Senior Agile Project Manager

Telefónica Tech; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech solutions provider is seeking an Agile Project Manager to ensure successful project delivery using Scrum methodologies. The ideal candidate will have excellent client-facing skills, experience managing project budgets, and the ability to motivate teams to achieve their goals. This full-time role offers an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic environment and contribute to digital transformation initiatives across various sectors.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Scrum Master preferred.
• Excellent communication skills required.
• Ability to manage various stakeholders, including board level.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for ensuring successful project delivery using Scrum methodology.
• Manage project budgets and related activities.
• Facilitate sprint planning and backlog refinement meetings.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Client Management

Agile Principles

Education

Scrum Master Certification

Job description

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Company Description

Company Description

Telefónica Tech (part of the Telefónica Group) is a leading NextGen Tech solutions provider with a highly diversified team of over 6,000 exceptionally skilled employees and +60 nationalities.

We serve more than 5.5m customers every day in over 175 countries, with a global ecosystem of market-leading partners. Global strategic hubs: Spain, Brazil, the UK, Germany.

The Telefónica Tech UK&I hub has an end- to-end portfolio of market leading services and develops integrated technology solutions to accelerate digital transformation through: Cloud, Data & AI, Enterprise Applications, Workplace Services and Cyber Security & Networking.

Values: Open, Trusted and Bold

Trusted Partners:

• Microsoft: Top 3 Service Providers, Azure Expert Status, Fastrack & Inner Circle Partner
• HPE: Platinum Partner – FY23 UK&I Solution Provider of the Year
• Palo Alto & Crowdstrike: part of our NextDefense Cyber Security Portfolio
• Fortinet: Elite VIP Program – one of only 2 in the UK
• AWS: Advanced Solution & Managed Service Provider Program
  
  

Job Description

ROLE

As an Agile Project Manager, the primary purpose of this role is to be the key, client-facing member of a project delivery team who ensures that projects are delivered successfully using Scrum methodology. As the Agile Project Manager, you will be responsible for all Scrum related meetings, such as sprint planning, backlog refinement, and for more traditional project management activities, such as budget management.

This is a role that requires someone with excellent client-facing skills, commercial acumen, as well as the ability to manage others.The ideal candidate must be willing to travel.

Responsibilities

• Working with the delivery team to develop the project scope, objectives, and sign-off/acceptance criteria
• Ensuring overall project governance and best-practice project delivery
• Coordination of project delivery team resources
• Running sprint planning, backlog refinement and other project-related meetings
• Coaching the client on how Scrum is run, ensuring that both Data&AI and the client follow the Scrum process
• Helping the product owner manage the product backlog
• Controlling the project release cycles
• Managing the project budget and forecasts
• Managing other project commercials such as change requests
• Managing project risk plans, i.e. issues, risks, mitigation actions
• Facilitation of project status reporting with support from Project Resource Administrator
• Managing relationships with the client, the Data&AI delivery team, and third-parties
• Interfacing between the consultant development teams and the client
• Adopting a proactive approach to prevent problems from arising
• Reporting and escalating to management as needed
• Ensuring a smooth transition of delivered projects into BAU or Managed Services support
  
  

Qualifications

REQUIREMENT

• A working understanding of the use of agile principles in delivery.
• Demonstrable experience as a Scrum Master with certification preferred
• Experience in managing a project budget and overall project commercials
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Great people skills, with the ability to motivate a team towards a common goal
• Ability to manage a range of stakeholders, up to and including board level
• Experience in working on Data Analytics / Data Warehousing projects
  
  

Additional Information

We don’t believe hiring is a tick box exercise, so if you feel that you don’t match the job description 100%, but would still be a great fit for role, please get in touch.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management and Information Technology

• Industries

  Telecommunications

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