Senior Project Manager

Job description / Role

About the role

Mission / Role purpose

Lead and manage projects for Orange Cloud for Business while developing, managing, and adhering to Project Management best practice & processes. Support the OCB Project management team in resolving issues on product or service delivery as part of their projects and programs to provide a smooth and reliable delivery.

Key accountabilities

Excellence in project delivery is achieved when the PM can seamlessly provide the customer deliverables through established and effective processes. This requires appropriate processes and interlocks to be developed, supporting the project teams, resolving product/service interface issues whilst looking after the interests of organization in a complex and changing environment.

- Excellent understanding of project management.
- Project interdependencies and complex stakeholder environments.
- Experience working in a project management role within the telecoms and IT industry sectors would be highly desirable
- Transversal knowledge across build, run as well as project management in multi-BU projects
- Technical knowledge specific to cloud technologies
- Proven track record in cloud project delivery
- Minimum of 5+ year's experience of demonstrated competence in project/program management.
- Minimum of 10+ year's experience of overall experience in a multinational organization

Education, Qualifications, and Certifications

- Degree in business, science (or other relevant area), or equivalent qualification.
- Degree educated with a demonstrable commitment to self-development.
- Relevant and desirable vocational certifications include Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) from the OGC or Program Management Professional (PgMP) from the PMI.
- Other postgraduate or vocational qualifications in Programme Management may also be an advantage.
- Formal qualification in engineering.

Behavioral skills

- Strategic Perspective, Advanced
- Leadership & Matrix Management, advanced
- Global Effectiveness, Proficient
- Prioritization & Balance, Expert
- Delegation & Empowerment, Advanced

Professional skills

- Strategic Planning, Advanced
- Professional Services - Project Management, Advanced
- Consulting, Proficient
- Addressing Customer needs & Problems, Advanced
- Financial Management - Return on Investment (ROI), Advanced
- Financial Management - Budgeting & Financial Planning, Advanced
- Communication, Advanced
- Manages Change, Advanced
- Conflict Resolution Skills, Advanced
- Team Build & Group Dynamics, Advanced
- Presenting a Business Case, Advanced
- Establish Project Structure, Advanced
- Project Control, Advanced

Department
Global Delivery & Operations

Orange Business manages and integrates the complexity of international communications, freeing our customers to focus on the strategic initiatives that drive their business. Our extensive experience and knowledge in global communication solutions, together with our understanding of multinational business and local support in 166 countries and territories, ensure that our customers receive a consistent, global solution wherever they do business.

About the Company

Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators with sales of 43.5 billion euros in 2022 and 136,000 employees worldwide at 31 December 2022, including 75,000 employees in France. The Group has a total customer base of 287 million customers worldwide at 31 December 2022, including 242 million mobile customers and 24 million fixed broadband customers. The Group is present in 26 countries. Orange is also a leading provider of global IT and telecommunication services to multinational companies under the brand Orange Business.