Our Why
Datacom works with organisations and communities across Australia and New Zealand to make a difference in people’s lives and help organisations use the power of tech to innovate and grow.
The Details
We have over 6,500 people across our global offices, and generate an annual revenue of over $1.49 billion, this makes us one of Australasia's largest professional IT services companies. We have extensive expertise in operating data centres, providing IT services, software engineering and application management, as well as payroll and customer service design and operations. With this comes a long list of significant clients Datacom is committed to hiring, developing and promoting the best talent from a diverse range of backgrounds. We are local at heart, yet world-class in capability.
About the Role
We're seeking a skilled Software Project Manager to drive delivery excellence across our team. In this role, you'll oversee projects primarily focused on Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform solutions. You'll be responsible for:
- Managing project lifecycles from initiation to successful delivery
- Coordinating cross-functional teams, customers and stakeholders
- Ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, and quality standards
- Implementing and optimizing project management methodologies
- Identifying risks and developing mitigation strategies
The ideal candidate will have experience in Agile methodologies and a strong understanding of D365 and Power Platform ecosystems but not essential.
Responsibilities
As a Datacom Senior Project Manager your role isn’t just to run projects successfully, on time and on budget, but also to enhance our reputation with our customers, to deliver ongoing value, to innovate and lead and to manage and mentor your delivery team every day.
Our Project Managers have the most diverse skillsets in our delivery teams and have most impact on how our customers view us as a service provider. We lead our teams holistically, way beyond the bounds of mechanical project management.
About you
The Senior Project Manager should have background or experience in the following areas:
- A university degree in a related field, or relevant work experience
- Agile or Project Management qualification(s)
- Over 5 years of experience running software projects
- Knowledge and experience of project delivery methodologies especially Agile
- Knowledge and experience with project delivery software and tools
- Experience in team management/mentoring
- Strong technical background
- Strong financial capability
- Outstanding communication skills (both oral and written)
- Experience in people management, strategic planning, risk, dependency, change and customer management
- Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision
- Excellent organizational skills with demonstrated ability to execute projects on time and on budget
Why Datacom?
Datacom is one of Australia and New Zealand’s largest suppliers of Information Technology professional services. We have managed to maintain a dynamic, agile, small business feel that is often diluted in larger organisations of our size. It's our people that give Datacom its unique culture and energy that you can feel from the moment you meet with us.
We care about our people and provide a range of perks such as social events, chill-out spaces, remote working, flexi-hours and professional development courses to name a few. You’ll have the opportunity to learn, develop your career, connect and bring your true self to work. You will be recognised and valued for your contributions and be able to do your work in a collegial, flat-structured environment. We operate at the forefront of technology to help Australia and New Zealand’s largest enterprise organisations explore possibilities and solve their greatest challenges, so you will never run out of interesting new challenges and opportunities. We want Datacom to be an inclusive and welcoming workplace for everyone and take pride in the steps we have taken and continue to take to make our environment fun and friendly, and our people feel supported.
If you would like to know more and this sounds like you. Please apply online today!
Top Skills
What We Do
Datacom is Australasia's largest home-grown tech company. Drawing on the experience of over 6500 staff in 24 locations around the globe, we work with a full range of clients, from small start-ups through to government agencies and multinational corporations, to explore and extract the hidden value in their systems.
We bring together over half a century of know-how, the right technology and the knowledge and creativity of our people, to deliver sustainable solutions to our customers’ greatest challenges.
With our team of dedicated professionals, we work with leading partners to deliver the solutions that are right for our customers – that solve their issues and enhances their businesses.
We design, build and run IT systems and processes across operations, cybersecurity, cloud, digital platforms, payroll and enterprise applications. We deliver customer care services and operate mission-critical infrastructure with best-in-class data centre facilities – Datacom delivers on the promise: practical imagination.
