Dafabet is seeking a bright and enthusiastic individual to work within the rapidly expanding IT Projects Department, the Project Management role at Dafabet is extremely varied, with individual Project Managers working closely with all aspects of the business (development teams and IT infrastructure and business operational teams), on a number of projects through conception to compilation..
There are a high number of concurrent projects to manage varying from completely new product development to ongoing enhancements to the existing offering or coordinating the system infrastructure deployments and upgrades.
Projects vary in complexity and duration from simple projects to highly complex projects involving multiple stakeholders, systems, vendors and development teams.
Tasks and responsibilities
- Reporting to the Head of Change Delivery
- Project managing and owning a range of projects - ownership of the entire project life cycle from inception to deployment and post-deployment support;
- Providing initial validation of incoming project requests, distinguishing those requiring further information and facilitating this with stakeholders and key management.
- Attend regular meetings with department heads and senior management to determine project priorities and communicate issues & risks with current projects.
- Creation and daily update of accurate project GANTT’s/Plans.
- Upkeep of tasks and issues within a web-based project management tool;
- Weekly reporting of project progress, risks and issues;
- Day to day communication with internal & external development teams, IT Operations, account management and direct with stakeholders where applicable;
- Where appropriate, technical account management for customer integration issues
- Provide assistance and recommendations to constantly improve internal process methodologies.
- Provide management of and mentoring to junior or new project management staff.
Personal profile
The successful candidate will be required to interact daily with all areas and levels of the business. They must be able to demonstrate an ability to manage both external demands and internal constraints, balancing shifting day-to-day priorities with the longer term project work in this fast moving industry.
Candidates should be self-starters, with a high attention to detail and are comfortable with the highly technical nature the position entails. Much of the role is working closely with developers, IT Operations, account management and stakeholders on day-to-day issues.
We are a multi-cultural organization and as such its employees come from very different backgrounds and cultures. The successful recruit must be comfortable working in such an environment and be willing to learn and adapt to ensure he/she works as effectively as possible.
Mandatory skills and experience
- Proven project management experience gained in a fast-paced development environment, covering the full development life cycle with added experience managing IT infrastructure projects desirable (new infrastructure deployments & upgrades).
- Strong stakeholder management experience across a variety of levels (both internal and external), with excellent communication skills.
- Excellent knowledge of working with Microsoft Project
- Experience of AGILE and Waterfall methodologies;
- Strong and consistent record of academic achievement.
Desirable skills and experience
- Relevant technical background in web technologies or background in business analysis.
- Experience using web based task management and resource allocation tools such as JIRA.
- Previous experience in working for an Online Gaming company