Hays Specialist Recruitment
Antrim, County Antrim, United Kingdom
Global firm recruiting junior, mid and senior level Project Managers. Your Opportunity Would you like the opportunity to work with colleagues across Audit, Tax, Consulting and Corporate Finance to provide innovative and integrated people-focused solutions to clients from a diverse range of industries. Join the world's leading HR and people transformation business and help create the Future of Work for major corporations. You'll develop trusted relationships with senior business stakeholders. As part of a practice that brings research and analytics expertise together with deep industry knowledge, you'll develop change programmes that are not only innovative, but deliver the most positive impact for all. Join a team which is full of high-calibre PMO specialists and is part of a wider Programme Leadership (PL) team. PL is currently one of the largest programme leadership capabilities in the marketplace and is renowned for it's critical involvement in our clients' largest and most complex change programmes. You will have responsibility for: Assisting with the design, implementation and development of project, programme or portfolio management offices; Developing plans and managing critical paths through understanding of the inter-dependencies between workstreams; Drafting/reviewing project progress reports and running risk/issue/action/dependency management processes and financial control processes in relation to the programme, project or initiative; Preparing/reviewing project/programme financial reports and undertaking financial modelling to prepare budgets and business cases; Managing/maintaining project assets ensuring documentation is kept up to date and facilitating effective sharing/communication; Mentoring and managing less experienced members of the team. This is a permanent role with a degree of flexibility. We do encourage careful consideration of agile ways of working, both formal and informal arrangements that allow for the best outcomes for our people and our clients. To qualify for the role you must have: Previous experience of supporting or managing delivery of projects, either within industry or with a consultancy; Knowledge of the current market conditions; Experience of assisting with the design and development of a PMO; Development of project plans across work streams and management of critical paths; Understanding and experience of project management methodologies (example PRINCE 2 or Agile); Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found on our website.
04/08/2021
Full time
Global firm recruiting junior, mid and senior level Project Managers. Your Opportunity Would you like the opportunity to work with colleagues across Audit, Tax, Consulting and Corporate Finance to provide innovative and integrated people-focused solutions to clients from a diverse range of industries. Join the world's leading HR and people transformation business and help create the Future of Work for major corporations. You'll develop trusted relationships with senior business stakeholders. As part of a practice that brings research and analytics expertise together with deep industry knowledge, you'll develop change programmes that are not only innovative, but deliver the most positive impact for all. Join a team which is full of high-calibre PMO specialists and is part of a wider Programme Leadership (PL) team. PL is currently one of the largest programme leadership capabilities in the marketplace and is renowned for it's critical involvement in our clients' largest and most complex change programmes. You will have responsibility for: Assisting with the design, implementation and development of project, programme or portfolio management offices; Developing plans and managing critical paths through understanding of the inter-dependencies between workstreams; Drafting/reviewing project progress reports and running risk/issue/action/dependency management processes and financial control processes in relation to the programme, project or initiative; Preparing/reviewing project/programme financial reports and undertaking financial modelling to prepare budgets and business cases; Managing/maintaining project assets ensuring documentation is kept up to date and facilitating effective sharing/communication; Mentoring and managing less experienced members of the team. This is a permanent role with a degree of flexibility. We do encourage careful consideration of agile ways of working, both formal and informal arrangements that allow for the best outcomes for our people and our clients. To qualify for the role you must have: Previous experience of supporting or managing delivery of projects, either within industry or with a consultancy; Knowledge of the current market conditions; Experience of assisting with the design and development of a PMO; Development of project plans across work streams and management of critical paths; Understanding and experience of project management methodologies (example PRINCE 2 or Agile); Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found on our website.
Our client is a leading Financial Bank located in central London, employing over 4000 staff in their offices. They currently seek a Senior Infrastructure Manager to lead and align technology vision with business strategy by integrating company processes with the appropriate technologies. The Senior Platform Manager is also responsible for all aspects of developing and implementing Infrastructure technology initiatives within the organization. This individual will develop the current existing enterprise systems, while providing direction in all technology-related issues in support of information operations and core company values. You will be setting the mission, vision, and strategy of the Technology team, ensuring that these are integrated with the overarching organisation strategy. Taking a hands-on approach to delivery and driving the exploration of new technologies, to ensure that the information technology and network infrastructure, business applications, personal computing and communications meet the needs of the organisation. We are looking for strong leadership and the successful candidate to have excellent commercial background. You will provide leadership to identify, analyse & communicate business process needs and potential information technology solutions. This role is for someone who can quickly understand their business sector and has a massive desire to help the organisation achieve their business strategy. You will demonstrate strong influencing skills and is an ambassador for positive change. You will be accountable for talent management and career development, and for ensuring effective relationships are sustained across wider teams, internal and external partners, and suppliers. The leader will typically have 3-7 direct reports, each leading teams of technicians who develop and maintain key components of the overall IT landscape. Each domain will have between 20-60 people directly aligned to it Specific objectives include but are not limited to delivery and development of the IT&S functional plan as part of the overall Operational Plan, including delivery of Infrastructure components of cross-functional initiatives and Infrastructure support to other functions' deliverables. You will be responsible for aligning the IT Strategy with business objectives, implementing, and managing the IT Strategic initiatives and deliver world-class service to business constituents and external customers. The crux of the role is to ensure that there is a clear understanding of business requirements and priorities ensuring appropriate IT solutions are identified & delivered in an expedient manner. You will define and own the IT Mission, formulate, and deploy short, medium and long-term strategic IT Plans that align the IT business model with business needs of the organisation. In terms of experience this role requires someone who has worked in Enterprise level environment. plus, external, or fixed term project resources, designing and implementing state of the art solutions, business software applications, mission critical Infrastructure and engineering innovative improvements to current technology change programmes. You will take responsibility to maintain UK business process and IT knowledge necessary to anticipate IT solutions for emerging Technology in all supported areas. We require candidates to have solid background working with large scale Infrastructure, with a deep technical understanding of platform solutions gained through delivery of solutions in this space. It is important that you have managed large DevOps, Storage, Platform, Integration and Networking teams as the role with require positive leadership of these teams to gain employee engagement and motivation to help guide and empower the teams through technology change. Financial Services experience will give you a distinct advantage but is not essential. A pre-requisite is the ability to communicate & present effectively to executive stakeholders. You'll be a strong influencer, able to get buy in from stakeholders & subordinates alike. You'll have demonstrable experience of Change Management, Transformation & Project Management, MSP or PMP (ideally), Prince 2 & ITIL, (foundation or practitioner certified) & expertise managing mission critical Infrastructure and industry best practice in process, controls, tools, standards, and methods within IT Infrastructure/Operations Directorship with solid understanding/background in Information Security. Our client is offering a superb range of benefits with package being worth over 20K. A fantastic opportunity to join a great blue chip organisation, exclusive to InterQuest Group, short listing and arranging first stage assessment/interviews next week- send your CV ASAP to avoid disappointment. InterQuest Group is acting as an employment agency for this vacancy. InterQuest Group is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, religion/belief, race, marriage, civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity, sex or sexual orientation. Please make us aware if you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
04/08/2021
Full time
Our client is a leading Financial Bank located in central London, employing over 4000 staff in their offices. They currently seek a Senior Infrastructure Manager to lead and align technology vision with business strategy by integrating company processes with the appropriate technologies. The Senior Platform Manager is also responsible for all aspects of developing and implementing Infrastructure technology initiatives within the organization. This individual will develop the current existing enterprise systems, while providing direction in all technology-related issues in support of information operations and core company values. You will be setting the mission, vision, and strategy of the Technology team, ensuring that these are integrated with the overarching organisation strategy. Taking a hands-on approach to delivery and driving the exploration of new technologies, to ensure that the information technology and network infrastructure, business applications, personal computing and communications meet the needs of the organisation. We are looking for strong leadership and the successful candidate to have excellent commercial background. You will provide leadership to identify, analyse & communicate business process needs and potential information technology solutions. This role is for someone who can quickly understand their business sector and has a massive desire to help the organisation achieve their business strategy. You will demonstrate strong influencing skills and is an ambassador for positive change. You will be accountable for talent management and career development, and for ensuring effective relationships are sustained across wider teams, internal and external partners, and suppliers. The leader will typically have 3-7 direct reports, each leading teams of technicians who develop and maintain key components of the overall IT landscape. Each domain will have between 20-60 people directly aligned to it Specific objectives include but are not limited to delivery and development of the IT&S functional plan as part of the overall Operational Plan, including delivery of Infrastructure components of cross-functional initiatives and Infrastructure support to other functions' deliverables. You will be responsible for aligning the IT Strategy with business objectives, implementing, and managing the IT Strategic initiatives and deliver world-class service to business constituents and external customers. The crux of the role is to ensure that there is a clear understanding of business requirements and priorities ensuring appropriate IT solutions are identified & delivered in an expedient manner. You will define and own the IT Mission, formulate, and deploy short, medium and long-term strategic IT Plans that align the IT business model with business needs of the organisation. In terms of experience this role requires someone who has worked in Enterprise level environment. plus, external, or fixed term project resources, designing and implementing state of the art solutions, business software applications, mission critical Infrastructure and engineering innovative improvements to current technology change programmes. You will take responsibility to maintain UK business process and IT knowledge necessary to anticipate IT solutions for emerging Technology in all supported areas. We require candidates to have solid background working with large scale Infrastructure, with a deep technical understanding of platform solutions gained through delivery of solutions in this space. It is important that you have managed large DevOps, Storage, Platform, Integration and Networking teams as the role with require positive leadership of these teams to gain employee engagement and motivation to help guide and empower the teams through technology change. Financial Services experience will give you a distinct advantage but is not essential. A pre-requisite is the ability to communicate & present effectively to executive stakeholders. You'll be a strong influencer, able to get buy in from stakeholders & subordinates alike. You'll have demonstrable experience of Change Management, Transformation & Project Management, MSP or PMP (ideally), Prince 2 & ITIL, (foundation or practitioner certified) & expertise managing mission critical Infrastructure and industry best practice in process, controls, tools, standards, and methods within IT Infrastructure/Operations Directorship with solid understanding/background in Information Security. Our client is offering a superb range of benefits with package being worth over 20K. A fantastic opportunity to join a great blue chip organisation, exclusive to InterQuest Group, short listing and arranging first stage assessment/interviews next week- send your CV ASAP to avoid disappointment. InterQuest Group is acting as an employment agency for this vacancy. InterQuest Group is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, religion/belief, race, marriage, civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity, sex or sexual orientation. Please make us aware if you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
