Infrastructure Project Manager (onsite BA)

The Infrastructure Project Manager is responsible for delivering complex and strategic IT Infrastructure projects within a global environment. Reporting to the Programme Manager/Director, this role scopes, plans, and delivers projects and initiatives to meet specified business needs, controlling resources from multiple areas (including third parties) to achieve agreed cost, time, and quality objectives. The Infrastructure Project Manager is accountable for the progress and successful delivery of project efforts, ensuring adherence to governance, methodology, and best practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage complex IT Infrastructure projects from initiation to implementation, including project set-up, kick-off, requirements analysis, solution design, build, test, production implementation, post-implementation review, training, issue resolution, status reporting, and lessons learned.

• Develop and document project briefs, set client expectations, and establish appropriate project governance structures.

• Assist clients and sponsors in obtaining authorisations and signoffs on business cases.

• Develop resource, cost, and duration estimates, create high-level project schedules, and request appropriate resources.

• Facilitate development of project plans (scope, schedule, budget, change management, risks, issues, procurement, testing, training, communication, BAU transition).

• Manage and track overall project plans, budgets, and work assignments.

• Manage project risks, issues, and changes in scope, schedule, or budget, including communication to stakeholders.

• Report project status (schedule, cost, benefit, risk, issues, scope) to stakeholders.

• Organise governance meetings, quality reviews, and ensure escalation paths and corrective actions.

• Ensure transition to BAU and perform project closeout (lessons learned, documentation, archiving).

Skills & Competencies

• Proven delivery of medium to large IT Infrastructure projects within budget and timelines.

• Strong knowledge of IT infrastructure, hardware, networks, and operational methodologies.

• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong risk management, budgeting, and problem-solving skills.

• Experience managing virtual / cross-geography teams and stakeholders.

   

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in Computer Science, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience).

• 5–10 years of project management experience.

• PRINCE2 certification or equivalent.

• Certified Project Manager (preferred).

• Experience delivering full lifecycle IT projects with interdependent resources.

• Experience in Consumer Finance industry (preferred).

• Multi-country / multilingual project experience (preferred).

• Experience with Vision_PLUS_ (advantage).

• Card Payments domain knowledge (advantage).