Company Description HyperThink Systems is a global IT and business services company that delivers integrated technology and operations solutions. The organization provides IT consulting, systems integration, packaged application services, eLearning, and business process outsourcing to clients in sectors such as Oil and Gas, Manufacturing, Financial Services, Real Estate, Education, and the Public Sector. HyperThink focuses on understanding broader business needs and uses its combined expertise in technology, processes, and global delivery to offer customized, high-value solutions.
About the Role
Job Description
Role: IT Project Manager
- Location: Doha, Qatar
- Experience Required: 5+ Years
- Company: Government Entity
Job Description:
Responsibilities
- Serve as lead and conduct between IT and operational functions to drive deployments and integration of technology solutions
- Develop overall project timelines and key milestones; ensure teams meet critical dates leveraging Project Management software
- Manage all phases of projects: initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, closure
- Partner with teams functionally to promote seamless integration of new technologies within a mixed computing environment
- Coordinate delivery of development (beta) and production releases that meet quality assurance standards
- Assist team through regressions testing and lead effort to identify potential impacts and bugs, including risk management and mitigation efforts
- Facilitate decision-making, arbitrate impasses, remove barriers and ultimately drive projects to completion
- Closely monitor implementations, track deployment issues and formulate fallback strategies
- Recognize and address shifts in project complexity, scope and risks
- Ensure project risks are managed and communicate risks and implications to management as appropriate
- Analyze feasibility and cost of technology deployments to lead the team to go/no-go decisions • Work with team to identify and execute cost savings opportunities
- Organize project activities into manageable work efforts for team members and determine an effective approach to completing the work, as outlined in the project plan
- Proactively identify and manage risks, issues, cross-project dependencies, and report on project status within the published schedule
- Identify, manage and monitor completion of deliverables throughout the project lifecycle
- Provide management of staff to assure the quality of work and integration of team members’ work
- Mentor staff in applying project management controls
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field.
Experience
- Minimum 8+ years of experience in similar position
- Excellent communication skills (oral & written)
- Bilingual Preferred
- Excellent Project Management experience
- PMP certification is required
- Experience with Plan View and Microsoft Project preferred
Skill Set
- Experience leading projects in application development, systems integration, and infrastructure implementations
- Strong understanding of project governance, software development, and testing life cycles
- Firm understanding and knowledge of IT infrastructure, protocols, and vendor management
- Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including upper management and other functional departments
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a fast-paced, dynamic working environment
- Proven experience in helping project teams move from ambiguity to clarity and leading in a highly dynamic business environment
- Ability to drive and meet deadlines
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and presentation skills, including understanding of the audience
- Outstanding technical skills: background and strong interest in process development, MS Project, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, web and other required computer applications