Sanderson Government & Defence
Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
As a Product Consultant, you will play a lead role across one or more multi-disciplinary agile delivery teams. You will own the end-to-end backlog for a product, responsible for its overall quality and maturity. You will lead the business analysts and product consultants on your project, ensuring that the processes for requirements-gathering and prioritisation are operating effectively. You will work with delivery managers and solution architects to shape the approach for the work you and the wider team undertakes. You proactively seek commercial opportunities and take a lead role in product-level commercial negotiations. You will actively support the engagement with product or programme-level business stakeholders, gaining their buy-in and managing their expectations. You will act as a visible leader within the consulting capability, owning the delivery of consulting initiatives. You'll also manage, coach and develop a small number of staff, with a focus on managing employee performance MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Responsible for ensuring that requirements-gathering, refinement and prioritisation processes are effective. Responsible for owning the end-to-end product backlog and takes responsibility for story quality and maturity. Experience devising goal-oriented roadmaps, gaining buy-in from stakeholders and instilling a focus on MVP Experience leading on the collaborative breakdown of goals into small pieces of value-delivering work Experience leading product teams ensuring the product vision and goals are understood so that scope is managed by the team effectively Experience in shaping the approach taken in a range of phases of the software development life cycle - such as analysis, acceptance, launch and live ops Proven ability to lead, providing direction and promoting good product management practices, across one or more agile teams. Actively supports and builds relationships with product and programme-level business stakeholders Experience implementing appropriate tools/standards/techniques for business analysis and requirements gathering, securing appropriate buy-in from our internal teams and the client Facilitates workshops with senior stakeholders, negotiating conflicting viewpoints and achieving buy-in for new initiatives. Responsible for working with delivery leads and solution architects to managing scope within commercial constraints, such as cost restrictions or project deadlines. Strong commercial awareness and an active participation in revenue or sales-generating activity Demonstrate a good understanding of relevant technologies and architecture concepts Experience coaching and mentoring clients and colleagues in agile techniques and best practices We all work in teams here- a proven ability of strong team management skills, including effectively managing a multi-disciplinary team is crucial We are passionate about developing people - a demonstrated ability in managing, mentoring and coaching members of your team and wider community is important DESIRABLE Hands on experience in another discipline within software development, for example developer, tester or Support Engineer. Experience working on client site day-to-day Active participant in communities of interest (eg online groups, speaking at conferences etc.) WHO YOU ARE: Our vision is to enable outstanding people to create digital solutions that have a positive impact on people's lives. Our values aren't abstract; they are the behaviours we expect from each other every day and underpin everything that we do. We expect everyone to display our values by being determined in how obstacles are overcome; honest when dealing with others; respectful of how you treat others; creative to find solutions to complex problems and cooperative by sharing information, knowledge and experience. These values, applied collectively, help to produce an outstanding team and culture.
04/08/2021
Full time
As a Product Consultant, you will play a lead role across one or more multi-disciplinary agile delivery teams. You will own the end-to-end backlog for a product, responsible for its overall quality and maturity. You will lead the business analysts and product consultants on your project, ensuring that the processes for requirements-gathering and prioritisation are operating effectively. You will work with delivery managers and solution architects to shape the approach for the work you and the wider team undertakes. You proactively seek commercial opportunities and take a lead role in product-level commercial negotiations. You will actively support the engagement with product or programme-level business stakeholders, gaining their buy-in and managing their expectations. You will act as a visible leader within the consulting capability, owning the delivery of consulting initiatives. You'll also manage, coach and develop a small number of staff, with a focus on managing employee performance MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Responsible for ensuring that requirements-gathering, refinement and prioritisation processes are effective. Responsible for owning the end-to-end product backlog and takes responsibility for story quality and maturity. Experience devising goal-oriented roadmaps, gaining buy-in from stakeholders and instilling a focus on MVP Experience leading on the collaborative breakdown of goals into small pieces of value-delivering work Experience leading product teams ensuring the product vision and goals are understood so that scope is managed by the team effectively Experience in shaping the approach taken in a range of phases of the software development life cycle - such as analysis, acceptance, launch and live ops Proven ability to lead, providing direction and promoting good product management practices, across one or more agile teams. Actively supports and builds relationships with product and programme-level business stakeholders Experience implementing appropriate tools/standards/techniques for business analysis and requirements gathering, securing appropriate buy-in from our internal teams and the client Facilitates workshops with senior stakeholders, negotiating conflicting viewpoints and achieving buy-in for new initiatives. Responsible for working with delivery leads and solution architects to managing scope within commercial constraints, such as cost restrictions or project deadlines. Strong commercial awareness and an active participation in revenue or sales-generating activity Demonstrate a good understanding of relevant technologies and architecture concepts Experience coaching and mentoring clients and colleagues in agile techniques and best practices We all work in teams here- a proven ability of strong team management skills, including effectively managing a multi-disciplinary team is crucial We are passionate about developing people - a demonstrated ability in managing, mentoring and coaching members of your team and wider community is important DESIRABLE Hands on experience in another discipline within software development, for example developer, tester or Support Engineer. Experience working on client site day-to-day Active participant in communities of interest (eg online groups, speaking at conferences etc.) WHO YOU ARE: Our vision is to enable outstanding people to create digital solutions that have a positive impact on people's lives. Our values aren't abstract; they are the behaviours we expect from each other every day and underpin everything that we do. We expect everyone to display our values by being determined in how obstacles are overcome; honest when dealing with others; respectful of how you treat others; creative to find solutions to complex problems and cooperative by sharing information, knowledge and experience. These values, applied collectively, help to produce an outstanding team and culture.
Sanderson Government & Defence
Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
As a Product Consultant, you will play a lead role across one or more multi-disciplinary agile delivery teams. You will own the end-to-end backlog for a product, responsible for its overall quality and maturity. You will lead the business analysts and product consultants on your project, ensuring that the processes for requirements-gathering and prioritisation are operating effectively. You will work with delivery managers and solution architects to shape the approach for the work you and the wider team undertakes. You proactively seek commercial opportunities and take a lead role in product-level commercial negotiations. You will actively support the engagement with product or programme-level business stakeholders, gaining their buy-in and managing their expectations. You will act as a visible leader within the consulting capability, owning the delivery of consulting initiatives. You'll also manage, coach and develop a small number of staff, with a focus on managing employee performance MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Responsible for ensuring that requirements-gathering, refinement and prioritisation processes are effective. Responsible for owning the end-to-end product backlog and takes responsibility for story quality and maturity. Experience devising goal-oriented roadmaps, gaining buy-in from stakeholders and instilling a focus on MVP Experience leading on the collaborative breakdown of goals into small pieces of value-delivering work Experience leading product teams ensuring the product vision and goals are understood so that scope is managed by the team effectively Experience in shaping the approach taken in a range of phases of the software development life cycle - such as analysis, acceptance, launch and live ops Proven ability to lead, providing direction and promoting good product management practices, across one or more agile teams. Actively supports and builds relationships with product and programme-level business stakeholders Experience implementing appropriate tools/standards/techniques for business analysis and requirements gathering, securing appropriate buy-in from our internal teams and the client Facilitates workshops with senior stakeholders, negotiating conflicting viewpoints and achieving buy-in for new initiatives. Responsible for working with delivery leads and solution architects to managing scope within commercial constraints, such as cost restrictions or project deadlines. Strong commercial awareness and an active participation in revenue or sales-generating activity Demonstrate a good understanding of relevant technologies and architecture concepts Experience coaching and mentoring clients and colleagues in agile techniques and best practices We all work in teams here- a proven ability of strong team management skills, including effectively managing a multi-disciplinary team is crucial We are passionate about developing people - a demonstrated ability in managing, mentoring and coaching members of your team and wider community is important DESIRABLE Hands on experience in another discipline within software development, for example developer, tester or Support Engineer. Experience working on client site day-to-day Active participant in communities of interest (eg online groups, speaking at conferences etc.) WHO YOU ARE: Our vision is to enable outstanding people to create digital solutions that have a positive impact on people's lives. Our values aren't abstract; they are the behaviours we expect from each other every day and underpin everything that we do. We expect everyone to display our values by being determined in how obstacles are overcome; honest when dealing with others; respectful of how you treat others; creative to find solutions to complex problems and cooperative by sharing information, knowledge and experience. These values, applied collectively, help to produce an outstanding team and culture.
