Title:  INTEGRATION & SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER

Integration and Special Projects Manager

What this position is about - Purpose:

The Integration and Special Projects (ISP) Manager is part of Digital Workplace (DW) team, reports to Digital Workplace Lead and is responsible for:

a) leading the technical infrastructure integration projects for any new JTI business acquisitions or new markets expansions.

b) act as a project manager for any new technologies, solutions assessments, adoptions or implementations as per needs of Digital Workplace team and at the discretion of DW Lead.

For technical integration activities the incumbent will lead a technical project team of DW, I&O, ITSO, GSD, local M&F representatives to ensure successful implementation of JTI Global IT infrastructure, security standards, systems and applications for the newly acquired entity including JTI standard network, workplace, mobility, global identity and collaboration technologies stack of solutions, Messaging Systems, Cloud solutions.

Integration and Special Projects Manager is required to have a holistic strategic view on the collaboration, workplace and mobile solutions at JTI and be able to drive forward the implementation of those solutions for the new JTI entities and markets in a non disruptive way to support their integration into JTI technical landscape and ongoing business activities. On the execution side he will work in tight cooperation with other groups inside Infrastructure and Operations Centre, Global Service Desk, local IT groups in the markets as well as with the software industry.

What will you do – Responsibilities: 

Technical Integration of the new JTI markets

• Lead technical integration of the new JTI acquisitions working in close cooperation with the global and local IT teams (I&O, RILs, BTS, ITSO, M&F IT Managers etc.). Ensure full integration of the new JTI entities into JTI technical systems (network, security standards, workplace, mobility, identity and collaboration solutions, messaging, cloud solutions)

Special Projects management

• Provide Project Management, Change Management and Communication support to Digital Workplace team for any new technologies, solutions assessments, adoptions or implementations as per current needs of the team. Work in close cooperation with DW team leads and leading experts

Personal development

• Maintain a high level of technical knowledge and proficiency in order to constantly improve quality of work and promote innovation. Develop people and projects management skills

Who are we looking for – Requirements: 

• University degree. Strong IT technical background (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer or equivalent work experience). IT Service Management. Project management. Enterprise Architecture fundamentals
• Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise-wide solutions in Microsoft environment in the areas of Active Directory, Messaging, Communication, Collaboration, Business-to-Business, Cloud technologies and solutions. Program and large project management experience. Merger and Acquisitions
• Budget planning
• Good understanding on Microsoft Office System (Client and Server sides), Windows, Active Directory, Office Communication Services, Sharepoint, Microsoft Cloud technologies (Office 365, Azure)
• Fluent with Microsoft Office tools, Project & Visio
• Fluent English