Project/Senior Project Manager

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Job Level: Professional

Location: Kuala Lumpur, MY

Area of Expertise: Project Management

Unit: Allianz Malaysia

Employing Entity: Allianz General Insurance Company (Malay

Job Type: Full-Time

Remote Job: Hybrid working

Employment Type: Permanent

ID: 55687

Position Cluster: Non-Executive

55687 | Project Management | Professional | Non-Executive | Allianz Malaysia | Full-Time | Permanent

Job Summary

• To drive the project in planning, organizing, managing and controlling the various stages of the assigned medium to high complexity projects in ensuring the projects are executed according to the schedule, cost and quality.
• Creates and executes project work plans and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
• Manages day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope.
• Responsible for making sure Agile Team lives by the values and practices of Scrum.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning as well as implementation of project and facilitate the definition of project scope, goals and deliverables.
• Prompt coordination with business units, technical team, governance team and service provider on project implementation plan.
• Track project deliverables using appropriate tools and to provide direction and support to project team.
• Identify and report project issues, slippage of tasks or milestone and project risks and facilitate timely resolution.
• Conduct Scrum ceremonies including organizing and facilitating sprint planning, daily stand-ups meeting, sprint review, retrospective meeting etc.
• Eliminate impediments and actively address issues so that the team can remain focused on achieving the objectives of the Iteration.
• Provides timely reports on project status, budget spending, risks and issues to enable early visibility into project performance for better decision making by the authorized person or committee.
• Promotes and take accountability for project quality, opportunity to improve delivery.
• Manage project changes, ensuring any changes to the project baseline are managed through change request and all impacts are considered.
• Adopt an agile and flexible approach to work and an outstanding level of professionalism and conduct.
• Management and coordination of all cross-functional initiatives with organizational impact.
• Ensures PMO practice, documentations, approach and governance processes are applied consistently.

Key Requirements

• Minimum Degree in Computer Science / Information Technology / Computer Engineering or any related field
• At least 6 year(s) of working experience as a Project Manager in the related field
• Experienced in project management documents documents such as tender preparation, presentation, proposal, project update, reports, stakeholders, issues, and risk management
• Experienced in IT and software development lifecycle is an added advantage
• Team-player attitude, with strong interpersonal skills
• Critical thinker with ability to analyze and synthesize information.
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders (written and oral).
• A team player and able to manage the relevant stakeholders and ensure timely compilation of deliverables.
• Meticulous, with an eye for details and hands on person.
• Excellent in multitasking and prioritization ; able to work proactively, independtly and under pressure agianst multiple deadlines.
• Excellent people management, planning and organization skills.
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Scrum Master or equivalent certification is an added advantage

We at Allianz believe in a diverse and inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love or what you believe in. We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation.

Note: Diversity of minds is an integral part of Allianz’ company culture. One means to achieve diverse teams is a regular rotation of Allianz Executive employees across functions, Allianz entities and geographies. Therefore, the company encourages its employees to have motivation in gaining varied skills from different positions and to collect experiences from across Allianz Group.