04/08/2021
Full time
As a Product Consultant, you will play a lead role across one or more multi-disciplinary agile delivery teams. You will own the end-to-end backlog for a product, responsible for its overall quality and maturity. You will lead the business analysts and product consultants on your project, ensuring that the processes for requirements-gathering and prioritisation are operating effectively. You will work with delivery managers and solution architects to shape the approach for the work you and the wider team undertakes. You proactively seek commercial opportunities and take a lead role in product-level commercial negotiations. You will actively support the engagement with product or programme-level business stakeholders, gaining their buy-in and managing their expectations. You will act as a visible leader within the consulting capability, owning the delivery of consulting initiatives. You'll also manage, coach and develop a small number of staff, with a focus on managing employee performance MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Responsible for ensuring that requirements-gathering, refinement and prioritisation processes are effective. Responsible for owning the end-to-end product backlog and takes responsibility for story quality and maturity. Experience devising goal-oriented roadmaps, gaining buy-in from stakeholders and instilling a focus on MVP Experience leading on the collaborative breakdown of goals into small pieces of value-delivering work Experience leading product teams ensuring the product vision and goals are understood so that scope is managed by the team effectively Experience in shaping the approach taken in a range of phases of the software development life cycle - such as analysis, acceptance, launch and live ops Proven ability to lead, providing direction and promoting good product management practices, across one or more agile teams. Actively supports and builds relationships with product and programme-level business stakeholders Experience implementing appropriate tools/standards/techniques for business analysis and requirements gathering, securing appropriate buy-in from our internal teams and the client Facilitates workshops with senior stakeholders, negotiating conflicting viewpoints and achieving buy-in for new initiatives. Responsible for working with delivery leads and solution architects to managing scope within commercial constraints, such as cost restrictions or project deadlines. Strong commercial awareness and an active participation in revenue or sales-generating activity Demonstrate a good understanding of relevant technologies and architecture concepts Experience coaching and mentoring clients and colleagues in agile techniques and best practices We all work in teams here- a proven ability of strong team management skills, including effectively managing a multi-disciplinary team is crucial We are passionate about developing people - a demonstrated ability in managing, mentoring and coaching members of your team and wider community is important DESIRABLE Hands on experience in another discipline within software development, for example developer, tester or Support Engineer. Experience working on client site day-to-day Active participant in communities of interest (eg online groups, speaking at conferences etc.) WHO YOU ARE: Our vision is to enable outstanding people to create digital solutions that have a positive impact on people's lives. Our values aren't abstract; they are the behaviours we expect from each other every day and underpin everything that we do. We expect everyone to display our values by being determined in how obstacles are overcome; honest when dealing with others; respectful of how you treat others; creative to find solutions to complex problems and cooperative by sharing information, knowledge and experience. These values, applied collectively, help to produce an outstanding team and culture.
Head of Projects West Midlands £65,000 - £75,000 + Car I am currently recruiting for a Head of Projects for a successful organisation based in the West Midlands. The Programme Manager will have clear programme definition and delivery skills working in matrixed organisations. You will work with senior stakeholders on complex digital transformation, outsourced document management solutions, scanning, mailroom and records management programmes of work, holding accountability for the Project life cycles to deliver sustainable business and customer outcomes, while ensuring all governance, risk, finances and resources are managed effectively across a range of delivery areas. The Head of Projects will be responsible for multiple programmes of work, collaborating with sales and solutions leads, to shape and implement products and services that deliver improved business outcomes. It is essential that you have experience managing a team of Project Managers, Customers, Third Party Suppliers and business stakeholders. Solid core programme management skills required include scope and success definition, ways of working and supplier management, setting up delivery controls and RAID management, planning and critical path definition, benefits management, and programme reporting with recent experience of running £3m+ end to end digital transformation and document management programmes that aim to deliver business outcomes. It is essential that you have experience of delivering using Prince2 methodology, have a thorough appreciation of the project management of AGILE development and experience in ITIL. You will have experience in document management and BPO, experience in workflow, CRM, ECM and software developments tools and are comfortable with multiple concurrent project deliveries. Experience working with OCR and ICR capture software as well as scanning capture software, Mailroom services and digitisation solutions for paper-based mail items and development and management of a mortgage and/or automotive software solutions is extremely desirable. You will have excellent IT skills - Microsoft Office 365: MS Project, Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, Teams, Sharepoint; Smart Sheet; Webex; Confluence; Jira; Hubspot. If you have the required skill set and you are ready for a challenging new opportunity, please apply online today. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found on our website.
04/08/2021
Full time
Head of Projects West Midlands £65,000 - £75,000 + Car I am currently recruiting for a Head of Projects for a successful organisation based in the West Midlands. The Programme Manager will have clear programme definition and delivery skills working in matrixed organisations. You will work with senior stakeholders on complex digital transformation, outsourced document management solutions, scanning, mailroom and records management programmes of work, holding accountability for the Project life cycles to deliver sustainable business and customer outcomes, while ensuring all governance, risk, finances and resources are managed effectively across a range of delivery areas. The Head of Projects will be responsible for multiple programmes of work, collaborating with sales and solutions leads, to shape and implement products and services that deliver improved business outcomes. It is essential that you have experience managing a team of Project Managers, Customers, Third Party Suppliers and business stakeholders. Solid core programme management skills required include scope and success definition, ways of working and supplier management, setting up delivery controls and RAID management, planning and critical path definition, benefits management, and programme reporting with recent experience of running £3m+ end to end digital transformation and document management programmes that aim to deliver business outcomes. It is essential that you have experience of delivering using Prince2 methodology, have a thorough appreciation of the project management of AGILE development and experience in ITIL. You will have experience in document management and BPO, experience in workflow, CRM, ECM and software developments tools and are comfortable with multiple concurrent project deliveries. Experience working with OCR and ICR capture software as well as scanning capture software, Mailroom services and digitisation solutions for paper-based mail items and development and management of a mortgage and/or automotive software solutions is extremely desirable. You will have excellent IT skills - Microsoft Office 365: MS Project, Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, Teams, Sharepoint; Smart Sheet; Webex; Confluence; Jira; Hubspot. If you have the required skill set and you are ready for a challenging new opportunity, please apply online today. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found on our website.
J & C Associates Ltd
Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
Role task and responsibilities: o Manage the planning process for the programme, facilitate planning workshops and create plans, budgets and staffing profiles. Work with initiative stakeholders to actively manage day to day activities, ensuring delivery accountability is in place across the initiative o Manage talent and resourcing processes and relevant reporting o Ensure the initiative's schedule is accurately represented by milestones and maintain the status of those milestones. o Support ongoing management and evolution of the Enterprise Backlog and corresponding SI prioritisation processes and relevant day-to-day activities at a portfolio level. o Coordinate the reporting process in accordance with Group and Barclaycard Portfolio Management and governance standards. o Manage and coordinate the programme/project governance structure and meetings assisting the programme/project managers and scrum masters in the preparation of materials, minutes and actions o Monitor Group Standards and tools compliance and support PMs, Scrum Masters and delivery teams as required. Track remedial actions. o Where relevant, pro-actively maintain the portfolio/programme/project RAID log and assist the team in the management and resolution of issues & risks; o Co-ordinate the creation of programme budgets and manage the tracking and reporting of programme spend. o Ensure time recording adhered to by teams and follow up missing time sheets o Work with initiative stakeholders to actively manage day to day activities, ensuring delivery accountability is in place across the initiative o Support the programme/project governance through the management and co-ordination of governance meetings, assisting the Programme Manager in the preparation and co-ordination of materials, minutes and actions o Monitor Group Standards and tools compliance by PMs and delivery teams, perform assessments and track remedial actions o Work with the relevant project/programme/feature team, PMs and SMs to create and track programme budget, ensuring a strong focus on financial governance, working closely with Finance to ensure that actual costs are in line with agreed budgets and that variances are resolved o Create, maintain and report on a robust set of agile delivery metrics including lead time, flow efficiency, cycle time, code quality, WiP, Burnups/downs, Cumulative Flow Diagrams and others. o Support teams in maintaining resource forecasts and staffing profiles, maintain resource plans and manage the on-boarding process Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications: o Strong analysis skills o Solid knowledge of waterfall project management methodologies and agile delivery methods o Understanding of risk management & regulatory demands; o Good financial management experience and understanding of delivery governance. o Ability to network and influence others and work with senior stakeholders o Good organizational skills and attention to detail with the ability to build strong relationships; o Understanding of Agile delivery pipeline and typical agile metrics o Knowledge of modern work/delivery management tools (eg Jira, Agile Central) and portfolio management tools (eg Navigator) o Collaborative style with ability to quickly build trust/credibility; o Strong delivery focus and ability to roll up sleeves and own resolution of sticky problems ; Desirable skills/Experience: o Experienced PMO with a demonstrable track record working on financial services initiatives o In-depth knowledge of project office and project management function o Broad financial services experience o Experience of managing change in complex environment; o Ability to juggle priorities, multi- task and flawlessly execute at speed
04/08/2021
Project-based
