Technical Project Manager

Axiom Software Solutions Limited; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions company is seeking a Project Manager to facilitate Agile Sprints and manage stakeholder relationships. The role involves preparing resources, documenting Sprints, and ensuring successful outcomes using methodologies like Scrum and Kanban. Ideal candidates will have strong project management skills and experience in financial services.

Qualifications

• Experience in Agile methodologies, especially Scrum and Kanban.
• Proven track record in project and stakeholder management.
• Strong communicator with the ability to engage various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Prepare for Sprints including technical and business assessments.
• Identify technology and resource availability for Sprints.
• Build relationships with Sprint attendees and stakeholders.
• Facilitate Sprints to ensure outcomes are met.

Skills

Agile methodology

Scrum

Kanban

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Job description

• Job Role: Project Manager
• Job Type: Permanent/Full Time
• Location: London, UK
• Work Mode: Onsite (4 days in a week to client’s office)

Roles Description

• Prepare for Sprints by:
• In conjunction with technology members of the Sprint complete a technical assessment and summarisation of technology, engineering resources required to ensure the Sprint will be successful.
• In conjunction with business members of the Sprint complete a business assessment and summarisation of business resources required to ensure the Sprint will be successful.

• Identify and ensure required technology, software and licenses are available.
• Engaging with Sprint attendees, sponsors and stakeholders, build constructive relationships to manage expectation and achieve required outcomes.
• Identifying the specific problems / opportunities to target, agree the outcomes required.
• Identify and ensure required logistics (Facilities, systems access etc) are in place.
• Facilitate Sprints, ensuring teams remain focused on the outcomes, follow the methodology agreed for each Sprint.
• Complete resource plans for Sprints.
• Document Sprints, complete required reports and management information summaries.
• Identify improvement opportunities, take ownership of their implementation and associated communication and training.
• Work with innovation Labs to complete internal Sprints following SCRUM, Kanban and Project Management delivery models
• Manage ideation and innovation requests received by the Innovation office via the tools and processes utilised.

Required Skills

• Agile methodology, Scrum, Kanban
• Strong Project & stakeholder management
• Sprints, Innovations
• Excellent speaker with good communication skills
• From top companies with a strong financial services background is highly preferred