Senior Business Manager

Job Description

Job Summary: 

This is not your typical Business Manager role. Working as Senior Business Manager for IQ-EQ will require you to have a womb to tomb mastery of project and business management methodologies to be applied to ongoing initiatives in IQ-EQ to ensure predictable and successful delivery. You won’t just be taking down the minutes of the meeting because you will need to have the vision and a thirst for change, transformation, and continuous improvement. 

Business Management is not an easy job; therefore, we need someone who is expressive and vocal in identifying and mitigating risks, directing the project and all stakeholders involved to successful delivery while maintaining a good working relationship with all participants. 

A proactive team player who initiates improvements at the same time adheres to the team’s standard methodology and governance processes. 

Responsibilities (how we will measure success) 

• Contribute to strategic growth and operational development of the Firm by managing a suite of projects/initiatives ongoing throughout the IQ-EQ Group 

• Adhere to the team’s standard methodology and governance processes including use of approved templates and checklists. 

• Responsible for all aspects of Project/Business Management, including but not limited to; Initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring and controlling including change control and project closure – ensuring predictable and successful delivery. 

• Organizing and motivating project teams, directing the project and all stakeholders involved to successful delivery. 

• Effective and Transparent communications ensuring the flow of information to all stakeholders involved. 

• Ongoing contribution towards continuous development and improvement of Change Delivery methodologies, templates, and checklists 

Tasks (what does the role do on a day-to-day basis)  

• Define the scope of assigned projects in conjunction with the Project Sponsor 

• Devise the overall approach to delivering individual projects, making use of the internal methodology tailoring matrix. 

• Preparation of project documentation in collaboration with Subject Matter Experts for example: 

• Project Initiation Requests 

• Project Initiation Documentation 

• Product and Work Package Descriptions 

• End Stage reports and Stage Gate Readiness Assessment Documents 

• Test Strategy, Plans and Scripts 

• Closure Reports 

• Determine objectives and measures that each project will be evaluated against upon completion and track ongoing progress. Prepare related benefits assessments. 

• Select, lead, and motivate your project team both internally and externally, establishing a team culture within the assigned projects. 

• Monitoring overall progress and use of resources, initiating corrective action where necessary 

• Applying change control processes to control changes to the products ensuring that changes are made only with the agreement of appropriate named authorities. 

• Managing project risks, including the development of contingency plans 

• Reporting through agreed lines on project progress through highlight reports and end-stage assessments, including option papers and recommendations

•  Manage a range of stakeholders from junior to senior level across all locations. 

• Manage and monitor project budgets to ensure delivered within agreed budget. 

• Adhere to internal project methodology and governance. 

• Track all time spent on projects in NetSuite ensuring that resource time is also captured and monitored. 

• Communication and engagement planning 

• Maintaining an awareness of potential interdependencies with other projects and their impact 

• Liaise with various departments to ensure Service Transition is successful, including the training team in relation to training needs arising from projects and related solutions. 

• Production of closure reports, evaluating successes and challenges to enhance learning for your next project – ensure capture of lesson on the team’s central lessons log. 

Other: 

• Support other departments as required within the confines of the Business Manager role 

• Undertake any additional reasonable duties as required the Firm