Role task and responsibilities: o Manage the planning process for the programme, facilitate planning workshops and create plans, budgets and staffing profiles. Work with initiative stakeholders to actively manage day to day activities, ensuring delivery accountability is in place across the initiative o Manage talent and resourcing processes and relevant reporting o Ensure the initiative's schedule is accurately represented by milestones and maintain the status of those milestones. o Support ongoing management and evolution of the Enterprise Backlog and corresponding SI prioritisation processes and relevant day-to-day activities at a portfolio level. o Coordinate the reporting process in accordance with Group and Barclaycard Portfolio Management and governance standards. o Manage and coordinate the programme/project governance structure and meetings assisting the programme/project managers and scrum masters in the preparation of materials, minutes and actions o Monitor Group Standards and tools compliance and support PMs, Scrum Masters and delivery teams as required. Track remedial actions. o Where relevant, pro-actively maintain the portfolio/programme/project RAID log and assist the team in the management and resolution of issues & risks; o Co-ordinate the creation of programme budgets and manage the tracking and reporting of programme spend. o Ensure time recording adhered to by teams and follow up missing time sheets o Work with initiative stakeholders to actively manage day to day activities, ensuring delivery accountability is in place across the initiative o Support the programme/project governance through the management and co-ordination of governance meetings, assisting the Programme Manager in the preparation and co-ordination of materials, minutes and actions o Monitor Group Standards and tools compliance by PMs and delivery teams, perform assessments and track remedial actions o Work with the relevant project/programme/feature team, PMs and SMs to create and track programme budget, ensuring a strong focus on financial governance, working closely with Finance to ensure that actual costs are in line with agreed budgets and that variances are resolved o Create, maintain and report on a robust set of agile delivery metrics including lead time, flow efficiency, cycle time, code quality, WiP, Burnups/downs, Cumulative Flow Diagrams and others. o Support teams in maintaining resource forecasts and staffing profiles, maintain resource plans and manage the on-boarding process Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications: o Strong analysis skills o Solid knowledge of waterfall project management methodologies and agile delivery methods o Understanding of risk management & regulatory demands; o Good financial management experience and understanding of delivery governance. o Ability to network and influence others and work with senior stakeholders o Good organizational skills and attention to detail with the ability to build strong relationships; o Understanding of Agile delivery pipeline and typical agile metrics o Knowledge of modern work/delivery management tools (eg Jira, Agile Central) and portfolio management tools (eg Navigator) o Collaborative style with ability to quickly build trust/credibility; o Strong delivery focus and ability to roll up sleeves and own resolution of sticky problems ; Desirable skills/Experience: o Experienced PMO with a demonstrable track record working on financial services initiatives o In-depth knowledge of project office and project management function o Broad financial services experience o Experience of managing change in complex environment; o Ability to juggle priorities, multi- task and flawlessly execute at speed
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Project Manager/Permanent/Leeds Your new company Experienced Project Manager required for a leading organisation based in Central Leeds on a permanent basis. Experience of working and owning a variety of professional services, IT and business change projects within a fast paced and driven department will be required. Your new role You will be required to provide best practice project management to a range of key strategic projects within the business, ensuring all stakeholders are supported and key milestones delivered. Working with the PMO to ensure timely reporting and assurance are delivered across the improvement change programme. Co-ordination and planning of key project resource within the agreed project scope. Identify and manager project delivery risks, issues and dependencies, ensuring key stakeholders are informed and accountable What you'll need to succeed Full life cycle Project Management working in complex organisations Track record in delivering key strategic projects. Experience of senior stakeholder management Knowledge of project management techniques and tools. Knowledge of system implantation systems would be beneficial Knowledge of project governance Experience of working within the financial/insurance sector is highly desirable What you'll get in return Salary of up to £50,000 38 Days holiday 5-10% Pension contribution Flexible working/working from home What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found on our website.
04/08/2021
Full time
Project Manager/Permanent/Leeds Your new company Experienced Project Manager required for a leading organisation based in Central Leeds on a permanent basis. Experience of working and owning a variety of professional services, IT and business change projects within a fast paced and driven department will be required. Your new role You will be required to provide best practice project management to a range of key strategic projects within the business, ensuring all stakeholders are supported and key milestones delivered. Working with the PMO to ensure timely reporting and assurance are delivered across the improvement change programme. Co-ordination and planning of key project resource within the agreed project scope. Identify and manager project delivery risks, issues and dependencies, ensuring key stakeholders are informed and accountable What you'll need to succeed Full life cycle Project Management working in complex organisations Track record in delivering key strategic projects. Experience of senior stakeholder management Knowledge of project management techniques and tools. Knowledge of system implantation systems would be beneficial Knowledge of project governance Experience of working within the financial/insurance sector is highly desirable What you'll get in return Salary of up to £50,000 38 Days holiday 5-10% Pension contribution Flexible working/working from home What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found on our website.
Programme Incubation Manager £465 Umbrella 6 months London Inside IR35 Own minor programmes including full life ownership or incubation before moving to BAU ownership Translate high level concept requirements through design into executable programmes of work Identify spend decisions and asks in line with prioritisation Define how the programmes are processed, presented and success is ensured Own the design and launch of new projects and programmes. Take initial ownership of new and emerging programmes (eg LFFN, USB & FOD) either developing and owning full life or until handed over Working with the wider CMO team to ensure volume, programme requirements and risks are aligned and effectively governed. You must have: Lead and drive sustainable business and deployment plans aligned to customers, markets and economic environment Programme management skills - Prince 2/MSP (or equivalent) Risk and prioritisation skills Stakeholder management skills as role holder is required to exert influence across the business and with external stakeholders An ability to Matrix-manage cross-business teams to complex and multi-phase solutions Financial acumen to manage costs, budget and risk & opportunities Able to present with gravitas and credibility at senior levels within the business Apply now for more information. Fahad McCann Recruitment Consultant
04/08/2021
Project-based
Programme Incubation Manager £465 Umbrella 6 months London Inside IR35 Own minor programmes including full life ownership or incubation before moving to BAU ownership Translate high level concept requirements through design into executable programmes of work Identify spend decisions and asks in line with prioritisation Define how the programmes are processed, presented and success is ensured Own the design and launch of new projects and programmes. Take initial ownership of new and emerging programmes (eg LFFN, USB & FOD) either developing and owning full life or until handed over Working with the wider CMO team to ensure volume, programme requirements and risks are aligned and effectively governed. You must have: Lead and drive sustainable business and deployment plans aligned to customers, markets and economic environment Programme management skills - Prince 2/MSP (or equivalent) Risk and prioritisation skills Stakeholder management skills as role holder is required to exert influence across the business and with external stakeholders An ability to Matrix-manage cross-business teams to complex and multi-phase solutions Financial acumen to manage costs, budget and risk & opportunities Able to present with gravitas and credibility at senior levels within the business Apply now for more information. Fahad McCann Recruitment Consultant
Recruit 121 has a freelance assignment for a SAP S4 Programme Manager with experience on Latin American projects to join our global end user client. This will be a long term project with an initial 2 year contract. To be considered for this role, ensure your experience meets or exceeds the 'minimum core attributes' and use the 'Submit CV' button below. Your application will be acknowledged within 24 hours. Overview: This is a very senior Programme Manager/Director role that will engage with all the senior leaders within the business including the CEO as well as have other Program Managers reporting to the CEO. Must have strong B2B manufacturing knowledge and delivered complex global programs covering the full suite of SAP. LATAM experience is a huge benefit. Essentials: Min 6 years SAP Programme Management/Director experience. Min 1 projectdelivering SAP S/4 HANA for manufacturing B2B companies as a Program Manager Experience delivering large scale programs inLATAM - Mexico, Brazil & Colombia Exceptional experience managing stakeholders at CXO level and all senior leaders across all business functions globally Project Details: Latest possible start date: September 2021 Project type: SAP S/4 HANA Language requirement: English Extension probability: likely Essential skills: SAP S/4 Program Delivery Working schedule: Full time Remote possible: Yes, partial remote and onsite. Any other work locations: LATAM Acceptable expenses: Yes Why Recruit 121: Recruit 121 has placed over 3,000 SAP professionals across 30 countries in the past 16 years, developing a deep understanding of the SAP marketplace. Dedicating all of our time, exclusively within SAP, our specialism enables us to recognise a candidate's unique skill and competence combination and accurately match them to the requirements of our prestigious customers. If you wish to be engaged as an individual and not a commodity, Recruit 121 welcomes your application.
04/08/2021
Project-based
Recruit 121 has a freelance assignment for a SAP S4 Programme Manager with experience on Latin American projects to join our global end user client. This will be a long term project with an initial 2 year contract. To be considered for this role, ensure your experience meets or exceeds the 'minimum core attributes' and use the 'Submit CV' button below. Your application will be acknowledged within 24 hours. Overview: This is a very senior Programme Manager/Director role that will engage with all the senior leaders within the business including the CEO as well as have other Program Managers reporting to the CEO. Must have strong B2B manufacturing knowledge and delivered complex global programs covering the full suite of SAP. LATAM experience is a huge benefit. Essentials: Min 6 years SAP Programme Management/Director experience. Min 1 projectdelivering SAP S/4 HANA for manufacturing B2B companies as a Program Manager Experience delivering large scale programs inLATAM - Mexico, Brazil & Colombia Exceptional experience managing stakeholders at CXO level and all senior leaders across all business functions globally Project Details: Latest possible start date: September 2021 Project type: SAP S/4 HANA Language requirement: English Extension probability: likely Essential skills: SAP S/4 Program Delivery Working schedule: Full time Remote possible: Yes, partial remote and onsite. Any other work locations: LATAM Acceptable expenses: Yes Why Recruit 121: Recruit 121 has placed over 3,000 SAP professionals across 30 countries in the past 16 years, developing a deep understanding of the SAP marketplace. Dedicating all of our time, exclusively within SAP, our specialism enables us to recognise a candidate's unique skill and competence combination and accurately match them to the requirements of our prestigious customers. If you wish to be engaged as an individual and not a commodity, Recruit 121 welcomes your application.
