Senior Project Manager

MAIN JOB PURPOSE

• Manages project(s) by performing related duties.
• Serves customers by planning and implementing business strategies and operations; improving systems and processes; managing staff (team or teams 30+ people); liaise with Client, all levels management and HR.
• Determines business operational strategies by managing team or teams, establishing customer-service standards.
• Accomplishes human resource objectives, meets financial objectives by estimating requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
• Prepares performance reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.
• Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

• Leadership, people management for teams of 30+
• Responsible for budget planning and execution
• Liaises with cross -location teams
• Assists Division Director/Site Manager in business development activities
• Manage a group of teams, Project Managers, Team Leaders
• Is central point of contact for Client's management
• Responsible for delivery, financial and organizational aspects within division
• Responsible for building and maintaining good relationships with Client
• Understands Client's roadmap and drive execution of it (when applicable)
• Control quality and performance of teams (when applicable)
• Review and optimize team structure
• Start up new teams/projects
• Performstaff risk management for direct subordinates
• Liaise with customer satisfaction
• Provide reporting to Client and senior management
• Drive implementation of key delivery processes across teams
• Ensuring sharing of best practices/business domain knowledge/exploiting synergies between teams
• Accountable for solving infrastructure issues, other inefficiencies in the environment
• Accountable for hiring, rotation, firing
• Encourage teams and drive for continuous improvements
• Accountable for team related financial decisions (salary increases, bonuses etc.)
• Supporting location/site as part of Luxoft management team
• Suggests improvements, innovations to ensure better services to Client
• If necessary functional management for project
• Performs all necessary actions on supervisor’s reference
• Other responsibilities related with employees specialization & competencies delegated by Manager

• 8 years’ experience in management of software development/support teams
• Experience in directly managing large development teams, in an outsourcing/off-shoring setup
• Experience in building and development of teams
• Understanding of Agile values and principles/support processes
• Experience in people management (hiring, appraisals, promotions, motivation, development etc.)
• Excellent understanding of SDLC (ITIL would be an advantage)
• Advanced English (read, written and spoken)
• Very technical and technologically savvy
• Strong leader capable of motivating people, as well as gaining their respect
• Proven management by leaders/managers experience
• Able to influence team retention by building long term engagement in the company of his/her reports
• Client relationship management experience or pre-sales/engagement experience is a must
• Business transition/transformation experience would be an asset
• Long term resource planning
• Good knowledge of financial and contractual side of projects
• Management of cross -location teams experience highly desirable
• Management via managers/team leads is a must
• Ability to drive organizations, highly motivated, enthusiastic
• Openness for changes
• Willingness to take ownership for departmental improvements
• Experience in budget planning and execution of his/her department
• Business development experience

• Knowledge of Client's domain is highly desirable
• PhD or MBA is an asset

• Competitive salary
• Luxoft Training Center
• Access to e-learning Library
• Individual development plans
• Long-term cooperation with possibility to gain experience in different projects and technologies
• A significant number of professional communities (Agile Community, Tech Community, Business Analysis Community, etc.)

• Group Life Insurance
• Private healthcare insurance – LuxMed. Unlimited access to specialist consultations with Dental Care included
• Medical costs reimbursement for employees (up to certain amount per quarter)
• Travel Insurance
• Benefit Program - Cafeteria and Multisport Card

• Various communities (sport, recreation activities, trips, board games, cultural and educational activities)
• Discounts program for employees – BeLux (banking offer, car leasing offer and cafeteria program discount)
• Convenient locations in a modern offices with game rooms
• Multinational projects for clients all over the world