Salesforce Project Manager (FTSE100)
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| Job Type | Permanent Full TimeTemporary / Contract |
| Location | London (Zone 1) |
| Area | London, England |
| Sector | Project Manager |
| Salary | £75-80K + 15% pension + 5% SAYE shares + 25 days holiday + healt |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Advertiser | Danny Whelan |
| Job Ref | 893687 |
| Job Views | 206 |
- Description
- Position: Project Manager (FTSE100 Company)
Start date: Immediately
Duration: 12 months FTC
Role type: Fixed Term Contract
The Client
Our client is an award winning & thriving International FTSE 100 company based in Central London who are undergoing a digital transformation project and require a Project Manager with application experience (Salesforce, HR, Finance Apps). Based in their prestigious/modern HQ this exciting opportunity requires candidates from a Plc/blue-chip background who can drive/lead and make a positive contribution to the finance transformation programme.
The Role as Project Manager
Our client requires a strong IT Project Manager to be responsible for the multiple project streams relating to business systems (Salesforce, Finance & Business Applications) and their integration to the wider digital transformation programme.
The main delivery duties will be:
- Manage a full lifecycle of multiple integration projects - Salesforce, Finance & Business Applications
- Definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders, ensuring technical feasibility and reviewing and improving processes where necessary
- Full project life cycle ownership: successful project delivery will include full implementation from initiation to deployment for several initiatives simultaneously
- Meeting with stakeholders to take detailed ordering briefs and clarify specific requirements of each project - Manage project scope and changes
- Develop and manage all aspects of project engagement from planning, external vendor relationships, communications, resources, budget, change, risks and issues - building rapport and credibility
- Identifying suitable communication strategies for all levels of stakeholders
- Coordinating internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects
- Managing the day-to-day project activities, resources and chairs the Steering committee meetings
Requirements of the Project Manager
The client is seeking somebody who is dynamic, engaging, has strong stakeholder management skills, is self-motivated and can work independently. In addition to excellent communication skills (written/verbal), you must have gravitas and be able to demonstrate the following:
- 5-10 years commercial IT Project Management experience
- Salesforce experience advantageous – sales & service cloud
- Previous digital transformation experience & exposure to integration platforms – PaaS, Boomi etc
- Prince2 certified
- Agile/Scrum experience
- Strong experience in IT project management
- Leadership, diplomatic and motivational skills
- Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation and excellence
- Ability to prepare and present documentation to non IT business people
- Build and maintain relationships by engaging business leaders to establish credibility, solve problems, build consensus and achieve objectives
- Experience influencing and gaining buy-in from executives sponsors, team members, stakeholders and peers
- Self-motivated, decisive, with the ability to adapt to change and competing demands
- Research best practices within and outside the organisation to establish benchmark data and use continuous process improvement disciplines to achieve results
- Track record of successful IT project management and delivery
- Background with IT technical skills/systems experience