Programme Manager (Fibre & Networks, Telecoms) London/Remote We are actively looking to secure a Programme Manager to join Experis as one of our expert consultants, delivering services to our clients. Experis Consultancy is a Global entity with a well-established team with over 1000 consultants on assignment across 20 clients globally. Our UK operation is growing and has very aggressive plans for expansion over the coming years. We form part of the Manpower group of companies that turn over $20 billion a year collectively. Experis UK have partnerships with major clients across the UK spanning multiple industries; our approach is a very personal one, with both our clients and our own employees. We are passionate about training, technology and career development. The Role The Fibre and Network Delivery business unit is responsible for the delivery of all network build programmes and contracts, playing an essential role in building Britain's connected future. This team builds the infrastructure that the CPs serve their customers from, that the Government looks to invest in and that the UK relies on, as well as delivers business and customer contracts on a daily basis. The unit also delivers and maintains fibre based Ethernet and Dark Fibre services to public (schools, hospital, and defence), CP fixed and mobile networks and large corporate customers everywhere across the UK. As a business unit, Fibre and Network Delivery is responsible for operational budgets of >£1Bn and capital expenditure of >£2Bn on o network. The organisation has 10,000 FTE direct labour and also employs 7,000 FTE indirect labour within subcontractor contracts. The economy has picked up, fuelling investment in building and infrastructure meaning the demand in growth for increasing speeds on broadband has resulted in unprecedented demand for new telecoms network services. Key Responsibilities: Own minor programmes in the Fibre Build space including full life ownership or incubation before moving to BAU ownership Translate high level concept requirements through design into executable programmes of work Identify spend decisions and asks in line with prioritisation Define how the programmes are processed, presented and success is ensured Own the design and launch of new projects and programmes on behalf of Fibre Build Take initial ownership of new and emerging programmes (eg LFFN, USB & FOD) either developing and owning full life or until handed over Working with the wider CMO team to ensure volume, programme requirements and risks are aligned and effectively governed Key Skills: Stakeholder Management at senior levels Exec influencing Experience of establishing large scale end-to-end Matrix programmes covering the full life cycle of the programme from inception to closure Broad understanding of specific and wider programme requirements Interested candidates should submit their CV in the first instance.
04/08/2021
Full time
Programme Manager (Fibre & Networks, Telecoms) London/Remote We are actively looking to secure a Programme Manager to join Experis as one of our expert consultants, delivering services to our clients. Experis Consultancy is a Global entity with a well-established team with over 1000 consultants on assignment across 20 clients globally. Our UK operation is growing and has very aggressive plans for expansion over the coming years. We form part of the Manpower group of companies that turn over $20 billion a year collectively. Experis UK have partnerships with major clients across the UK spanning multiple industries; our approach is a very personal one, with both our clients and our own employees. We are passionate about training, technology and career development. The Role The Fibre and Network Delivery business unit is responsible for the delivery of all network build programmes and contracts, playing an essential role in building Britain's connected future. This team builds the infrastructure that the CPs serve their customers from, that the Government looks to invest in and that the UK relies on, as well as delivers business and customer contracts on a daily basis. The unit also delivers and maintains fibre based Ethernet and Dark Fibre services to public (schools, hospital, and defence), CP fixed and mobile networks and large corporate customers everywhere across the UK. As a business unit, Fibre and Network Delivery is responsible for operational budgets of >£1Bn and capital expenditure of >£2Bn on o network. The organisation has 10,000 FTE direct labour and also employs 7,000 FTE indirect labour within subcontractor contracts. The economy has picked up, fuelling investment in building and infrastructure meaning the demand in growth for increasing speeds on broadband has resulted in unprecedented demand for new telecoms network services. Key Responsibilities: Own minor programmes in the Fibre Build space including full life ownership or incubation before moving to BAU ownership Translate high level concept requirements through design into executable programmes of work Identify spend decisions and asks in line with prioritisation Define how the programmes are processed, presented and success is ensured Own the design and launch of new projects and programmes on behalf of Fibre Build Take initial ownership of new and emerging programmes (eg LFFN, USB & FOD) either developing and owning full life or until handed over Working with the wider CMO team to ensure volume, programme requirements and risks are aligned and effectively governed Key Skills: Stakeholder Management at senior levels Exec influencing Experience of establishing large scale end-to-end Matrix programmes covering the full life cycle of the programme from inception to closure Broad understanding of specific and wider programme requirements Interested candidates should submit their CV in the first instance.
Project Manager - FTTP Delivery Location: London We are actively looking to secure a Project Manager to join Experis as one of our expert consultants, delivering services to our clients. Experis Consultancy is a Global entity with a well-established team with over 1000 consultants on assignment across 20 clients globally. Our UK operation is growing and has very aggressive plans for expansion over the coming years. We form part of the Manpower group of companies that turn over $20 billion a year collectively. Experis UK have partnerships with major clients across the UK spanning multiple industries; our approach is a very personal one, with both our clients and our own employees. We are passionate about training, technology and career development. Role Description Our Client is a digital network business and their fibre broadband network is the biggest in the UK. They are embarking on the next big infrastructure build, an ultrafast Fibre to the Premises technology. We are looking for a Project Manager to join the Fibre and Network Delivery business unit, who is responsible for the delivery of all network build programmes and contracts across the business. This team builds the infrastructure that their communication providers serve their customers from and deliver business and customer contracts on a daily basis. In addition, they also deliver and maintain fibre-based Ethernet and Dark Fibre services to public, CP fixed and mobile networks and large corporate customers everywhere across the UK. The Project Manager is responsible for assuring and enabling the delivery of our clients ambitious FTTP build programme. To pull together inputs from across all areas and to assure, challenge and drive the delivery. Responsibilities: Responsibility for all future demand and volume requirements across the FTTP Build Identifying and capturing volume requirements across all fibre Build programmes and upstream plans (eg resource plans, Strategy etc). Own the design and delivery of the deployment plan across the all Fibre Build programmes nationally Balance expectations of stakeholders and operational decisions Own programme prioritisation across fibre build Translate requirements into sensible, workable plans and proposals Models impacts of any changes on existing commitments with risks and issues feedback and actions. Owns bringing together the response from Regional, financial, and supplier management teams to provide approval to proceed with commitments Create the framework and timings with stakeholders for the operation of the front door and governance Own the CPP projections and targets Responsible for ensuring Fibre Build volume scorecard targets are supplied to Central teams and assurance of reporting against them are in place. Experience of and credibility in engaging and influencing senior stakeholders Financial acumen and leadership to manage multi-million-pound budgets and associated risk & opportunities Understands FTTC/FTTP processes An ability to Matrix-manage cross-business teams to complex and multi-phase solutions Programme and project management capabilities aligned to complex delivery programmes Resource and business planning Executive reporting & communication Risk and prioritisation skills If you have the above skills, please submit your CV in the first instance.
04/08/2021
Full time
Project Manager - FTTP Delivery Location: London We are actively looking to secure a Project Manager to join Experis as one of our expert consultants, delivering services to our clients. Experis Consultancy is a Global entity with a well-established team with over 1000 consultants on assignment across 20 clients globally. Our UK operation is growing and has very aggressive plans for expansion over the coming years. We form part of the Manpower group of companies that turn over $20 billion a year collectively. Experis UK have partnerships with major clients across the UK spanning multiple industries; our approach is a very personal one, with both our clients and our own employees. We are passionate about training, technology and career development. Role Description Our Client is a digital network business and their fibre broadband network is the biggest in the UK. They are embarking on the next big infrastructure build, an ultrafast Fibre to the Premises technology. We are looking for a Project Manager to join the Fibre and Network Delivery business unit, who is responsible for the delivery of all network build programmes and contracts across the business. This team builds the infrastructure that their communication providers serve their customers from and deliver business and customer contracts on a daily basis. In addition, they also deliver and maintain fibre-based Ethernet and Dark Fibre services to public, CP fixed and mobile networks and large corporate customers everywhere across the UK. The Project Manager is responsible for assuring and enabling the delivery of our clients ambitious FTTP build programme. To pull together inputs from across all areas and to assure, challenge and drive the delivery. Responsibilities: Responsibility for all future demand and volume requirements across the FTTP Build Identifying and capturing volume requirements across all fibre Build programmes and upstream plans (eg resource plans, Strategy etc). Own the design and delivery of the deployment plan across the all Fibre Build programmes nationally Balance expectations of stakeholders and operational decisions Own programme prioritisation across fibre build Translate requirements into sensible, workable plans and proposals Models impacts of any changes on existing commitments with risks and issues feedback and actions. Owns bringing together the response from Regional, financial, and supplier management teams to provide approval to proceed with commitments Create the framework and timings with stakeholders for the operation of the front door and governance Own the CPP projections and targets Responsible for ensuring Fibre Build volume scorecard targets are supplied to Central teams and assurance of reporting against them are in place. Experience of and credibility in engaging and influencing senior stakeholders Financial acumen and leadership to manage multi-million-pound budgets and associated risk & opportunities Understands FTTC/FTTP processes An ability to Matrix-manage cross-business teams to complex and multi-phase solutions Programme and project management capabilities aligned to complex delivery programmes Resource and business planning Executive reporting & communication Risk and prioritisation skills If you have the above skills, please submit your CV in the first instance.
