Junior Technical Project Manager

FootballCo Group; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and innovative digital platform focused on football as a Junior Technical Project Manager. In this exciting role, you'll oversee the delivery of key projects and feature requests, collaborating with talented teams to ensure timely execution. Your expertise in agile methodologies and project management tools will be essential in driving project success and enhancing the fan experience. This forward-thinking organization values creativity and teamwork, making it an ideal place for those who thrive in a fast-paced environment. If you're passionate about football and technology, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience leading frontend and backend technical projects.
• Strong experience managing software engineering sprint planning.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily standups and ceremonies with software engineering teams.
• Track project performance and provide updates to stakeholders.

Skills

Project Management

Agile Methodologies

Technical Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Collaboration

Tools

Jira

Click Up

Job description

Footballco is a global, football focused, digital platform with an ambition to own the entire non-live football landscape worldwide and become THE digital destination for all football fans across the globe. Combining some of the most forward-thinking minds in football, an award winning creative and production function, as well as digital platforms that are loved by 400m fans globally, FC aims to own the digital fan ecosystem across the world’s biggest sport.

With 300 permanent employees across the world, FC is a diverse, disruptive, brave, dynamic, agile and fun organisation. Our work-hard, play-hard attitude supports these values – with the football fan always front of mind, leveraging a world class tech platform and our track record (since PERFORM) of being first to market.

We connect fans to football and brands to fans, come join us and be a part of it!

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Junior Technical Project Manager will be responsible for delivering end to end projects and feature requests against the technology department product roadmap.

Reporting into the Technical Program Manager, the position will work alongside product managers, designers and engineering team leads to manage the delivery of key projects and feature requests, focusing on prioritising items that add the greatest value to Footballco and making sure items are delivered to agreed timescales.

The Junior Technical Project Manager will instill the process designed by the program manager to manage the global delivery of the product roadmap. Making sure project plans, designs, requirements, and technical specs are of good quality and all projects are monitored and managed in appropriate tools. Providing stakeholders with updates and helping technical leaders to prioritise against available resources.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

1. Global delivery of key items on the technology roadmap
2. Technical problem solving with engineering leaders to release bottlenecks in delivery
3. Manage daily standups and ceremonies with software engineering teams
4. Resource planning and capacity management within the software engineering teams
5. With the Technical Program Manager, ensuring a project delivery framework is adhered to for all projects and feature requests
6. With Product management, define each project scope, goals and deliverables
7. Define the responsibilities of key stakeholders involved in each project, including senior management, customers, project teams, vendors, and other affected parties.
8. Facilitate collaboration between cross-functional teams and external partners to drive project success.
9. Track project performance using appropriate tools and techniques to ensure timely delivery and achievement of goals. Provide detailed reports and updates to senior technology leadership and stakeholders on project progress, risks, and performance metrics.
10. Identify, manage, and escalate project risks and issues where necessary, and ensure proactive contingency planning to minimise impact on business operations.

WHAT YOU HAVE

1. Experience leading frontend and backend technical projects
2. Strong experience managing software engineering sprint planning and resource management
3. Experience working with in-house development teams
4. Proficient in agile project management frameworks and methodologies (scrum and Kanban)
5. Previous experience using project management tools such as Jira and Click Up

Individual Skills

1. Proven track record of delivering projects on time and within budget
2. Growth and learning mindset, collaborator, and team player
3. Strong matrix leadership skills
4. Excellent communication skills with comfort speaking with business stakeholders
5. Strong technical problem solver
6. Ability to challenge technical requirements and decisions

Footballco is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, colour, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category.