Project Manager

Location: Singapore, Singapore

Thales people architect solutions at the heart of the defence-security continuum. Interoperable and secure information and telecommunications systems for defence, security, and civil operators, are based upon innovative use of radiocommunications, networks, and cybersecurity. We are ground breaking new digital technologies such as 4G mobile communications, cryptography, cloud computing and big data for use in physical protection systems, and critical information systems.

Thales established its presence in Singapore in 1973 to support the expansion of aerospace-related activities in the Asia-Pacific region. Throughout the last four decades, the company grew from strength to strength and is today involved in the primary businesses of Aerospace (including Air Traffic Management), Defence & Security, Ground Transportation and Digital Identity & Security. Thales today employs over 2,100 people in Singapore across all its business areas.

**Responsibilities**:

- Managing Projects in accordance with Thales internal guidelines ensuring it addresses the objectives of the business.
- Liaise closely and collaboratively with functional teams to ensure efficient delivery of projects. Particularly, coordinating with internal cross functional teams to maximize efficiency and ensure Projects outcomes meets the objectives.
- Acquiring and implementing knowledge about the business policies & practices, business intelligence tools, interact with contracts, finance, quality, PMO and other lines of business.
- Generate Project dashboard and scorecards for the team for review.
- Stakeholder management with the leadership support and help business track KPI’s/Focus areas for the year.
- Develop KPI’s and conduct analysis to provide early alert to the business of all significant emerging variances and risks. Develop and execute mitigation plans to counter variances and risks.
- Coordinating and negotiating input from partners and oversees subcontractors.
- Developing customer relationships by ensuring products and services delivered exceed where possible, customer expectations.
- Work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation, and excellence.
- Procure adequate resources to achieve project objectives in planned time frames.
- Implement governance standards, including tracking, monitoring and track status of project team and program deliverables.
- Assess and understand end-to-end process for better efficiencies and effectiveness and establish best practices.
- Reporting and tracking of projects, staffing, financials, SLAs, forecasting and other key business metrics in business plan versus actuals.
- Manage risks, changes and impact analysis and identify key areas of improvement.
- End to end project deliverables & documentation, project control & success and handover to Services.

**Requirements**:

- Degree qualified in computer science, information technology, engineering, project management or other suitable discipline.
- PMP Certification or equivalent.
- Proven and effective leadership with a high level of interpersonal and verbal communication skills as well as the ability to manage multi-disciplinary teams across geographies and time zones.
- At least 5 years Project Management experience.
- Exceptional written communication skills including authoring content and editing.
- Basic project finance understanding.
- Strong internal stakeholder management in a matrix organization.
- Strong customer focus and external relationship management.
- Organized and analytical, adept at working in a team environment and able to handle multiple - Self-motivated and comfortable in the dynamic atmosphere of a technical organization with a rapidly expanding customer base and new products.
- Ability to navigate complexity and ambiguity to make informed project decisions.
- Excellent negotiation, collaborative, interpersonal and time management skills
- Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities is essential.
- Results-oriented, ability to work in autonomy, use own initiatives and willing to work in a dynamic structure.
- Curious with an open and multicultural mindset.
- Highly organized and responsive.
- Proactive and positive “Can Do” attitude.