Smith & Nephew
Sr.ProjectManager
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“Sr. Project Manager at Smith & Nephew. Skills: Project Management, Agile Methodologies, Stakeholder Management. Taking full ownership of complex IT projects. Initiating projects”
What You'll Achieve.
successful delivery of complex IT initiatives; drive meaningful business outcomes; ensuring delivery to time, scope, cost and quality; deliver effectively; achievable outcomes; ensure new technical capabilities are successfully integrated into the business
Industry & Context.
implementing mitigating actions for risks and issues; Removing obstacles that impede team progress
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
8 years of senior IT project management experience, experience delivering complex, high risk projects using both predictive and agile methodologies, Proven capability in change management, contract management, stakeholder engagement
Nice to Have
PMI PMP, PMI ACP, Scrum Master
What You'll Do.
Taking full ownership of complex IT projects
mobilizing cross functional teams
creating detailed project plans
Managing day to day project execution
monitoring performance
implementing mitigating actions
Leading sprint and scrum planning
Maintaining project scope
measuring and maintaining sprint velocity
Executing project close down activities
Driving change implementation planning
continuous improvement initiatives
Building and maintaining stakeholder relationships
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
partner with diverse stakeholders; mobilizing cross functional teams; enabling agile teams to self organise; Building and maintaining stakeholder relationships; acting as a trusted point of contact across the programme
Process & Methodology
project management, project plans, risk management, issue management, change control processes, sprint velocity, project close down activities, continuous improvement initiatives
Full Job Description
**Sr. Project Manager** Join a high impact global technology environment where your leadership will shape the successful delivery of complex IT initiatives. Based in Coyol, Alajuela, this role offers the opportunity to lead critical projects end to end, partner with diverse stakeholders, and drive meaningful business outcomes in a fast paced, agile setting. **This position is an P4 level (for internal use) ** ### What will you be doing? * Taking full ownership of complex IT projects from initiation through close down, ensuring delivery to time, scope, cost and quality * Initiating projects, mobilizing cross functional teams, and creating detailed project plans with clearly assigned resources * Managing day to day project execution, monitoring performance, and implementing mitigating actions for risks and issues * Leading sprint and scrum planning, enabling agile teams to self organise and deliver effectively * Maintaining project scope through structured change control processes * Establishing, measuring and maintaining sprint velocity using use cases, stories and story points * Removing obstacles that impede team progress and supporting consensus on achievable outcomes * Executing project close down activities, including final reporting, lessons learned, and transition into operations * Driving change implementation planning to ensure new technical capabilities are successfully integrated into the business * Managing contracts, performance KPIs, variations, and continuous improvement initiatives * Building and maintaining strong stakeholder relationships and acting as a trusted point of contact across the programme ### What will you need to be successful? * Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business, Operations, or Information Technology * 8 years of senior IT project management experience within a global environment * Strong experience delivering complex, high risk projects using both predictive and agile methodologies * Proven capability in change management, co
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