IT PMO Project Manager

Atradius; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company is seeking a Project Manager to oversee and deliver IT projects on time and within budget. The role involves collaborating with technical teams and managing risks. Ideal candidates will have 3 to 5 years of project management experience, strong communication skills, and a background in IT technologies. This position offers a hybrid working model, with expectations for office presence in Cardiff or Madrid.

Benefits

Dynamic international work environment

Training and support for professional development

Competitive salary and flexible benefits

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of proven experience in project management.
• Ability to convert technical details into summarised view.
• Detail-oriented and capable of managing multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage the delivery of IT projects.
• Develop detailed project plans outlining scope, timeline, and resources.
• Collaborate closely with ITS technical teams and the Portfolio Management team.

Skills

Project Management

Communication

Problem-solving

Time Management

Leadership

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

MS Project

Asana

Trello

Azure DevOps

Job description

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Atradius is looking for a new Project Manager form part of the IT PMO Project Management team, reporting directly into a Programme Manager, and will be allocated a subset of the projects to deliver.

As a Project Manager at Atradius, you will oversee and deliver assigned projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and budget.

The candidate will adhere to the PPMO framework, collaborating closely with the Portfolio Management team to manage risks, issues, and dependencies. Your role includes developing detailed project plans, maintaining high-quality standards for deliverables, and effectively communicating progress to stakeholders. You will also contribute to maintaining and improving the PPMO framework alongside Portfolio Managers.

The candidate will work primarily on technical projects with the technical support teams within Atradius ITS and as such it is essential that the candidate has a good awareness and understanding of IT technologies, principles and methodologies.

In addition to core Project Management skills the candidate will also need to be able to demonstrate good communication and reporting skills towards stakeholders and project teams, the ability to work independently and self-sufficiently, an understanding of business and commercial benefits and a strong customer service awareness.

This role is based on a hybrid working model, with an expectation of 2 days per week in the office. The office location can be either Cardiff (UK) or Madrid (Spain), depending on your location and preference.

Main responsibilities:

• Oversee and manage the delivery of IT projects.
• Developing detailed project plans that outline the scope, timeline, budget, and resources required.
• Ensure projects comply with the PPMO framework.
• Collaborate closely with the ITS technical teams, covering design, implementation and operational support.
• Collaborate closely with the Portfolio Management team.
• Identify and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Report project status and progress to relevant stakeholders.
• Ensuring that all project deliverables meet the required quality standards.
• Resource forecasting, reporting and management.
• Budget forecasting, reporting and management.
• Risk, issue and dependency management.
• Stakeholder communication and progress.

Required qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• 3 to 5 years of proven experience.
• Ability to convert technical details into summarised view
• Proficient at managing time and resources
• Work independently and being self sufficient
• Ability to work on multiple projects
• Ability to convert technical details into meaningful,Business ideas,High level and detailed project plans,communication schedules,test plans,process improvements.
• Detail-oriented
• Proven leadership skills
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Capable of managing in a crisis, as and when they arise
• Adept at negotiating internally as well as externally
• Knowledge of project management frameworks and best practices including waterfall and agile
• Proven experience of three to five years in managing IT projects of various type and size, these should include but not limited toDemonstration of Cyber Security knowledgeDemonstration Cloud Infrastructure and Migration knowledge (preferably Microsoft Azure)InfrastructureEnd user computingService management

Preferred Skills:

• Good experience of managing projects through all phases of the project lifecycle from business case production to operational hand over into support
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite
• Good knowledge and experience of creating operational process and process flow documents to support project implementation and delivery.
• Good understanding in using popular project management tools such as MS Project, Asana, Trello, Kanban boards, etc.
• Good experience in the use of collaboration tools such as MS Teams and SharePoint
• Experience with cloud technologies and tools such as Confluence and Azure Devops
• Experience of ITSM

What do we offer?

• A dynamic, international and challenging work environment
• Training and support to reach your full potential including the opportunity for continuous professional development
• Attractive terms and conditions, including competitive salary, pension package and a range of flexible benefits and rewards
• Challenging tasks with individual development and training opportunities