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Engagement Manager
About our client:
Our client is a well-known and prestigious multinational consultancy who is working with a Big 4 Banking end client.
Employees enjoy access to cutting-edge resources, continuous learning and development programs, and a collaborative environment that fosters creativity and career growth. Our client’s commitment to diversity and inclusion ensures a welcoming workplace for all. Additionally, the company’s focus on sustainability and social responsibility allows employees to contribute to meaningful global initiatives.
About the role:
An Operations Lead / Engagement Manager in a PMO (Project Management Office) within an IT department (Can be either a senior PM who is astute in managing multiple front door requests and coordinates with the team. Act as a conduit to manage the info flow between the program and the external teams)
Key responsibilities will include:
Mandatory Requirements:
The ideal candidate should possess the following technical skills:
The successful candidate:
This contract is expected to go for 12 months.
Located in Sydney, this role offers a hybrid working arrangement.
How to Apply
Please upload your resume to apply. We will be in touch with further instructions for suitably skilled candidates. Please note that you will be required to complete selection criteria to complete your application for this role.
Call George Wright on 0480 011 549 or email georgew@whizdom.com.au for any further information.
Candidates will need to be willing to undergo pre-employment screening checks which may include, ID and work rights, security clearance verification and any other client requested checks.
Engagement Manager
| Job title : | Engagement Manager |
| Contract type : | Contract |
| Location : | New South Wales |
| Sectors : | |
| Salary : | Up to $110 Per Hour (Inc Super) |
| Start date : | 2025-02-19 |
| Duration : | 6 Months with 6 months extension |
| Job Reference : | V-50067 |
| Contact name : | George Wright |
| Contact email : | georgew@whizdom.com.au |
| Job published : | 1 day ago |
About our client:
Our client is a well-known and prestigious multinational consultancy who is working with a Big 4 Banking end client.
Employees enjoy access to cutting-edge resources, continuous learning and development programs, and a collaborative environment that fosters creativity and career growth. Our client’s commitment to diversity and inclusion ensures a welcoming workplace for all. Additionally, the company’s focus on sustainability and social responsibility allows employees to contribute to meaningful global initiatives.
About the role:
An Operations Lead / Engagement Manager in a PMO (Project Management Office) within an IT department (Can be either a senior PM who is astute in managing multiple front door requests and coordinates with the team. Act as a conduit to manage the info flow between the program and the external teams)
Key responsibilities will include:
Mandatory Requirements:
The ideal candidate should possess the following technical skills:
- Act as a bridge between IT leadership, project teams, and business stakeholders
- Ensuring smooth project operations, governance, and process optimization
- Oversee project intake, prioritization, and resource allocation
- Assist project managers in issue resolution and escalation handling
- Develop and maintain dashboards for project tracking (budget, timeline, scope)
- Generate reports for senior management on portfolio performance
- Track and analyze KPIs, resource utilization, and financials
- Facilitate coordination across multiple projects to ensure alignment with strategic goals
- Drive consistency in communication and documentation to improve stakeholder engagement
The successful candidate:
- Minimum of 10+ years of experience as a project manager, iteration manager or scrum master in IT Consulting or other technology business units across the industry
- Minimum of 3+ years of project management experience in data initiatives such as data modernisation, migration, governance, reporting, analytics and data science
- Diverse practical experience in project delivery frameworks such as Scaled Agile, Distributed Agile, Agile Sprints, Kanban, Waterfall etc
- Skills include Project Planning, Budgeting, Performance Management, Scheduling, Staffing, PM Methods, Performance Management, Scope Management, Contractual Deliverables, Change Control and Risk Management
- Solid Understanding of various data professional roles and responsibilities
- Understanding of concepts of business-critical design, services sensitive to performance SLAs with high availability, fault-tolerance, automatic fail-over and geographical redundancy
- Experience delivering projects based on Cloud Platform such as Azure, AWS, GCP.
- Understanding of containerisation, virtualisation, infrastructure and networking
- Understanding of software development life cycle and methodologies
- Experience in presenting to and influencing stakeholders and senior managers
- Experience in Banking is required.
- Team leadership and people manager experience
- Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related Engineering courses
- One or more industry-recognised technology or project delivery certifications or badges
This contract is expected to go for 12 months.
Located in Sydney, this role offers a hybrid working arrangement.
How to Apply
Please upload your resume to apply. We will be in touch with further instructions for suitably skilled candidates. Please note that you will be required to complete selection criteria to complete your application for this role.
Call George Wright on 0480 011 549 or email georgew@whizdom.com.au for any further information.
Candidates will need to be willing to undergo pre-employment screening checks which may include, ID and work rights, security clearance verification and any other client requested checks.