Project Manager
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We are looking to recruit an experienced Project manager to join our dynamic product team.
Project Manager – UK
The Role:
We are in the midst of a major transformation as we move to a new SaaS platform. We are looking for a project management professional who has a proven track record in the delivery of projects and can spin many plates in this very agile, evolving environment.
There are a number of projects (both application development and business) ongoing and to be started to manage continuous improvement, globalisation and the implementation strategy across both existing and new clients. The role is to co-ordinate and manage a number of workstreams and develop processes/methods and a framework to drive rigour and structure into the overall project delivery model.
Specifically, the role will be focused on the following:
- The delivery of application development and business projects, agreeing and defining milestones, driving progress and holding colleagues accountable for their deliverables
- Shape, form and deliver a project management methodology that suits the culture and practices of Turnkey. Educate and generate awareness of the methods and practices, ensuring buy-in from everyone engaged
- Ability to plan including setting goals and objectives, defining roles and producing schedules and timelines
- Development and monitoring of KPI’s
- The ability to produce project plans across multiple workstreams
- Risks and issues resolution
- The ability to produce costings and manage budgetary KPI’s
- Effective stakeholder engagement skills both internally and externally with clients
- Proven track record in building and nurturing relationships
- Managing debriefs, evaluating successes and challenges for continuous improvement
- Drive change and support the senior leadership team in delivering against the global strategy
Key skills required:
- Prior working experience (at least 5 years) in a Technology/Business environment
- A Project Management qualification (APM-PQ, APMP, Prince 2 or Agile certifications)
- Sound knowledge of project management methodologies and best practices
- Degree educated
- Experience in benefits realisation
- Managing debriefs, evaluating successes and challenges for continuous improvement
- A clear, concise ability to write in plain English
- Be organised, innovative and deadline driven
- Be customer focused, a strong communicator and enthusiastic
- A confident facilitator, with the ability to manage both virtual and face to face training sessions
- Be passionate about customer service, attention to detail and takes pride in over-exceeding customer expectations
- A highly motivated self-starter who is used to a fast-paced working environment and can “spin many plates”
What we offer:
- Competitive salary and bonus package
- A fantastic company culture
- Ongoing training and personal development with progression opportunities
- The chance to work with other departments, rapidly developing your skills and knowledge
- Continuous feedback – we want you to improve, and we’ll help you do it
- A generous holiday allowance that increases the longer you’re with us
- Private healthcare cover
- Generous pension scheme
- Complimentary on-site parking
- Flexible working – we’re about getting the job done and understand work-life balance, so we’re flexible with our employees and they’re flexible with us
- Hybrid working for office based staff
- Company days out
- A day off on your birthday
- Access to the Glasgow Hydro club venue