Lead projects that matter. Deliver technology that helps governments and regulators serve their communities more effectively.
At Objective, we're trusted by government and regulated organisations across Australia and New Zealand to deliver software that powers critical services. As demand for our solutions continues to grow, we're looking for a Project Manager to join our Wellington team and help deliver complex SaaS and enterprise software projects for some of New Zealand's most important organisations.
This is an opportunity for a capable Project Manager who enjoys working directly with customers, influencing outcomes, and seeing projects through from inception to successful delivery. You'll join a highly collaborative team and be mentored by experienced Senior Project Managers while taking ownership of your own portfolio of projects.
The role reports to the Services Director and does not have any people management responsibility.
What you will be doing:
- Managing end-to-end delivery of enterprise software and SaaS projects.
- Leading project planning, governance, risk management and forecasting.
- Building trusted relationships with customers and key stakeholders.
- Coordinating consultants, technical teams and customer resources.
- Driving project outcomes from discovery and implementation through to adoption and handover.
- Ensuring customers realise measurable business value from their investment in Objective solutions.
You'll lead multiple software implementation and enhancement projects, partnering with customers to ensure successful outcomes, strong stakeholder engagement, and projects delivered on time and on budget.
Your responsibilities will include:
What you'll bring:
- Experience delivering software, technology or SaaS implementation projects.
- Strong project planning and commercial management skills.
- Experience working with customers in a consulting, professional services or vendor environment.
- Exposure to Agile delivery methodologies and software development projects.
- Microsoft Project experience.
- PRINCE2, PMBOK or similar project management qualifications (desirable).
- The confidence to engage with stakeholders at all levels and navigate competing priorities.
We're looking for a Project Manager who combines strong delivery capability with excellent stakeholder management skills.
You'll likely have:
Why Objective?
- Meaningful work that supports government and regulated industries.
- A collaborative and supportive team environment.
- Access to experienced mentors and project delivery leaders.
- Flexibility and a healthy work-life balance.
- Opportunities to grow your career as our business continues to expand across ANZ.
- A culture built on integrity, expertise, teamwork and continuous improvement.
At Objective, you'll work on projects that genuinely make a difference while enjoying the benefits of a stable, growing SaaS business.
You'll enjoy:
Skills Required
- Significant experience delivering complex enterprise software or SaaS implementation projects
- Strong program and project governance capability
- Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills
- Formal project management certifications such as PRINCE2, PMP, or equivalent
What We Do
We’re formed by a team of creators, passionate about code, agile methodology and focused on sharing knowledge to generate value for our customers through digital solutions. Discovering innovative paths in complex and strategic projects, we guarantee the quality of delivery in scale through continuous tests automation, which creates the necessary confidence for creating long-standing relationships among employees, customers and partners. For over 20 years, we have contributed to the success of the largest telecommunications companies in Brazil with digital solutions for billing and subscribers management. And through our experience and knowledge, we expanded our offerings with a portfolio of digital solutions, consultancies and software development teams for the most varied market segments, such as manufacturing, finance, education, retail, health and utilities. The United States unit was founded in 2017, in Chicago, allowing us to deliver the same quality, expertise and specific IT solutions to American companies. The company belongs to the Objective Group, which includes E-TRUST, specialized in information security and Identity Management, CodeIT, which develops systems for insurance and social security and ELEFLOW with BI solutions and Big Data Analytics. If you like challenges, learn constantly and value personal connections, join us! Other interesting information about us you should know: - One of the best companies to work in Paraná, Brazil, according to GPTW - We offer one of the best remuneration in Brazilian IT market, according to Glassdoor - Offices in Brazil (São Paulo, Maringá, Curitiba) and Chicago - We’re a benchmark of agile development, with a case published on ‘The Scrumban [R]Evolution: Getting the Most Out of Agile, Scrum, and Lean Kanban’ book, from Ajay Reddy
