Job Description

The Role:

We are looking for high-calibre and experienced IT professionals to join our Technical Project Management team. As a Technical Project Manager, you will be a critical part of the team, closely coordinating with multiple tech teams, business, and key stakeholders, to deliver the change.

Ideally you will have experience of successfully delivering technical projects within agreed time and scope. You will be a self-starter and respond well in high-pressure environments whilst remaining focussed on project delivery.

This is an exciting time for new joiners, with many opportunities to make their mark on the business and accelerate their personal and professional growth.

The main responsibilities of the position include:

• Deliver multiple technical projects of varying complexity levels and sizes
• Manage all technical stakeholders and maintain strong professional relationships
• Understand the technical landscape
• Work with Technology, Business, and Operations stakeholders to define project scope, roadmap and milestones aligned to delivery strategy
• Actively manage technical risks and technical opportunities
• Organise, run, and facilitate events with the technical teams
• Conceptualise key technical principles and objectives to map the impact on current systems, processes, applications, and tools
• Organise technical meetings and peer reviews with the project team and other relevant parties to perform technical solution validation
• Ensure that technical project reporting is up-to-date and well communicated to stakeholders
• Produce well-defined technical delivery plans that outline key project activities, their sequence, and delivery timelines
• Ensure collaboration across operations and technology groups to agree on optimum technical solutions aligned to the technical strategy
• Apply knowledge of project delivery methodologies to engineer bespoke approaches
• Engage with engineering teams to plan the release scope in the context of the release plan
• Collaborate with other Project Managers to ensure the outstanding implementation of Project Management (PM) processes and the delivery of technical projects in time and scope

Main requirements:

• BSc/MSc in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Minimum 2 year of experience in a similar position
• Working knowledge of Agile/Scrum/Waterfall methodologies and Project Management Tools/Reporting Practices (Jira, MS Project)
• Wider focus on identifying process deficiencies, suggesting and bringing about improvements based on own knowledge and experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to coordinate with team members, stakeholders, and management, and ability to clearly explain technical issues
• Strong organisational, critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Result-driven, with the ability to prioritise work effectively and overcome any issues that may occur during project lifecycle
• Team player with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to obtain stakeholders’ buy-in and cooperation
• Strong leadership skills and self-motivated 

The following will be considered an advantage:

• PMP/Prince II or/and Agile/Scrum certifications
• Experience and knowledge of engineering, programming, or technical professional experience
• Experience and knowledge of different infrastructure tools, platforms and technical process models and documentation
• Understanding of cloud infrastructure concepts, DevOps and system engineer practices
• Knowledge of databases concepts
• Experience in financial industry

Benefit from:

• Attractive remuneration package
• Private health insurance
• Corporate pension fund
• Intellectually stimulating work environment
• Continuous personal development and international training opportunities

How to Apply

Please visit our website https://tinyurl.com/54ve8325 to submit your online application for this position.

All applications will be treated with strict confidentiality.

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