RFP Senior Project Manager
EVABSSI APAC, Hong Kong
Job Description
Context: EvaBssi APAC is providing Audit and Consulting services to its clients. As part of those services, advisory on IT delivery models and vendor selection with RFI/RFP (including BPO), benchmarking, change management, etc are key projects to many of our clients opting for outsourcing/offshoring and organization improvement at local, regional or global levels. You will work within the client teams, onsite and remotely as required, and handle the delivery and customer relationship.
This role includes an exciting development side where you will be able to grow and lead the practice in the APAC region and be the Practice point of contact WW for I2S. The role is looking at a candidate ready to take ownership of various subjects and challenges to grow the business into his/her Practice.
Company description: EvaBssi APAC is part of Sopra Steria I2S, a 4000+ people company with a focus on IT Infrastructure, Cloud, Cybersecurity and IT Consulting. Singapore is the Headquarter for Asia Pacific with subsidiaries in Hong Kong. This position is under the IT Consulting amp; Audit. Sopra Steria is a group of 47,000 employees worldwide with various businesses in IT.
Activities: You will integrate the Client’s team and report to the EvaBssi HK Manager. Your main focus is to ensure that the delivery of the project fits the requirements and is done following defined time and materials of the project. You will also ensure that risks are reported to EvaBssi Management and assist in proposing mitigation actions to make the Client’s project a success. You will be the main point of contact for the clients.
Requirements
Responsibilities for delivery:
- Assist the clients in formalizing their business/technical requirements (meeting, workshops, etc.),
- Advise the clients on the various available options, their pros and cons and advocate your recommendation(s),
- Help write specs of the solution/operating model to implement,
- Write RFP/RFI/Benchmarking packages and review vendors’ proposals,
- Run (performance) audit and write recommendations/improvement plan,
- Manage transition/transformation projects/programs,
- Report all issues and impacts of the different workstreams of the project to steering committees,
- Participate in meetings (Project meetings) and write related minutes,
- Prepare the Weekly Report and Weekly Meeting supports as required,
- Organise the logistics for meetings and workshops,
- Consolidate and follow up the actions,
Responsibilities as a Senior IT Advisor:
- Assist EvaBssi HK Manager in developing local presence through communities,
- Assist EvaBssi APAC presales activities,
- Lead prospects’ calls on IT Advisory and RFP consultancy engagements,
- Onboard, train, lead and manage more junior resources,
- Be the APAC Offer Owner for the Consulting offers and liaise with other regional Offer Owners,
- Overall, lead the development of the Practice in APAC region.
Mandatory Skillset/Experience:
- Multiple references leading RFI/RFP Project assistance provided to large clients, potentially with budgets over 3M USD
- Handling meetings with vendors
- Capacity to build financial models
- Strong capabilities to drive:
- Market Study/Benchmarking
- IT Process and organisational audits
- Transformation programs
- Project Management, including interactions with C-level executives
- Knowledge of the IT market and major players
- Empathic, ethical, curious and able to challenge
- Excellent skills in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Draft of commercial proposals
- Lead by example, able to empower and delegate
Nice to have:
- Cloud technology Public and Private service providers
- Cybersecurity acumen
- Previous experience in an IT Outsourcing company and/or as a Service Delivery Manager
- Team management experience
Travel:
- Potential business trip to different locations (aligned with local authorities’ requirements)
Benefits
- Regular team buildings
- 18 leave days / year
- AXA Health Insurance + AXA Life insurance
- Annual bonus
- Working hours: from 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday
- Training and certifications paths