Project Manager
Our client, a prestigious 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
The role:
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
Financial Responsibility/Authority:
Establish, monitor and report on budgets, escalating to relevant project team members if appropriate
Suggest ways of reducing costs whilst maintaining quality
Project mentoring and support:
Provide informal mentoring and support on projects (possibly also participate in training workshops) for staff who need to develop their technical skills/understanding relating to projects
For further details, please don’t hesitate to apply.