Senior Project Manager (Software)

TN United Kingdom; High Wycombe; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in High Wycombe is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead software product development. This role involves orchestrating multiple projects, ensuring successful product launches, and improving project management processes. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project management within a high-tech environment, along with a Physics or Science degree.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Private health insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension Plan

Share incentive plan

Qualifications

• Proven track record of delivering product development projects.
• Experience with agile project management methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of new software products from planning to launch.
• Manage project deliverables and ensure quality and costs meet requirements.

Skills

Project Management

Agile

Collaboration

Education

Physics or Science Degree

Tools

Microsoft Project

Azure DevOps

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Senior Project Manager (Software), High Wycombe

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Client:

Oxford Instruments Plc

Location:

High Wycombe, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Posted:

12.05.2025

Expiry Date:

26.06.2025

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Job Description:

Materials Analysis is an Oxford Instruments Business Unit that manages our Electron Microscopy and Mechanical Microscopy products, Atomic Force Microscopes, Raman Microscopes and Benchtop NMR Products. We are part of the wider Oxford Instruments Group that also includes Andor Technology, NanoScience, Plasma Technology and X-Ray Technology. With a sixty-year history, and fourteen Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, our world-class products and technologies are helping our customers to address the greatest challenges of the 21st century.

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our Software Team. Your focus will be leading development of new software products from planning through to a successful launch and first deliveries, ensuring a ‘joined-up’ cross-functional process and, promoting and improving software project management and product development processes within the business.

This role is ideal if…

• You have a proven track record of delivering product development projects in a high-tech environment, orchestrating multiple projects across various teams.
• You are experienced with releasing products that may contain new technology in terms of software and hardware
• You’re familiar with project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Issue tracking systems, and status reporting and experienced in leading ‘agile’ projects using Scrum, KanBan, or similar approaches
• It would also be advantageous to have experience with configuring and using Azure DevOps
• You have a Physics or Science Degree and formal training in project management.

Location :

We are based in High Wycombe (Cressex) and have hybrid working, which is particularly beneficial for this role due to the level of collaboration and interaction with other teams. Whilst this role is best suited to someone being hybrid, we still want to hear from those that may need to be considered on a remote basis (within the UK) with the expectation there will be necessary travel to High Wycombe when needed.

Working at Oxford Instruments Materials Analysis - What’s in it for you?

• Annual leave: 25 days plus bank holidays and the option to purchase up to 12 weeks more
• Employee Assistance Programme; including 24/7 telephone support, access to counselling, financial and debt management and access to trained legal advisors
• Private health insurance, dental insurance and life assurance

Money & lifestyle –

• MyDiscounts; save money with a number of leading retailers
• Car salary exchange scheme: sacrifice part of your salary in exchange for a fully serviced, comprehensive insured electric or hybrid vehicle
• TechScheme and CycleScheme: Purchase a bike and/or Tech or home goods from Currys/IKEA and spread the cost over 12 months.
• Pension; all employees are eligible to join the Group Pension Plan administered by AVIVA.
• Share incentive plan: Invest in your future and share in the success of the company by joining the share incentive plan.

Development –

• Encouragement and support to achieve professional and or academic qualifications to support your development and growth
• Defined career paths and regular reviews

Role and responsibilities:

• Recognised as an expert within the organisation both within and beyond own function
• Demonstrates mastery in principles, theory and techniques within a specialised field and can communicate the principles beyond their own function.
• Will lead large projects / initiatives that impact the business on a domestic or international scale
• Anticipates internal or external business challenges and recommends process, product or service improvements.
• Leads projects and initiatives that have a broad impact on the business
• To lead and manage the project deliverables as required by the stage-gate development process
• To work with the engineering teams to track and report progress, costs, risks and issues at a business level
• To work with the key stakeholders to ensure the overall project schedule, quality, feature set and costs meet the business requirements.
• To work with Marketing, Sales, Service and Operations to ensure a seamless release and successful transition to routine shipping.
• To advise on, and where appropriate lead, process continuous improvement opportunities and the development.

Equal opportunities and reasonable adjustments:

Oxford Instruments is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Oxford Instruments is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment. Please get in touch if you require any reasonable adjustments within the interview process.

If you would like to learn more about the role, or have any questions before applying please contact [emailprotected]