Project Manager

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We want to empower you turn your ambitions into achievements.

We thrive in inclusiveness, diversity and embrace close collaborations for you to create impact for yourself and others.

Together, we aim to bring the best of technology to help people, businesses and the nation to be ahead in a changing world.

To realise our vision to become Malaysia’s leading converged solutions company, we are looking for a new talent to innovate and grow with us in a culture that values commitment, performance and possibilities.

Why does this job exist and why is it critical?

What you'll be accountable for?

Plan, manage and track Program Goals, Scope, Delivery Approach, Delivery Plan, Activities, Risk & Deliverable in an effective manner

Drive overall Program planning and tracking of project milestones to achieve the desired business outcomes as agreed with the Sponsor/Steering Committee with input from the respective Project Leads and ensure the projects runs according to schedule and budget.

Plan, Manage and Track project milestones and detailed delivery plans to time, cost and quality as defined by project scope

Lead in Identification, manage, escalation and management of key project issues and risks related to the project that project managers are handling, including seeking resolution and execute contingency/action plan to mitigate issues/risk

Develop risk management plan and mitigation plan with project team for issues and risks, proactively manage it with proposed recommendation. Responsible in inter-dependencies management and alignments across projects. Able to generate RACI charts

Review progress against plans, reporting progress to the Steering Committee and maintaining a project management file and document register.

Collaborate with other Transformation project leads / project managers to track and manage overall E2E project timelines/activities.

Identification and management of key project dependencies including dependencies from other in-flight projects

To provide consolidated reporting across all departments to key stakeholders on a timely basis so they are aware of the overall status per format that is instructed as well as decisions required.

Able to report effectively to Enterprise leaders, top management and

Escalate to Project Management Delivery Head where executive decisions are needed, with analysis and recommendation.

Create LRD for DRO Issuance, creation of memos, communicate with Government Agencies, Local Government Office and Municipal Council authorised personnel.

Perform vendor management including contract management, costing, manage PO issuance and track vendor delivery performance.

Willing to travel to Government Agencies, Local Government Office and Municipal Council meetings when needed and able to communicate well with their respective personnel, provide relevant information in national language and English proficiency is a must. Able to professionally represent Maxis to relevant stakeholders and management or C-levels.

a) Monthly meetings – remote and physical

b) Presentation deck preparation for working committee, steering committee and top management, internal and external stakeholders including government states and Government Agencies reporting.

c) Verification of forms from vendors and be responsible for task completion, RCA reporting

d) Meeting with vendors, manage their task completion and supervise quality of delivery.

e) Handle well on ad-hoc requests from state Government Agencies

Able to perform handover project effectively to Operations and ensure SAF sign off

Perform revenue billing on time and report to Segment Leads, handle system orders well.

What do you need to have for this role?

10- 15 years of working experience in an end-to-end project management capacity

Proven working experience as a project manager in Agile development projects.

Solid technical background with strong working knowledge of the GSM, Fixed technology, LTE, 5G, SD-WAN, Fiber etc platforms.

Familiar with wireless telecommunications architecture is preferred.

Experience with optical / DWDM /long haul Fiber.

Experience with routing and switching equipment from vendors like Cisco, Juniper, or others.

Detailed understanding of TCP/IP, IPv4/IPv6

Excellent customer-facing and internal communication skills

Strong written skills for effective communication to senior management and various stakeholders (internal & external)

Excellent time management, planning, budgeting, and problem-solving capabilities.

Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills.

Certification in PMP / PRINCE II certification is a must.

Applicants must be willing to travel with Malaysia

1. Presentation

2. Cross Functional Coordination

3. Work Independently

4. Creative Mindset

5. Bold and Robust Interpersonal skills

What’s next?

Once you’ve applied online, our team will carefully review your application. Due to a high volume of applications, we appreciate your patience to allow for a fair and timely review process.

Should you be shortlisted for the role, we will send you an invitation via email for a digital interview. You can also check on your application status by logging into your candidate account.

Maxis values diverse voices & people. We hire and reward our employees based on capability & performance — regardless of ethnicity, gender, age, education, religion, nationality or physical ability.

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