Project Manager - Technology Group REF 487

Interface Recruitment; Leeds; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Interface Recruitment is seeking a Project Manager – Technology Group to oversee multiple technology projects and act as Scrum Master for development teams. The role requires strong governance, PRINCE2 and Agile expertise to ensure quality delivery within scope and time.

You will manage budgets, risks, and cross‑functional collaboration across the tech portfolio. Experience in fast-paced environments, certification in Scrum Master and PRINCE2 is highly regarded.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering complex agile projects.
• Experience as Scrum Master for software development teams.
• Strong governance and risk management ability.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex agile projects.
• Act as Scrum Master for development teams and ensure on-time delivery.
• Develop and maintain project plans, risk logs and dependencies.
• Report budgets, timelines and key agile metrics to stakeholders.
• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies and Product Backlog management.

Skills

Scrum Master

PRINCE2

Agile

Leadership

Stakeholder Mgmt

Budget Mgmt

Tools

JIRA

Target Process

Job description

Project Manager – Technology Group REF 487

Job Description – Project and Scrum Manager

Purpose: To manage multiple technology projects and work streams within technology to drive delivery of key project milestones utilising both PRINCE2 and SCRUM/Agile Methodologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing end-to-end delivery of complex agile projects, establishing, and controlling project constraints and scope.
• Act as Scrum Master for one or more development teams, servicing the company's main products/tech projects
• Responsible for all aspects of project management to ensure a quality and on time delivery of technology projects.
• Drive governance aligned to industry standard frameworks (PRINCE2 and Agile)
• Develop and maintain project plans and documentation such as highlight reports, risk logs, action plans and key dependencies.
• Track and report on project budgets, timelines and key Agile project performance metrics.
• Forecast the numbers of deliverables possible in an iteration, which is based on evidence and reliable source.
• Understand and apply correct escalation paths for department-specific or cross-departmental issues that place the projects at any kind of risk.
• Challenge, support and make others accountable within the technology department who need to deliver against projects.
• Guide the team on how to develop and test high quality Products.
• Proactively contribute towards the success of the development and test team(s) on a daily basis.
• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies (Burn down techniques, Stand-ups, Planning Sessions, Retrospectives Refinement Sessions and Product Backlog management with Product Owners).
• Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and growing business trust in development.
• Arrange demos and decision-making processes in order to ensure quick inspection and business acceptance.
• Performance against project deliverables: delivery on time within 10% +/- of estimated deadline
• quality (no formal upheld client complaints regarding software releases)
• on budget within 5% +/- of plan
• risk management – all risks to have been assessed either reduced, mitigated or accepted

Core

Thinking without borders. Freedom to succeed. Enjoyable and challenging work. Proud of our achievements

Role Related

• Follows best practice to achieve Quality
• Communication and mentoring skills
• Collaborative
• Client experience focussed
• Stakeholder Management
• Influencer
• Facilitator
• Assertive
• Coach

General

Conforms to and acts at all times in accordance with Company policies and procedures in relation to Health and Safety, rules and regulations, standards including ISO 9001, ISO 27001 and ISO 14001, equal opportunities and training and development.

Performs such other duties as may from time to time be reasonably required.

Previous Technology (Infrastructure and Software Development) Project/SCRUM experience running multiple teams/projects simultaneously

• Experience playing the Scrum Master role for at least one year for a software development team that was diligently applying Scrum/Agile principles, practices, and theory.
• Knowledge about tasks, backlog tracking, burndown metrics, velocity, user stories etc.
• Appreciation of the SDLC for a product
• Good communicator, who bridges the gap between development team members and different departments within the company.
• Problem solving
• Experience of a fast paced, environment, working to tight deadlines
• Budget Management
• Scrum Master certification
• PRINCE 2
• Knowledge and use of software like Target Process / JIRA

Do you have proof of your right to work in the UK? *

• Yes