Project Manager

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Thales people architect identity management and data protection solutions at the heart of digital security. Business and governments rely on us to bring trust to the billions of digital interactions they have with people. Our technologies and services help banks exchange funds, people cross borders, energy become smarter and much more. More than 30,000 organizations already rely on us to verify the identities of people and things, grant access to digital services, analyze vast quantities of information and encrypt data to make the connected world more secure.

We have been present in Saudi Arabia for 40 years and with over 600 employees to date, we are growing rapidly. Together we are delivering our signalling, control and train protection systems for the North –South Railway (NSR), the longest system of its kind in the world. Together we are key suppliers of In-flight entertainment and connectivity systems as well as air traffic management solutions in Saudi. We are making Saudi Arabia a safer place by securing the country’s critical infrastructure and e-security solutions that secure the country’s electronic payment systems. Thales has been selected to supply major electronic systems for air defence and the Group also supplied communication and optronic systems for the Army, the Saudi Arabia National Guards and the Air Force.

As a Project Manager within the Platforms Services & Delivery team you will ensure that a project is completed on time and will deliver solutions that meet both customers’ requirements and our commitments. Your role will directly contribute to internal and external customer satisfaction which is key for business growth.

A week in the life of a Project Manager:

• You will drive the project to ensure customer satisfaction by meeting deadlines, quality specifications and project profitability; and lead customer interactions for the project.
• You will deliver solutions that are cost effective, easy to operate and generate value.
• You will provide visibility of the project progress, obtain the necessary resources and identify and resolve issues; and manage the financial aspects of projects including costs and revenue.
• You will manage project risks and related action plans.
• You will manage change requests and identify new business opportunities.
• You will maintain communications with stakeholders and the project organization: Solution Manager, Project Delivery team, Technical Leaders, Support & Maintenance team.
• Responsible for the change management of the project (organize and lead the bug reviews to determine the priority of bug fixing in line with the Customer’s priorities).
• Responsible for validating the Project Execution baseline prepared with the support of the SEM prior to submitting it to the Supervisory Authority for final approval during the Launch Review, and to maintain this Project Execution baseline throughout the project lifecycle.
• Responsible for the Project Kick-off meeting.
• Responsible for Project Reviews as defined in Manage Project Process.
• Responsible for obtaining the Customer Acceptance of the delivered solution.
• Responsible for the Closure Review.
• Responsible for the collection of Lessons Learned from the project.
• Responsible for the preparation and update of a log document to chronologically collect the events that happen during the project and that can support future claims.
• Responsible to provide a reporting to the Senior Management (Supervisory Authority) through a dashboard encompassing all the necessary information to understand the progress made to date on the overall project activities and the forecasts about the activities which have to be performed until project completion.

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:

• To succeed at this job, you must have: at least 5 years’ experience in project management (specification, design and team), in the software development or service operation industry.
• You must have Certification in PMI/PMP or PRINCE2 Practitioner.
• You must have an Engineer or Master’s Degree in Computer Science or computer engineering.
• You must be fluent in English and Arabic.
• We are looking for someone with the ability to learn our product and service offers’ use cases and ecosystems and understand how our solutions work and how they are delivered; the ability to manage scope and requirements autonomously, build a project plan, monitor the project status, manage the customer relationship and project costs and use Microsoft Project.
• We would like someone to join our team who has good organizational, analytical and communication skills; who is a problem-solver and team-builder, able to inspire a shared vision and delegate tasks with a high level of integrity, able to work in a fast-paced environment; who is a quick learner and self-starter.
• We are looking for someone who is able to travel in case needed.

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