Project Manager


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Recruiter

Real Staffing

Listed on

18th February 2019

Location

Manchester

Salary/Rate

£450 - £500

Type

Contract

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Senior Project Manager | Manchester | 3 Months | £500 p/day

An opportunity has arisen for a Scrum Master to join a greenfield project in Manchester City Centre, joining a brand new team on a large project which will help the business grow, allowing them to continue to bring on internationally recognised clients.

This role would be ideally suited to someone with a history of working in ecommerce / digital companies, and although it isn't essential, some technical skills and background would be beneficial.

Your Role

* Manage multiple work streams in parallel taking complete accountability for their delivery

* Coordinate and manage resource, budget, risks and issues and priorities across the work streams.

* Operate effective governance, ensuring appropriate representation and engagement with key stakeholders across the business

* Work with the Product Owner to structure projects and create an overall plan that accurately captures the full scope of the requirements and business change

* Ensure timely and robust challenge of the business case and project assumptions as required.

* Produce accurate and complete project reporting according to the prevalent reporting cycle in addition to providing day-to-day information for stakeholders as required.

* Work with all Stakeholders to ensure appropriate prioritisation of scope

* Identify and manage risks, issues and constraints, escalating those that cannot be resolved within project constraints to the Head of Delivery or Stakeholders (depending on the nature of the issue)

* Work with the delivery teams and other Delivery Leads to proactively manage cross project and team dependencies and constraints for the overall benefit of the Group

* Engage with all parts of Group as appropriate in the delivery of the initiative/project.

* Motivate and influence delivery teams towards successful delivery.

About You

* Educated to degree level or equivalent standard in computer science, engineering or equivalent experience of managing projects in an IT / Development environment

* 3+ years of working in digital / ecommerce with agile software delivery teams

* Strong evidence of technology background

* Extensive hands on experience of working in a scrum and Agile environment

* Strong project management process knowledge including demonstrable track record of delivery using Agile methods

* Must be comfortable in working in a change environment and willing to challenge

* Proven ability to manage projects within given budgets & timelines to a high level of quality.

* Experience of working in a Matrix-Managed environment

* Excellent stakeholder management and communications skills - demonstrable experience of dealing with business and Technology stakeholders at a senior level.

If you are an Agile Project Manager looking to work in a fast moving digital environment, then click apply now.

To find out more about Real please visit www.realstaffing.com

Real Staffing, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy| Registered office | 1st Floor, 75 King William Street, London, EC4N 7BE, United Kingdom | Partnership Number | OC387148 England and Wales

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