Founded in 2002 in Sydney, with offices in India and a presence across the Americas and Europe, Prospecta is a leading data management software company. Our flagship platform, Master Data Online (MDO), enables accurate, compliant, and relevant master data for asset-intensive industries including Energy, Utilities, Oil & Gas, Mining, Infrastructure, and Manufacturing.

We pride ourselves on agility, collaboration, and innovation delivering real value to customers while fostering a diverse, growth-driven culture that encourages learning, embraces challenges, and celebrates success.

About the Job:

Position:

Project Manager

Location:

Melbourne

Role Summary:

In this role, you will oversee the planning, execution, and successful completion of projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget. You will coordinate resources, manage team dynamics, and ensure clear, effective communication with all stakeholders. Your role is essential in driving projects to successful outcomes, requiring a keen ability to balance technical and operational demands while aligning project goals with the broader strategic vision of the business.

Key Responsibilities

Process & Continuous Improvement:

- Ensure adherence to Prospecta's management, reporting, and governance standards, securing timely stakeholder approvals and concurrence.
- Operate effectively across waterfall, agile, and DevOps methodologies as appropriate for different workstreams within a program.
- Independently configure the MDO software and guide others in configuration according to specifications, addressing Change Management needs as required.
- Develop and implement efficient, effective,



and supportable solutions in alignment with industry best practices.
- Assist in the production, review, and execution of test cases against acceptance criteria, ensuring that the product operates as specified.
- Ensure that all processes are followed and that relevant documentation (Design Documents, Implementation Papers, Test Scripts, Use Cases, Knowledge Transfers, etc.) is complete and standardized, facilitating a smooth transition to support.
- Debug and report issues observed during testing to ensure high-quality solutions are delivered.

Own the Numbers:

- Calculate project burn and cycle time to ensure that the project remains within the budget.

Own Project Delivery:

- Develop a comprehensive understanding of client business requirements, clearly defining scope and requirements.
- Identify key changes and additions, presenting viable solution options to the client.
- Proactively communicate any deviations from the Business Blueprint (BBP) or Statement of Work (SOW), generating change requests to maximize project yield.
- Engage comfortably with demanding customers, facilitating functional discussions with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Monitor and communicate delivery progress to all stakeholders, taking corrective action as necessary, and garnering stakeholder support to resolve blockers and issues.




- Foster collaborative relationships with other business functions, partners, and internal teams to ensure successful project delivery.
- Highlight the relative risks and benefits of various options to guide decision-making.

Lead Your Team:

- Lead, coach and allocate project team members fairly, setting explicit expectations and giving regular, consistent feedback.
- Identify talent, facilitate upskilling, and implement retention strategies to drive team improvement and elevate performance standards.
- Actively pursuing training opportunities, courses, and product updates to enhance skills and knowledge.

Must have

To succeed in this role, you will bring:

Education & Certification:

- A bachelor’s or engineering degree specializing in Data Analytics, Data Science or Statistics; an MBA is a plus.
- A recognized project management certification, such as PMP or PRINCE2.

Delivery Experience:

- 14–20 years of experience leading projects across the Software Delivery Lifecycle (SDLC), including complex, multi-stream programs.
- Hands-on experience delivering with Waterfall, Agile (Scrum or Kanban), a working understanding of DevOps, and the judgement to know which approach suits each work stream.
- A track record of running several implementations at once while keeping scope, resources and budgets on track.
- Willingness to work across time zones to support global customers and teams.

Domain & Technical Knowledge:

- Strong knowledge of SAP ERP and how it fits into a customer’s wider business landscape.
- A good understanding of Master Data Management practices and procedures.
- Working knowledge of dat

📌 Project Manager (Melbourne)
🏢 Prospecta Software
📍 Melbourne