Sanderson Government & Defence
Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
As a Product Consultant, you will play a lead role across one or more multi-disciplinary agile delivery teams. You will own the end-to-end backlog for a product, responsible for its overall quality and maturity. You will lead the business analysts and product consultants on your project, ensuring that the processes for requirements-gathering and prioritisation are operating effectively. You will work with delivery managers and solution architects to shape the approach for the work you and the wider team undertakes. You proactively seek commercial opportunities and take a lead role in product-level commercial negotiations. You will actively support the engagement with product or programme-level business stakeholders, gaining their buy-in and managing their expectations. You will act as a visible leader within the consulting capability, owning the delivery of consulting initiatives. You'll also manage, coach and develop a small number of staff, with a focus on managing employee performance MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Responsible for ensuring that requirements-gathering, refinement and prioritisation processes are effective. Responsible for owning the end-to-end product backlog and takes responsibility for story quality and maturity. Experience devising goal-oriented roadmaps, gaining buy-in from stakeholders and instilling a focus on MVP Experience leading on the collaborative breakdown of goals into small pieces of value-delivering work Experience leading product teams ensuring the product vision and goals are understood so that scope is managed by the team effectively Experience in shaping the approach taken in a range of phases of the software development life cycle - such as analysis, acceptance, launch and live ops Proven ability to lead, providing direction and promoting good product management practices, across one or more agile teams. Actively supports and builds relationships with product and programme-level business stakeholders Experience implementing appropriate tools/standards/techniques for business analysis and requirements gathering, securing appropriate buy-in from our internal teams and the client Facilitates workshops with senior stakeholders, negotiating conflicting viewpoints and achieving buy-in for new initiatives. Responsible for working with delivery leads and solution architects to managing scope within commercial constraints, such as cost restrictions or project deadlines. Strong commercial awareness and an active participation in revenue or sales-generating activity Demonstrate a good understanding of relevant technologies and architecture concepts Experience coaching and mentoring clients and colleagues in agile techniques and best practices We all work in teams here- a proven ability of strong team management skills, including effectively managing a multi-disciplinary team is crucial We are passionate about developing people - a demonstrated ability in managing, mentoring and coaching members of your team and wider community is important DESIRABLE Hands on experience in another discipline within software development, for example developer, tester or Support Engineer. Experience working on client site day-to-day Active participant in communities of interest (eg online groups, speaking at conferences etc.) WHO YOU ARE: Our vision is to enable outstanding people to create digital solutions that have a positive impact on people's lives. Our values aren't abstract; they are the behaviours we expect from each other every day and underpin everything that we do. We expect everyone to display our values by being determined in how obstacles are overcome; honest when dealing with others; respectful of how you treat others; creative to find solutions to complex problems and cooperative by sharing information, knowledge and experience. These values, applied collectively, help to produce an outstanding team and culture.
04/08/2021
Full time
As a Product Consultant, you will play a lead role across one or more multi-disciplinary agile delivery teams. You will own the end-to-end backlog for a product, responsible for its overall quality and maturity. You will lead the business analysts and product consultants on your project, ensuring that the processes for requirements-gathering and prioritisation are operating effectively. You will work with delivery managers and solution architects to shape the approach for the work you and the wider team undertakes. You proactively seek commercial opportunities and take a lead role in product-level commercial negotiations. You will actively support the engagement with product or programme-level business stakeholders, gaining their buy-in and managing their expectations. You will act as a visible leader within the consulting capability, owning the delivery of consulting initiatives. You'll also manage, coach and develop a small number of staff, with a focus on managing employee performance MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Responsible for ensuring that requirements-gathering, refinement and prioritisation processes are effective. Responsible for owning the end-to-end product backlog and takes responsibility for story quality and maturity. Experience devising goal-oriented roadmaps, gaining buy-in from stakeholders and instilling a focus on MVP Experience leading on the collaborative breakdown of goals into small pieces of value-delivering work Experience leading product teams ensuring the product vision and goals are understood so that scope is managed by the team effectively Experience in shaping the approach taken in a range of phases of the software development life cycle - such as analysis, acceptance, launch and live ops Proven ability to lead, providing direction and promoting good product management practices, across one or more agile teams. Actively supports and builds relationships with product and programme-level business stakeholders Experience implementing appropriate tools/standards/techniques for business analysis and requirements gathering, securing appropriate buy-in from our internal teams and the client Facilitates workshops with senior stakeholders, negotiating conflicting viewpoints and achieving buy-in for new initiatives. Responsible for working with delivery leads and solution architects to managing scope within commercial constraints, such as cost restrictions or project deadlines. Strong commercial awareness and an active participation in revenue or sales-generating activity Demonstrate a good understanding of relevant technologies and architecture concepts Experience coaching and mentoring clients and colleagues in agile techniques and best practices We all work in teams here- a proven ability of strong team management skills, including effectively managing a multi-disciplinary team is crucial We are passionate about developing people - a demonstrated ability in managing, mentoring and coaching members of your team and wider community is important DESIRABLE Hands on experience in another discipline within software development, for example developer, tester or Support Engineer. Experience working on client site day-to-day Active participant in communities of interest (eg online groups, speaking at conferences etc.) WHO YOU ARE: Our vision is to enable outstanding people to create digital solutions that have a positive impact on people's lives. Our values aren't abstract; they are the behaviours we expect from each other every day and underpin everything that we do. We expect everyone to display our values by being determined in how obstacles are overcome; honest when dealing with others; respectful of how you treat others; creative to find solutions to complex problems and cooperative by sharing information, knowledge and experience. These values, applied collectively, help to produce an outstanding team and culture.
Our Edinburgh based client are looking for a Senior IT Project Manager on an initial 6 month contract basis. The role sits inside IR35 and there will be a requirement to be in the Edinburgh office 2 days per week. This main programme of work is the delivery of medium to large projects including a billings systems migration. The ideal candidate will have experience of the following: Managing the delivery of IT projects Managing IT project delivery teams Experience of billings systems Large scale IT migrations Vendor management understanding of the utilities sector Please send your CV for immediate consideration. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy or maternity or age
04/08/2021
Full time
Our Edinburgh based client are looking for a Senior IT Project Manager on an initial 6 month contract basis. The role sits inside IR35 and there will be a requirement to be in the Edinburgh office 2 days per week. This main programme of work is the delivery of medium to large projects including a billings systems migration. The ideal candidate will have experience of the following: Managing the delivery of IT projects Managing IT project delivery teams Experience of billings systems Large scale IT migrations Vendor management understanding of the utilities sector Please send your CV for immediate consideration. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy or maternity or age
Digital Gurus Recruitment Limited
Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Principal Delivery Manager, £65,000-£80,000, Manchester or Leeds Digital gurus are proudly partnered with a people focused, 'Tech for Good' consultancy who, due to success and recent investments, are scaling and expanding their services and expertise to keep up with their increased customer demand! To ensure the effective delivery of complex, high risk products and services and the continued high satisfaction of customers they are seeking highly competent, skilled, and experienced Delivery Managers to join their expanding delivery function. What the Principal Delivery Manager will be responsible for? Own the delivery, being the site or engagement lead, for large-scale, complex programmes, ensuring customer expectations are managed & projects are delivered effectively Ensuring key client, senior stakeholder and internal relationships are effectively managed with a focus on increasing repeat business Help drive and define recruitment for the delivery function Owning projects and multiple work streams right from the discovery phase, understand business objectives to create delivery roadmaps. Empowering your delivery team, protecting them from blockers Focus on facilitating continuous improvement, identifying training needs and provide coaching to customers and team members. Budget management and maintenance responsibilities What is required of the Principal Delivery Manager? Client-facing experience strong working GDS knowledge and experience, understanding Discovery, Alpha, Beta. Proven success in building delivery roadmaps Strong senior stakeholder management skills - comfortable communicating presenting and negotiating with senior stakeholders Experienced in Agile delivery and a range of other delivery methods, able to flexible adopt your approach to suit each client Experience coaching and empowering delivery teams using scrum/other agile methodologies to do so Able to effectively manage budgets and satisfy customers with what they received in return User Centred Design (UCD) knowledge and experience *COVID-19 Update* virtual interviews & If you are successful you will be on-boarded and set up to work remotely. A flexible approach to remote working will be adopted post-covid, and you will likely be based as close to home as possible, however flexibility to travel to Manchester & Leeds is required. If you are a Principal Agile Delivery Manager seeking a new and exciting challenge and interested in the above, please apply or reach out for more information. agile scrum kanban Prince 2 roadmap delivery UCD
04/08/2021
Full time
