsible for planning, leading, organizing and motivating project teams in the Middle-East Region which is made up of teams supporting clients in the Area The PM will drive the team to achieve a high level of performance, quality and delivery of projects that provide exceptional business value to our customers.

• Lead and manage large, complex, enterpriselevel projects
• Manage full Project lifecycle including initial planning, scoping, cost estimation, scheduling, resourcing, technical solution design, monitoring project implementation metrics, action items, and deliverables, performing quality control and validation activities, end user training, and project closure activities
• Organize and lead project status and working meetings including preparation of progress reports
• Manage project risks and issues, correct deviations from plans with a focus on delivery planning
• Managing projects that often consist of multiple agile teams that require integration with other activities and departments across the organization
• Implement the appropriate people, process and tools to improve team efficiency and effectiveness. Achieve the project goals within designated project constraints
• Use good judgment and coaching skills to develop a project management approach to drive effective planning and optimize efficiencies of the project team
• Use high level of knowledge and experience in blending traditional PM principles and practices with an Agile development approach in the right proportions to fit large, complex, missioncritical, enterpriselevel projects and with the appropriate level of planning and provide the right balance of agility and predictability.
• Assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work and leveraging resources
• Support in managing customer expectations for project deliverables, managing stakeholder communications, and implement an effective system of project governance
• Champion ongoing process improvement initiatives to implement best practices for Agile Project Management
• Promote empowerment of the team, ensure that each team member is fully engaged in the project and making a meaningful contribution, and encourage a sustainable pace with highlevels of quality for the team
• Use high level of knowledge and experience in blending traditional project management methods with Agile development approach to provide the right balance of agility and predictability
• And other duties as assigned.

• University Degree, preferably B.S. Degree in Engineering discipline or Business Degree.
• A proven track record of successfully implementing software or web development projects using Agile methodologies including 3+ years of experience as a Project Manager.
• Experience overseeing multifunction project teams with members including Developers, Business Analysts, and QA Personnel
• Understanding of software development life cycle models as well as knowledge of both Agile and traditional project management principles and practices and the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit a project and business environment
• Previous experience with budgeting, execution or program management processes
• Working knowledge of executing on Change Management initiatives and associated Best Practices
• Understanding of conceptual modeling, data requirements and data consolidation
• Experience with business architecture and business process management methodologies
• Demonstrated technical prowess including solving complex problems, programming skills (SQL, C++/C#, Java, VB and/or other computer programming languages), and familiarity/understanding of systems architecture
• Fluent in English, both written and verbal

• MBA, or other advanced management training would be an asset
• Oil and Gas industry or Software Project Management experienc