Programme Manager Cloud - Senior Manager

Senior Manager - Project Management

New innovations and technologies are disrupting the business environment. Organizations that want to remain competitive must embrace innovation or risk being left behind. At EY, we help our clients solve large and complex end-to-end business transformation challenges through a combination of human-centred design thinking, business innovation and digital technology.

In Cloud Technology Consulting we shape, conceptualize and build innovative cloud solutions that address the most important issues and opportunities for our clients. We help our clients re-think business processes and operating models, through cloud-enabled platforms, emerging technologies and generation-skipping transformation. Our consultants work in agile, cross-functional teams addressing some of the most significant issues facing society today, such as transition to sustainable energy, digitisation of government, scaling high-growth businesses, exploiting the potential of AI, moving to a post-Covid world and improving wellness with digital healthcare. re-think business processes and operating models, through cloud-enabled platforms, emerging technologies and generation-skipping transformation.

The core capabilities of our team include:

Cloud Strategy and Governance. Working in combined teams of business, security, risk and technology consulting expertise, we support organizations develop their cloud strategy and roadmap while also providing ongoing governance to ensure their safe adoption of cloud.

Assessment & Planning. Whether this is a data centre exit, a merger / divestiture or adoption of new digital capabilities, our assessment frameworks allow us to understand the current IT landscape from a people, process and technology perspective and conduct a maturity assessment.

The outputs aid the formulation of focused recommendations and plans to enable our clients along their cloud journey.

Cloud Transformation Delivery. Integrated transformation capabilities combining domain, strategy, technical and delivery experience. We provide end-to-end cloud foundation services through migration leveraging near and offshore resources and leading migration tools and methods.

Operational Optimisation Best practices for maximizing the success of cloud operations include centrally managing cloud resources and establishing standards and best practices for cloud environments. We have extensive experience conducting cloud optimization assessments to identify cost-saving opportunities, maximize ROI over the long term and increase operational efficiency.

Cloud Data security and Privacy - Securing data, managing risk and remaining compliant with industry regulators are critical to cloud adoption. We help organizations stay up-to-date with leading services in datasecurityand data privacy, as well as complying with regulatory requirements.

The opportunity:

The Project manager is responsible for delivering IT projects to schedule, budget and quality. The role requires mastery of the technical knowledge of project management inter-related process stages i.e. initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control and close, and the supporting processes e.g. scope, cost, time, issue, risk, resource, communication, stakeholder management. Project manager must have excellent stakeholder relationship management skills to successfully lead and manage the project team and project stakeholders, and have expertise recognized and requested by customers.

• Successfully execute large transformation programmes to agreed schedule, budget and scope

• Perform the relevant project management processes - i.e. initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control and close, and the supporting processes e.g. scope, cost, time, issue, risk, resource, communication, stakeholder management

• Plan the programmes and large-scale projects based on a defined need - results in detailed scope/budget/schedule baseline

• Monitor and control the work to ensure that the project remains on track and in control

• Plan for and manage change

• Reports on variances to the approved project baseline

• Close the project to formalize acceptance of the project result and release project resources

• Interface and communicate with project team, management, and stakeholders

• Manage project work and resources to enable successful and timely completion of the project

• Performs gate reviews and quality assurance reviews with all aspects of IT organization and business sponsors

As part of this growing team, you will get to help shape the innovative culture that makes EY such a great place to work.

Your key responsibilities

• Managing and delivering large-scale transformation programmes and projects to time, cost and quality.
• Building valued relationships with external clients and internal peers and developing a portfolio of business by focusing on high impact opportunities.
• Ensuring the consistent delivery of excellent, high-quality work products for by EY teams, providing a platform to build and maintain our global brand, reputation and purpose.
• Acting as a subject matter resource in one or more areas, leveraging your knowledge and experience to shape services for clients.
• Leading presentations and proposals for medium to high complex projects and provide subject matter insight to bids and proposals in relevant areas.
• Creating innovative commercial insights for clients, adapt methods and practices to fit operational team and cultural needs, and contributing to thought leadership.
• Driving improvements by taking responsibility for engagement / account level Quality & Risk Management (QRM) initiatives, ensuring that project teams understand and comply with our Q&RM requirements.
• Assisting in client account management activities such as recruitment for the project team, managing financial aspects of client engagements, and quality and risk management.
• Building valued relationships with clients and colleagues to assist in generating new business opportunities for EY.
• Leading and supporting presentations and proposals for elements of medium to high complex projects to prospective and existing clients.
• Communicating effectively with EY senior management and working to build, manage and motivate high-performing teams.
• Understanding EY's service offerings and actively identifying opportunities to better serve our clients.
• Building strong internal relationships within Advisory and across other services lines.
• Supporting team development activities, including:
  o Supporting, coaching, and mentoring activities;
  o Conducting performance reviews and contributing to performance feedback;
  o Contributing to people initiatives including recruiting, retaining and training activities;
  o Understanding, following and communicating workplace policies and procedures

Skills and attributes for success

• Develops strong relationships across multiple teams within HR and the business to ensure actions are delivered to agreed timescales
• Good technical awareness of project management tools
• Strong organisational and communication skills, with excellent verbal and written ability
• Highly resilient and focused on achieving the desired result in a collaborative style
• To ensure success, the candidate will need extensive project management experience leading large-scale technology projects as well as strong risk management, stakeholder management, change management and project governance experience

To qualify for the role you must have

• Approximately 10 years' experience in management consulting or similar advisory role in industry or the public sector
• Approximately 10-15 years of Project Management experience of managing and delivering large-scale projects and/or programmes, including project planning and monitoring, resource management (including project finances), benefits realisation, etc.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with a track record in managing complex stakeholder programmes.
• Good understanding of project governance and change management principles.
• Strong 3rd level educational qualifications
• Additional professional qualifications, such as PRINCE2® or PMP, are desirable.
• Additional areas of interest include process improvement, agile methodologies and business case development.

What working at EY offers

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you'll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

• Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career

The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that's right for you.

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

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