Principal Delivery Manager, £65,000-£80,000, Manchester or Leeds Digital gurus are proudly partnered with a people focused, 'Tech for Good' consultancy who, due to success and recent investments, are scaling and expanding their services and expertise to keep up with their increased customer demand! To ensure the effective delivery of complex, high risk products and services and the continued high satisfaction of customers they are seeking highly competent, skilled, and experienced Delivery Managers to join their expanding delivery function. What the Principal Delivery Manager will be responsible for? Own the delivery, being the site or engagement lead, for large-scale, complex programmes, ensuring customer expectations are managed & projects are delivered effectively Ensuring key client, senior stakeholder and internal relationships are effectively managed with a focus on increasing repeat business Help drive and define recruitment for the delivery function Owning projects and multiple work streams right from the discovery phase, understand business objectives to create delivery roadmaps. Empowering your delivery team, protecting them from blockers Focus on facilitating continuous improvement, identifying training needs and provide coaching to customers and team members. Budget management and maintenance responsibilities What is required of the Principal Delivery Manager? Client-facing experience strong working GDS knowledge and experience, understanding Discovery, Alpha, Beta. Proven success in building delivery roadmaps Strong senior stakeholder management skills - comfortable communicating presenting and negotiating with senior stakeholders Experienced in Agile delivery and a range of other delivery methods, able to flexible adopt your approach to suit each client Experience coaching and empowering delivery teams using scrum/other agile methodologies to do so Able to effectively manage budgets and satisfy customers with what they received in return User Centred Design (UCD) knowledge and experience *COVID-19 Update* virtual interviews & If you are successful you will be on-boarded and set up to work remotely. A flexible approach to remote working will be adopted post-covid, and you will likely be based as close to home as possible, however flexibility to travel to Manchester & Leeds is required. If you are a Principal Agile Delivery Manager seeking a new and exciting challenge and interested in the above, please apply or reach out for more information. agile scrum kanban Prince 2 roadmap delivery UCD
Senior Java Developer (Software Engineer Programmer Java Developer Lead Front Office Trading Derivatives Agile TDD IBOR Python AWS Cloud Asset Management Investment Manager Hedge Fund) required by our asset management client in London. You MUST have the following: Experience as a Senior Java Developer/Software Engineer/Programmer Strong design and architecture experience Excellent Front Office trading knowledge, ideally including knowledge of derivatives Experience working with Front Office stakeholders Agile and modern development practices The following is DESIRABLE, but not essential: IBOR- Investment Book of Records Asset management Python AWS Role: Senior Java Developer (Software Engineer Programmer Java Developer Lead Front Office Trading Derivatives Agile TDD IBOR Python AWS Cloud Asset Management Investment Manager Hedge Fund) required by our asset management client in London. You will join a project at inception with one other engineer and a Business Analyst. You will build the abstraction layer and API for a vendor IBOR product. The decision for the vendor product will come in Q4 2021 but the surrounding work will begin immediately. After the implementation, there will be a need to build further functionality which will take the project work up to 2023 and beyond. The stack will be Java, with some Python and exposure to AWS. Asset management experience is highly desired but not essential. As is knowledge of derivatives, as you will be interacting directly with the portfolio managers despite the team's BA. Any experience with IBOR- Investment Book of Records- would be excellent! You and your fellow software engineer will set the methods, standards and practices in the team. The team will also likely grow in the next 12 months, offering the opportunity to become a technical lead. Duration: 6-12 months Rate: £500-700/day
04/08/2021
Project-based
Senior Java Developer (Software Engineer Programmer Java Developer Lead Front Office Trading Derivatives Agile TDD IBOR Python AWS Cloud Asset Management Investment Manager Hedge Fund) required by our asset management client in London. You MUST have the following: Experience as a Senior Java Developer/Software Engineer/Programmer Strong design and architecture experience Excellent Front Office trading knowledge, ideally including knowledge of derivatives Experience working with Front Office stakeholders Agile and modern development practices The following is DESIRABLE, but not essential: IBOR- Investment Book of Records Asset management Python AWS Role: Senior Java Developer (Software Engineer Programmer Java Developer Lead Front Office Trading Derivatives Agile TDD IBOR Python AWS Cloud Asset Management Investment Manager Hedge Fund) required by our asset management client in London. You will join a project at inception with one other engineer and a Business Analyst. You will build the abstraction layer and API for a vendor IBOR product. The decision for the vendor product will come in Q4 2021 but the surrounding work will begin immediately. After the implementation, there will be a need to build further functionality which will take the project work up to 2023 and beyond. The stack will be Java, with some Python and exposure to AWS. Asset management experience is highly desired but not essential. As is knowledge of derivatives, as you will be interacting directly with the portfolio managers despite the team's BA. Any experience with IBOR- Investment Book of Records- would be excellent! You and your fellow software engineer will set the methods, standards and practices in the team. The team will also likely grow in the next 12 months, offering the opportunity to become a technical lead. Duration: 6-12 months Rate: £500-700/day
Senior Software Engineer (Java Python Developer Software Engineer Programmer AWS GCP Azure Cloud Trading Buy Side Asset Manager Investment Management Funds of Funds Mutual Funds) required by our asset management client in London. You MUST have the following: Advanced level Java or Python software engineer, developer or programmer experience Experience building cloud based microservices, either on AWS, GCP or Azure Strong experience within a trading environment Agile The following is DESIRABLE, not essential: Experience on the buy-side Knowledge of funds of funds or mutual funds Knowledge of derivatives Role: Senior Software Engineer (Java Python Developer Software Engineer Programmer AWS GCP Azure Cloud Trading Buy Side Asset Manager Investment Management Funds of Funds Mutual Funds) required by our asset management client in London. You will join a technology department that is dedicated to multi-asset technology. You will be largely project based, delivering tools to mutual funds and funds of funds. These tools will include portfolio summary tools, allocation of investments analytics and automated reporting. You will either be a Java developer or a Python developer that is happy to code in Java. You will be creating AWS, cloud-based Java microservices. This is a full-stack developer role that will encompass business analysis, development, testing and DevOps. Salary: £110k - £135k + 20% Bonus + 10% Pension
04/08/2021
Full time
Senior Software Engineer (Java Python Developer Software Engineer Programmer AWS GCP Azure Cloud Trading Buy Side Asset Manager Investment Management Funds of Funds Mutual Funds) required by our asset management client in London. You MUST have the following: Advanced level Java or Python software engineer, developer or programmer experience Experience building cloud based microservices, either on AWS, GCP or Azure Strong experience within a trading environment Agile The following is DESIRABLE, not essential: Experience on the buy-side Knowledge of funds of funds or mutual funds Knowledge of derivatives Role: Senior Software Engineer (Java Python Developer Software Engineer Programmer AWS GCP Azure Cloud Trading Buy Side Asset Manager Investment Management Funds of Funds Mutual Funds) required by our asset management client in London. You will join a technology department that is dedicated to multi-asset technology. You will be largely project based, delivering tools to mutual funds and funds of funds. These tools will include portfolio summary tools, allocation of investments analytics and automated reporting. You will either be a Java developer or a Python developer that is happy to code in Java. You will be creating AWS, cloud-based Java microservices. This is a full-stack developer role that will encompass business analysis, development, testing and DevOps. Salary: £110k - £135k + 20% Bonus + 10% Pension
Senior Software Engineer (Java Python Developer Software Engineer Programmer AWS GCP Azure Cloud Trading Buy Side Asset Manager Investment Management Funds of Funds Mutual Funds) required by our asset management client in London. You MUST have the following: Advanced level Java or Python software engineer, developer or programmer experience Experience building cloud based microservices, either on AWS, GCP or Azure Strong experience within a trading environment Agile The following is DESIRABLE, not essential: Experience on the buy-side Knowledge of funds of funds or mutual funds Knowledge of derivatives Role: Senior Software Engineer (Java Python Developer Software Engineer Programmer AWS GCP Azure Cloud Trading Buy Side Asset Manager Investment Management Funds of Funds Mutual Funds) required by our asset management client in London. You will join a technology department that is dedicated to multi-asset technology. You will be largely project based, delivering tools to mutual funds and funds of funds. These tools will include portfolio summary tools, allocation of investments analytics and automated reporting. You will either be a Java developer or a Python developer that is happy to code in Java. You will be creating AWS, cloud-based Java microservices. This is a full-stack developer role that will encompass business analysis, development, testing and DevOps. Duration: 6-12 months Rate: £500-700/day
04/08/2021
Project-based
Senior Software Engineer (Java Python Developer Software Engineer Programmer AWS GCP Azure Cloud Trading Buy Side Asset Manager Investment Management Funds of Funds Mutual Funds) required by our asset management client in London. You MUST have the following: Advanced level Java or Python software engineer, developer or programmer experience Experience building cloud based microservices, either on AWS, GCP or Azure Strong experience within a trading environment Agile The following is DESIRABLE, not essential: Experience on the buy-side Knowledge of funds of funds or mutual funds Knowledge of derivatives Role: Senior Software Engineer (Java Python Developer Software Engineer Programmer AWS GCP Azure Cloud Trading Buy Side Asset Manager Investment Management Funds of Funds Mutual Funds) required by our asset management client in London. You will join a technology department that is dedicated to multi-asset technology. You will be largely project based, delivering tools to mutual funds and funds of funds. These tools will include portfolio summary tools, allocation of investments analytics and automated reporting. You will either be a Java developer or a Python developer that is happy to code in Java. You will be creating AWS, cloud-based Java microservices. This is a full-stack developer role that will encompass business analysis, development, testing and DevOps. Duration: 6-12 months Rate: £500-700/day
Senior Software Engineer (Java Python Developer Software Engineer Programmer AWS GCP Azure Cloud Trading Buy Side Asset Manager Investment Management Funds of Funds Mutual Funds) required by our asset management client in London. You MUST have the following: Advanced level Java or Python software engineer, developer or programmer experience Experience building cloud based microservices, either on AWS, GCP or Azure Strong experience within a trading environment Agile The following is DESIRABLE, not essential: Experience on the buy-side Knowledge of funds of funds or mutual funds Knowledge of derivatives Role: Senior Software Engineer (Java Python Developer Software Engineer Programmer AWS GCP Azure Cloud Trading Buy Side Asset Manager Investment Management Funds of Funds Mutual Funds) required by our asset management client in London. You will join a technology department that is dedicated to multi-asset technology. You will be largely project based, delivering tools to mutual funds and funds of funds. These tools will include portfolio summary tools, allocation of investments analytics and automated reporting. You will either be a Java developer or a Python developer that is happy to code in Java. You will be creating AWS, cloud-based Java microservices. This is a full-stack developer role that will encompass business analysis, development, testing and DevOps. Salary: £80k - £110k + 20% Bonus + 10% Pension
