Chido Mawire

goal oriented individual who is dynamic 

Snr Project Manager/PMO October 2017 - Present
 Provide strong planning and process skills to the team and assume accountability for the definition and execution of the projects.
 Managing key relationships with internal and external executives, developing partner relationships across the board. Facilitating communication amongst project team and stakeholders including risk management
 Manage and direct projects, identify suppliers, collaborate with internal stakeholders, and negotiate commercials.
 Oversee project implementation, contract reviews, tracking supplier agreements.
 Set achievable objectives, strategize, coach, mentor, motivate and supervise.
 Deliver
 Managing program department and reporting on all project deliverables
 Project Business Analysis and project reporting, status and reports
are done timely.
 Manage project dependencies, team and stakeholder relationships as it relates to the project
 Maintain focus on budget, communicate risk on cost. Manage potential budget impact per contractual SLA. Use PMO tools. Explain variance causes
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 Analyse processes and procedures within the business and identify best practice to improve performance of business, increase service delivery andraise team productivity.
 Document, implement and maintain best practice processes and procedures.
 Identify solutions to system usage and implement improvements, doing needs analysis
 Risk Management, adhere to risk management plans and assist in identifying potential threats and ROI calculation
 Ensure client deliverables are met and Ensure compliance with legalrequirements
Vox Telecom 8 years 5 months
Snr Product Manager
May 2011 - September 2017 (6 years 5 months)
 Product Design: review of the product design, suggest enhancements and assist with the redesign of a product to ensure its competitiveness in the market, proactively maps business requirements
 Drive the execution of all processes in the product lifecycle, including product and market research, competitor analysis, planning, positioning, requirements and roadmap development, and product launch
 Market Analysis: performs client and market needs analysis in relation to products and market penetration, understanding the needs and behaviors of the segments
 All feasibility related tasks - including submission, upgrades, escalations, liaison with platform manager, implementation teams and sales providing the sales team with the necessary technical expertise to enable them to sell the product. This involves printed and electronic promotional material, product training, and relevant clinical paper
 Translate product strategy into detailed requirements for prototyping and final development by engineering teams
 Ensure that product management documentation is updated and available, websites, product sheets, battle cards, application forms, T's &C’s, reviewing product data to ensure that the field force is kept up to date on new developments regarding the companies or competitors’ products
 Design market research projects to assess customer attitudes
to the current product range and new product introductions.
Either conduct this research with in-house staff or manage an
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outside agency i.e. initial identification of suitable partner,
definition of responsibilities, communication plan
 Development of the annual marketing plan and for controlling
advertising, promotion and sales aids in accordance with the
annual marketing plan
 Responsible for preparing product forecasts, and constantly
monitoring inventory
 Provide internal sales support for all scoping and sales
related queries from all regions
 Collaborate closely with engineering, production, marketing,
and sales teams in the development, QA, and release of products, and balance resources to ensure success for the entire organization
 Accurate monitoring of all procedures (pre and post sales)
 Translate product strategy into detailed requirements for
prototyping and final development by engineering team
 Develop product positioning and messaging that differentiates
Vox across primary market segments
 Monthly reconciliation and reports
Program: Business & Operations Officer May 2009 - April 2011 (2
years)South Africa
 Manage, Track and expedite Multi Site Projects on a national level
 Effectively communicate all Project related scope and deliverable matters to all relevant parties in a courteous and timely fashion.
 Effectively and diligently, manage all risk and issues on Projects, thus creating a controlled environment in which your Project is executed. And should a control liability occur, to diligently and effectively manage this risk within the adherence of methodology frameworks.
 Successfully transition the Project over to the next Phase in Vox, by supplying all relevant information required for Assurance Handover, ensure billing is activated and that all Support and Monitoring SLA's are met.
 Develop and manage relationships with other business partners and suppliers
 Ownership of business program development and execution
 Streamlining communication, project planning and business

Education
Master of Business Administration (Regenesys business School 2022- current)
Post Grad Dip in Project Management (Regent Business School 2023) Bachelor of Social Sciences: Organizational Psychology Anthropology, law and management (Rhodes university 2005-2008)
Human Resources Analysis (Christon College Udemy (2013)
Train the Trainer (Dees Training 2013) Facilitator and Assessor (Dees Training)