Schlumberger

Project Planning / Execution :

Coordinate contents of major and minor release cycle with PBM :

• Provide input to PBM on complexity of requirement
• Highlight risks and / or opportunities of enhancements / bug fixes in release cycles
• Identify dependencies between the various modules that would be affected by the changes

Create, maintain and update project plan for Tick and Tock cycles

Actively participate in design sessions (database design and code changes)

Create and maintain Technical Specification documents

Create maintain and assign Vault tickets for bugs and enhancements to appropriate resources

Coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

Schedule PRODUCTION deployments

Coordinate / align deployment schedules / plans of external interfaces with external OFS groups (Lawson, SAP, SIMS)

Propose plans to upgrade components based on outdated technologies

Manage team morale (organize technical lunch and learn sessions, encourage cross-component participation in design sessions, for example)

Project Maintenance activities :

Maintain eSales Team Space site

Provide input to L2 support on issues, as required

Respond to inquiries from Product Champions and field users (in some cases) from various segments on :

• Requests for new functionality and
• Queries on existing functionality

Coordinate / work with the data center team, when required

Manage and track software licenses (new purchases as well as renewal of existing ones)

Report and track incident counts on a monthly basis

Contribute to sorting out workflow issues (e.g. : call for meetings and come up with solutions for segments that have issues with NT-5 mapping issues, for example)

Miscellaneous activities :

Attend and contribute (as required) in design sessions for other segment applications that interact with eSales apps (e.g.

RITE, iDistrict, PPP )

Specific Skills / Key words Required of this Position :

• Strong understanding of IT technological fields and system thinking skills
• High level knowledge of eSales server architecture
• Strong working knowledge of SharePoint
• Good understanding of eServices
• Strong organizational skills
• Project Management Professional or PRINCE2 certification is a plus

Behavior :

• Excellent decision making and leadership skills.
• Develops and maintains constructive and cooperative working relationships with others.
• Developing elements of trust and respect within the project environment. Ample evidence of respect for personal, ethnic and cultural differences.
• Demonstrates the ability to drive for creative, innovative ways to deliver complex projects.
• Effective negotiation skills
• Motivating the technical team to high levels of performance.
• Excellent facilitation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong oral & written communication skills including technical writing so others will understand.
• Consultative skills and ability to work cross-functionally.

About The Company

Schlumberger is the world’s leading supplier of technology, integrated project management and information solutions to customers working in the oil and gas industry worldwide.

Employing approximately 120,000 people representing over 140 nationalities and working in more than 85 countries, Schlumberger provides the industry’s widest range of products and services from exploration through production.

The Schlumberger IT organization focuses on enabling our business to grow profitably, by providing cost-effective processes and technologies that manage information flows and knowledge.

Our business is dynamic and offers many challenges, great autonomy, and excellent career development opportunities for IT professionals.

Our new Hub in Dubai provides a centre of excellence, and to drive and reinforce our global IT organizational needs we are currently hiring for a range of support positions.