04/08/2021
Full time
Senior Software Engineer (Java Python Developer Software Engineer Programmer AWS GCP Azure Cloud Trading Buy Side Asset Manager Investment Management Funds of Funds Mutual Funds) required by our asset management client in London. You MUST have the following: Advanced level Java or Python software engineer, developer or programmer experience Experience building cloud based microservices, either on AWS, GCP or Azure Strong experience within a trading environment Agile The following is DESIRABLE, not essential: Experience on the buy-side Knowledge of funds of funds or mutual funds Knowledge of derivatives Role: Senior Software Engineer (Java Python Developer Software Engineer Programmer AWS GCP Azure Cloud Trading Buy Side Asset Manager Investment Management Funds of Funds Mutual Funds) required by our asset management client in London. You will join a technology department that is dedicated to multi-asset technology. You will be largely project based, delivering tools to mutual funds and funds of funds. These tools will include portfolio summary tools, allocation of investments analytics and automated reporting. You will either be a Java developer or a Python developer that is happy to code in Java. You will be creating AWS, cloud-based Java microservices. This is a full-stack developer role that will encompass business analysis, development, testing and DevOps. Salary: £80k - £110k + 20% Bonus + 10% Pension
Are you a passionate and confident Agile Coach, experienced working in a large enterprise, ready to make a significant contribution working for one of the UK's fastest growing Financial Services Consultancies? Then read on! MHC Overview: MHC are an award-winning IT and Business Consultancy, specialising in Change Management initiatives, which we deliver working in a collaborative way with our Clients. We are currently working on a wide variety of assignments that include some major Digital Transformation initiatives, Regulatory and Compliance Programmes and Tools adoption projects where we are providing specialist technical and business services to a client base of primarily Tier 1 Banks. You will have the confidence and the capability to step straight into a specialist consultancy role within one of MHC's Practice areas to provide effective and efficient solutions that support our Clients' business requirements, while working constructively with senior MHC and Client managers and other staff. Practical working experience of Banking and financial services Certification of industry patterns like SAFE, DA, Scrum Master etc.. Hands on experience with Agile & Devops practices, and configuration & optimum use of tools such as Jira/Confluence/TFS/Rally/GIT/Jenkins/Ansible etc. Strong awareness of CI/CD tools, pipelines & concepts Constantly be exploring the art of the possible in helping teams adopt agile & Devops principles & practices Know Kanban, Scrum, Extreme Programming & Scaling Frameworks like Safe, LeSS, etc. inside out Provide hands on, practical guidance to teams on how to run agile ceremonies (daily stand-up, backlog grooming, planning, use of Kanban boards, retrospective, reviews, pi planning, etc.) Pair with team members to create/modify their Jira projects, Kanban boards, Confluence, etc. Focused on continuous improvement & able to demonstrate how data provided by collaboration tools can help teams improve continuously as well Ace trainer with the ability to create & deliver standard as well as context specific customised trainings to teams. Ability to hands on demonstrate agile concepts & use of artefacts such as user stories, impact maps, story maps, story prioritisation techniques, big visible charts, planning, estimation techniques, governance sessions, etc. For technical coaches, ability to create hands-on exercise lead trainings with language/tool specific coded examples of how to do unit testing, tdd, bdd in Java, JavaScript, C#, Python, use of tools such as Jenkins, Ansible, etc. Proven expertise in dissolving silos within teams and surfacing blockers for resolution Able to help teams increase transparency as well as helping leaders increase psychological safety within the team If this sounds like something that could be of interest, please apply for consideration.
04/08/2021
Project-based
Are you a passionate and confident Agile Coach, experienced working in a large enterprise, ready to make a significant contribution working for one of the UK's fastest growing Financial Services Consultancies? Then read on! MHC Overview: MHC are an award-winning IT and Business Consultancy, specialising in Change Management initiatives, which we deliver working in a collaborative way with our Clients. We are currently working on a wide variety of assignments that include some major Digital Transformation initiatives, Regulatory and Compliance Programmes and Tools adoption projects where we are providing specialist technical and business services to a client base of primarily Tier 1 Banks. You will have the confidence and the capability to step straight into a specialist consultancy role within one of MHC's Practice areas to provide effective and efficient solutions that support our Clients' business requirements, while working constructively with senior MHC and Client managers and other staff. Practical working experience of Banking and financial services Certification of industry patterns like SAFE, DA, Scrum Master etc.. Hands on experience with Agile & Devops practices, and configuration & optimum use of tools such as Jira/Confluence/TFS/Rally/GIT/Jenkins/Ansible etc. Strong awareness of CI/CD tools, pipelines & concepts Constantly be exploring the art of the possible in helping teams adopt agile & Devops principles & practices Know Kanban, Scrum, Extreme Programming & Scaling Frameworks like Safe, LeSS, etc. inside out Provide hands on, practical guidance to teams on how to run agile ceremonies (daily stand-up, backlog grooming, planning, use of Kanban boards, retrospective, reviews, pi planning, etc.) Pair with team members to create/modify their Jira projects, Kanban boards, Confluence, etc. Focused on continuous improvement & able to demonstrate how data provided by collaboration tools can help teams improve continuously as well Ace trainer with the ability to create & deliver standard as well as context specific customised trainings to teams. Ability to hands on demonstrate agile concepts & use of artefacts such as user stories, impact maps, story maps, story prioritisation techniques, big visible charts, planning, estimation techniques, governance sessions, etc. For technical coaches, ability to create hands-on exercise lead trainings with language/tool specific coded examples of how to do unit testing, tdd, bdd in Java, JavaScript, C#, Python, use of tools such as Jenkins, Ansible, etc. Proven expertise in dissolving silos within teams and surfacing blockers for resolution Able to help teams increase transparency as well as helping leaders increase psychological safety within the team If this sounds like something that could be of interest, please apply for consideration.
Senior Project Manager - SAAS - Applications - London £54k My client a leading name within the higher education sector are currently recruiting a Senior Project Manager. The successful candidate will possess excellent communication, planning and leadership skills. They will be innovative and have experience working with industry standard project management tools and methodologies The role will be responsible for Project Managers and/or Project Coordinators and responsible to the Programme Manager Key responsibilities * Define, document, and successfully deliver IT projects across the college * Ensure that realistic project, quality, change control and risk management processes are maintained * Monitor and control resources, revenue, and capital costs against the project budget * Provide line management and/or mentoring to Project coordinators/Junior Project Managers as required * Manage expectations of all project stakeholders and suppliers to ensure effective planning, delivery, and communications * Matrix manage staff, contractors and vendors, where appropriate, to ensure on time, on budget and agreed quality outcomes to projects and initiatives * Contribute to the creation of benefits realisation plans as part of each project Skills, knowledge, and experience Essential criteria * Education to degree standard and/or equivalent qualifications and experience * Experience of working on large scale applications projects and exposure to SAAS * PRINCE2, PMQ or equivalent qualifications/experience * Significant experience of managing projects * Excellent project management skills and working knowledge and experience of using formal project management methodologies * Significant experience of managing, inspiring, engaging and motivating a team and colleagues to achieve excellent results * Significant line management experience * Ability to identify and manage priorities * Ability to clearly articulate ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences * Excellent presentation skills and the ability to communicate confidently * Excellent written and oral communication skills Spring acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Spring Group UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer. By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Spring. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explaining how we will use your information is available on our website.
04/08/2021
Full time
Senior Project Manager - SAAS - Applications - London £54k My client a leading name within the higher education sector are currently recruiting a Senior Project Manager. The successful candidate will possess excellent communication, planning and leadership skills. They will be innovative and have experience working with industry standard project management tools and methodologies The role will be responsible for Project Managers and/or Project Coordinators and responsible to the Programme Manager Key responsibilities * Define, document, and successfully deliver IT projects across the college * Ensure that realistic project, quality, change control and risk management processes are maintained * Monitor and control resources, revenue, and capital costs against the project budget * Provide line management and/or mentoring to Project coordinators/Junior Project Managers as required * Manage expectations of all project stakeholders and suppliers to ensure effective planning, delivery, and communications * Matrix manage staff, contractors and vendors, where appropriate, to ensure on time, on budget and agreed quality outcomes to projects and initiatives * Contribute to the creation of benefits realisation plans as part of each project Skills, knowledge, and experience Essential criteria * Education to degree standard and/or equivalent qualifications and experience * Experience of working on large scale applications projects and exposure to SAAS * PRINCE2, PMQ or equivalent qualifications/experience * Significant experience of managing projects * Excellent project management skills and working knowledge and experience of using formal project management methodologies * Significant experience of managing, inspiring, engaging and motivating a team and colleagues to achieve excellent results * Significant line management experience * Ability to identify and manage priorities * Ability to clearly articulate ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences * Excellent presentation skills and the ability to communicate confidently * Excellent written and oral communication skills Spring acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Spring Group UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer. By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Spring. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explaining how we will use your information is available on our website.
