Project Manager - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Project Manager - 12 month Fixed Term contract QJumpers Tauranga - Bay of Plenty About the role As part of our strategic vision, we are well progressed on our technology transformation journey. As Craigs Investment Partners (CIP) grows, we have an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to join our Digital Business team at Craigs Investment Partners (CIP). This is a 12-month fixed term role based in Tauranga. This role will provide leadership and delivery of the growing backlog of projects, ensuring successful implementation across process, technology, and people dimensions. The role is responsible for providing strong stakeholder management, managing governance and risk, as well as partnering with the change team to enable change adoption. Key responsibilities Management and delivery of projects, proactively resolving challenges, and achieving desired business outcomes. Oversee change management strategies, including communication, training, and adoption plans. Work collaboratively and build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, ensuring requirements a clearly defined and met. Manage stakeholders, ensuring alignment of expectations throughout the project, and ensuring a collaborative approach to deliver to requirements Maintain robust governance, reporting, and compliance with CIP and NZX standards. About you You will have strong vendor management experience including procurement, negotiation and performance oversight. You will have excellent scope & solution management, and the ability to translate high level business requirements into project scope. You must be able to adapt to the changing demands of the role, adjusting your approach as needed to the different levels of stakeholders you will work with. You will also have: Excellent communication skills, with the ability to manage stakeholders and communicate effectively at all levels of the business. Sound understanding of core project management concepts, including scope, dependency and risk management, and other common project management tools Ability to identify and actively manage project risks, issues, dependencies Excellent time management and organisational skills, with a proven ability to plan and prioritise workloads to deliver results Ability to integrate project and change management plans Understanding of change management impacts, with an ability to identify change requirements and ensure they are handed over to the change team Strong industry knowledge of Financial Services is an advantage but not essential. About the Company Craigs Investment Partners (Craigs) is a multi-award-winning investment advisory firm which is one of the largest in New Zealand. With 19 offices located throughout the country and over 600 employees, Craigs offers solutions and advice to both private investors, as well as corporate and institutional clients. Why Craigs? We pride ourselves on creating an environment where our people feel they belong and can bring their best self to work and feel valued. We grow as a team and with our clients and are always looking to support our communities - both internal and external. Our values build the foundation of how we work and how we provide great outcomes for our people and our clients. We are stronger together We strive for excellence We put people first We do what's right #J-18808-Ljbffr