IT Project Manager

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Role summary/purpose of job

Applying Agile delivery methods across product and project assuring the following: all aspects of the delivery, coordinating staff and resources across multiple teams, regions and offices.

Key responsibilities and deliverables

Apply project and change management skills and expertise on projects to help the business achieve the desired change and expected business benefits; Particular focus on applying Agile techniques to meet the desired outcome

Be a leader in applying agile delivery techniques and sharing this knowledge across delivery teams

Responsibilities on specific projects will include:

Establishing the Scrum Team Agile delivery team Delivery Teams

Following best practice project management techniques in a mixed mode of delivery - both waterfall and agile

Great stakeholder management

Management of the Project Scrum Product team

Ensuring clear vision and value of the project is documented and articulated

Development of Sprint culture to meet the vision and deliver value early, using minimum viable product (MVP)

Reporting on the sprint velocity, burn rates and value

Defining and documenting the project approach and plan for delivery, detailing deliverables and measures of success;

Defining and documenting the benefits of the project (quantitative/qualitative), agreeing benefit owners in the business, setting baselines, measures and tracking mechanisms to realise project benefits;

Reporting and communicating progress against plan and issues to the project team, sponsors and stakeholders;

Ensure the project is well communicated and the business change deliverables are agreed with stakeholders

Delivering products that are sustainable into live service.

Key requirements

Essential

Experience of successfully delivering and supporting IT & business change projects across global organisations, from initiation through delivery to benefit realisation;

Experience of delivering projects through numerous delivery techniques

Experience of delivering in an environment with a focus on Continuous Improvement;

Experience of developing and maintaining project level schedules, resource plans, budgets and financial forecasts, RAID logs, Change Requests/logs and status reports;

Experience of project and programme management, leading large, multidisciplinary project teams involving internal and external resources across multiple locations;

Has worked in one or more of the following areas:

Information Technology;

Professional Services;

Finance;

Essential Technical Skills

Expert knowledge and practical experience of project, programme and business change management methodologies and tools;

IT literate across core MS O365 applications, including MS Project online. Proficient in the use of JIRA

Desirable

Experience of working in professional services / legal sector.

Experience of Project Management techniques SCRUM / KANBAN / Waterfall /Product Delivery

Desirable Qualifications

Educated to degree level or similar academic credit. Relevant professional accreditation - Project Management Advanced level - (PMP / Prince 2 Practitioner / Prince2 Agile / ScrumMaster).

Competencies

A commitment to the highest level of integrity;

Demonstrates an empathetic approach when dealing with others;

A diplomatic and adaptable team working style and works collaboratively with colleagues;

Able to delegate and deliver work through others;

Able to resolve complex problems taking a proactive approach to analyse the issues and generate solutions. A determination to see a problem through to a solution;

Actively manages personal learning and development;

Decisive and mature in judgement;

Excellent customer service skills with a helpful and responsive approach;

Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to manage tasks efficiently;

Excellent presentation skills with the ability to pitch new ideas clearly and inspire confidence;

Excellent resource allocation and planning ability;

Flexibility in approach and an ability to manage through change;

Identifies and communicates opportunities to improve the way that work is done;

Motivated, results and delivery focused with a commitment to quality of work and attention to detail;

Resilient and calm under pressure;

Takes ownership of tasks and is dedicated to meeting and exceeding expectations;

Takes a consulting approach and has the ability to build strong working relationships at all levels.

Inclusion

Freshfields is an equal opportunities employer and all applications received by the firm will be considered by the firm on the basis of their merit alone and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of background. All offers of employment will be conditional on the candidate having/securing the right to work in the UK and providing the firm with evidence of that right (as required by the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006) prior to employment commencing.

Freshfields is a Ban the Box employer. We ask applicants to disclose criminal convictions only when a conditional job offer is made. A conviction does not automatically lead to withdrawal of the offer: we make decisions on a case by case basis and take a number of factors into account (e.g. the role you are applying for and the circumstances of the offence). You would have the opportunity to discuss the matter with us before we make a decision.