Remote Project/Program Manager, Fixed Price Expert

Summary

Join Xebia, a leading digital solutions provider, as a Project Manager to lead pre-sales activities, manage projects, and build long-term partnerships with clients.

Requirements

• Proven experience in responding to RFPs for fixed price software projects
• Proven track record of fixed price software projects delivery (including large and complex)
• Experience in IT project management within outsourcing environment
• Experience in leading multinational teams
• Customer and team focus
• Good understanding of SDLC and software engineering practices
• Flexibility in adapting working method to clients’ limitations
• Self-reliance, independence, ability to make decisions
• Strong sense of ownership
• Focus on making things happen
• Excellent command of both spoken and written English and Polish

Responsibilities

• Involved in pre-sales activities such as calls with potential clients to understand their needs, offer preparation and presentation
• Leading the estimation process, involving SMEs from different parts of Xebia, as required to prepare the estimate in both time & materials and fixed-price models
• Responsible for creating project/delivery plan being part of the offer in the RFP response process, in close cooperation with Xebia international sales department team
• Responsible for offer’s feasibility and Xebia’s contractual and commercial safety
• Managing fixed-price and time & material delivery, including large and complex projects and programs , in particular: tracking projects’ progress against agreed timeline/schedule
• Identifying and managing risks
• Actively managing projects’ scope and budget
• Handling change requests
• Building and maintaining long-term partnerships with clients, with deep understanding of clients’ goals and expectations
• Setting up standards for fixed price projects management within Xebia organization
• Educating and mentoring Xebia delivery managers, with a strong focus on time-bound or budget-bound delivery
• Building and managing successful project teams, as well as ensuring effectiveness and transparency of work, including communication between team members and clients
• Ensuring high standards of ethics, integrity, and quality of management
• Working from the office or remotely (however, we’d love it if you visit us at least once a month )

Benefits

• Work from European Union region
• Work permit required