Project description
Our client is a leading global Financial markets data provider that runs a number of change programs to deliver high-quality software that connects Financial Markets across the globe in a real-time, high frequency and low-latency data management chain. The projects are technically challenging in a very engaging environment making the most of cutting-edge technologies.
Responsibilities
- Lead the support & service work-stream, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations.
- Act as the "glue" between Reliability Engineering and multiple delivery teams during:
- Service Transition to Microsoft Azure
- Adoption of a Dev Sec Ops operating model
- Champion Content & Engineering standards; enforce Minimum Entry Criteria (MEC) before go-live
- Maintain proactive RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) logs and deliver clear status reports
- Chair SteerCos and PLTs, driving decisions, removing blockers and tracking actions
- Hold teams to committed milestones; create and communicate a credible glide path for delivery
- Build strong cross-functional partnerships; influence a wide stakeholder network
- React quickly to changing requirements and manage delivery in ambiguous ("grey") situations
- Stay calm under pressure and communicate crisply at all organisational levels
SKILLS
Must have
- 7+ years of experience in PM, Technical PM
- Technical background
- DevOps or DevSecOps project or technical experience (at minimum DevSecOps strong understanding)
- Program Management experience
- Service management experience (support, managing DevOps or SRE teams)
- Stakeholder Management experience
- Proven experience managing multiple teams, value streams, distributed teams and stakeholders
- End-to-end project management (planning → execution → closure)
- RAID & status reporting discipline
- Milestone & dependency tracking
- Project Governance
- Proven relationship-building across engineering, ops, leadership & vendors
- Ability to challenge and motivate teams while upholding standards
- Exceptional written & verbal communication
- Calm, decisive mindset under pressure
- Comfort operating in ambiguity and driving clarity
Nice to have
- Hands-on Azure service-transition experience
- Practical understanding of Dev Sec Ops principles, pipelines and governance
- ITIL
- Experience in Big Corporate