Luxoft is a global leader in high-end software development.
Luxoft is looking for talents with a passion for technology & ready to create original solutions. Once on board, you are invited to expand your knowledge & skills, offering you a continuous learning experience helping you stretch your potential.
So if you’re enthusiastic by the idea of accessing cutting edge technology & innovation to make an impact, why don't you join us?
This is a broad and challenging role that requires a combination of business and technical knowledge, coupled with strong client-facing and interpersonal skills.
In this role the focus in on budgeting, financial planning, controlling, time booking, invoices and resources strategy
Your main responsibilities will include:
- Manage the budget, including forecasting, raising funding requests, creating regular budget reports.
- Manage resource plans and hiring process. Assess hiring needs with the Project Managers and Portfolio Managers, coordinate resource request approval process, coordinate hiring process.
- Support the IT release management process (coordinate approval process, send release notes etc).
- Prepare Steering Committee meetings and other governance forums as required.
- Manage timesheet administration and other PMO processes and systems.
- Support Project Managers and help run their projects from a PMO perspective.
- Keep track of status, budgets, issues, risks, dependencies and benefits delivery of programs/projects and releases; facilitate resolution and escalation of issues as required.
- Help communicate precisely the status of programs/projects as well as relevant risk and issues to all stakeholders incl. senior Business and IT stakeholders.
- Enhance the current processes and tools to manage the Portfolio of programs/projects and releases (PMO/Project/Software Delivery Life Cycle).
The ideal candidate has the following qualifications and experience:
Mandatory:
- Strong PMO or Project Portfolio Management skills
- Solid PMO experience.
- University Degree in IT and/or Finance/Economics/Business Administration.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, Excel Pivot Tables.
- Practical experience with project/software delivery life cycle approaches and tools.
- Well structured, very reliable and dedicated; high attention to detail, ability to handle a significant number of dependencies and issues without dropping balls.
- Be a self-starter, show initiative and a strong sense of ownership.
- Fluent in English.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, ability to adapt to different audiences and working styles / backgrounds in a global and diverse team. This role is part of a global team with people located across Europe/US/APAC.
- Flexibility and ability to define and implement pragmatic solutions under pressure where required.
Desirable:
- VBA, MS Access skills are welcome
- Project Management certification is a plus
- Experience in Project Management is a plus.
- Further plus is real world experience in working on large and complex projects in (Investment-) Banking spanning regions.
- Good understanding of Investment Banking products and process as well as Financial Market Risk Management concepts are a plus - ability to connect the dots across the involved projects and the business benefits and IT solutions they deliver.
Join our Development Center in Krakow and become a member of our open minded, progressive and professional team. In this role you will be working on projects for one our world famous clients. You will have a chance to grow your technical and soft skills, and build a thorough expertise of the industry of our client. On top of attractive salary and benefits package, Luxoft will invest into your professional training, and allow you to grow your professional career.