Project Manager
Our client, a globally recognized company and brand requires a Project Manager to join the team.
The Project Management role involves launching customer-facing digital products, internal systems implementations, website development, and business integrations. The role holder is responsible for ensuring projects are scoped and delivered to time, budget and quality constraints. The role requires establishing good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders and ensuring effective communication is achieved.
Responsibilities:
Manage software / systems development or implementation projects
Manage other projects as required
Scope and manage the end-to-end delivery of new projects to time, scope and budget and within agreed quality parameters
Apply project management principles to projects, eg Develop full scale project plans; Create and maintain risk logs, issue logs and change request documentation; Lead status meetings; Provide status reports for projects etc
Proactively manage tasks, ensuring resources are deployed and deadlines are met
Ensure prompt escalation to senior management when project deliverables are at risk
Manage stakeholders across the business to ensure effective requirements gathering and ongoing communication throughout the project lifecycle
Own, manage and maintain key supplier relationships and act as a point of reference/project planning advice for internal teams
Support the Project Office with lessons learned, best practices, and standardised methodologies
Technical:
Project manage all elements of the software development lifecycle (e.g. requirements, development, testing, rollout) working with internal stakeholders and external suppliers
Use JIRA for above tasks
Use Confluence for key project documents
Required Experience:
Experience of managing software development or systems implementation projects
Knowledge of and experience using project management methodology: Prince2 or PMI or Agile
Experience of managing testing
Familiarity with MS Project, JIRA and Confluence
Excellent stakeholder management skills
Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
Problem solving and analytical mind
Proactive, "can-do" attitude
Be an innovative self-starter
Have an excellent eye for detail
Ability to meet deadlines and juggle workloads
Desirable
Experience in a web-related role in Academic or Professional Publishing and understanding of this sector
Experience in project managing content-rich digital products
Good working knowledge of XML
Understanding of eCommerce website development
Knowledge of and experience using business analysis techniques, eg understanding of ETL and data modelling
High-level knowledge of financial concepts
For further details, Please don’t hesitate to apply