Project Manager

We are looking for a seasoned Project Manager with software development/delivery background to help us digitize Oman/Saudi Arabia public sector services.

We are Nortal, a strategy, and technology company crafting a brighter tomorrow for people in nearly 20 countries across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and North America.

We work to build a seamless society that stands on three pillars: Enterprise – Digital Commerce and Industry 4.0, Healthcare – national healthcare registers and healthcare providers, and e-Government – Ease of Doing Business, Government Finances, Government Innovation, Social Affairs and Employment. We live by Teamwork, Constant Improvement, Meaningful Impact, and Openness and Honesty.

We have more than 150 ongoing projects and many of our customers have been with us for a long time. We’ve propelled Oman for an unprecedented 127 places leap in the Ease of Doing Business Ranking of the World Bank’s annual Doing Business. We are a real catalyst for growth in the digital economy by transforming the way businesses operate, improving the local business climate by spearheading impactful e-government initiatives.

Nortal has been digitalizing and transforming the public sector and businesses for decades. Now you will have a chance to craft a brighter future for the people in Oman by reshaping the way the public sector works. Nortal has extensive experience in carrying out mission-critical and high-impact projects across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and been a partner and vendor for some of the most efficient public and private organizations in the world.

Responsibilities

Your role involves:

• Taking the role as a main contact person for the Client;
• Responsibility for understanding the customer business needs and providing the best technical solutions;
• Managing systems changes and new projects implementation for the client, driving and translating business needs into system requirements;
• Lead a team of up to 20 members (mostly analysts, developers, testers), both on-site and off-site;
• Taking part in full project management (from pre-analysis to release) and process development.

Qualifications

We expect from you:

• Passion and vision about how top-notch software is made and how to make it even better;
• Managing software delivery projects or accounts of the budget of 2.5 M EUR or larger and EBIT responsibility;
• The right mix of technical, analytical skills and also project management capabilities;
• Experience with both – fix price and time and material projects
• Experience from cross-border delivery
• Track-record of successful up-sell/cross-sell
• Excellent knowledge of English language, Arabic will be a plus;
• Result oriented, flexible, comfortable in a multitasking environment.