IT Project Manager

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of the ‘Application Migration’ project which forms part of the EMEA I&T integration programme
• Establish project governance, reporting, and executive stakeholder engagement
• Orchestrate and drive required IT change as well as adoption of new systems and processes
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, financial, and operational standards where applicable
• Act as the primary liaison between I&T and other functions (business, finance, HR, etc…) to deliver the scope of project work
• Identify and mitigate projects risks while ensuring delivery against strategic objectives
• Benefits tracking and realization of the project outcomes
• Status reporting, escalation and governance of the project, fitting within the wider integration programme structure
• Management of resources working wholly or in part on the project of work
• Ensure successful delivery of project scope to the required time, cost and quality whilst adhering to all DS Smith delivery standards and evidencing excellence in control and communication

• Significant years of experience in IT and business/industry change / transformation
• Preferably involving large, multi-national organisations where influencing senior management and key stakeholders effectively is required across the organization and within complex contexts
• Full lifecycle experience of project delivery (mobilisation, hypercare & closure)
• Understanding of project delivery methodology – e.g. PRINCE2 Practitioner (or equivalent)
• Proven leadership experience in a high-pressure delivery environment, involving cross-functional teams
• Experience in delivering projects with budgets in the $10-30m range
• Excellent command of written/verbal business English
• other European language(s) a plus
• Ability to manage changing requirements and planning updates as required to meet shifting business priorities
• Management of multiple equivalent projects
• Experience of internal and outsourced delivery models, as well as waterfall and agile delivery methodology
• Ability to translate project needs into tasks / work-based packages
• Experience of leading hybrid delivery environments, with both 3rd party and internal teams
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, business administration or a related field, with applicable previous work experience
• Expertise in IT, applications, infrastructure, change & delivery

other European language(s) a plus