Project Manager with agile

Job Description

Project Manager

Role Responsibilities
• Manage projects against agreed plans, providing and updating weekly project status.
• Provide concise and timely reporting to the PMO Office.
• Manage resource allocation to projects.
• Coordinate between cross-functional departments, including but not limited to Technology.
• Manage workstream scope and change control.
• Maintain the RAID register.
• Resolve issues and escalate as required.
• Quickly adapt to learn the processes, systems, and products of TP ICAP within the scope of the managed projects.
• Participate in design and build phases.
• Provide support during UAT.
• Work with business stakeholders (sponsors, business managers, operations staff, and delivery teams) to deliver technology change.
• Close projects, produce closure reports, and agree and assign follow-on actions.
• Fulfil any additional/ad hoc duties as required to meet the needs of the technology organisation.

Experience/Competencies
• Ability to work with business SMEs as well as project and IT representatives.
• Competent in a transformation environment undergoing significant change to modernise and simplify the technology environment.
• Resilient, persistent, and well-mannered at all times.
• Good understanding of the front-to-back trade lifecycle and reference data.
• Good understanding of back-office and accounts receivables is highly desirable.
• Detailed understanding of the full project life cycle from requirements capture through to implementation and delivery.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• Certification such as Prince 2, PMI, AgilePM.
• Minimum 5 years of Project Management experience within the Financial Services Technology sector, ideally within an Agile development environment.
• Held budget accountability for projects/programmes over £500k.

Skills
• Exceptional working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (MS Project, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel).
• Proficient in creating PowerPoint presentations.
• Excellent communication skills and stakeholder management at all levels including strong presentation skills.
• Strong problem solver, and ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to work on multiple projects while managing multiple deadlines and differing priorities. Projects will span across global teams in multiple time zones.
• Writing skills - ability to produce documents in a clear, accurate, and compelling manner.
• Creativity, innovation, and ability to demonstrate a proactive approach to tasks.
• Agile delivery experience and acumen.