Job Description

Posted 1 week ago

Software Project Manager – 1 day p/week in the Cardiff Office, the rest can be remote

We're looking for a skilled Software Project Manager well-versed in Agile methodologies to oversee project delivery for our clients Business Services software teams.

Your role will involve managing multiple projects, ensuring effective communication and problem-solving, and fostering collaboration across the organisation.

Software, Agile, Jira, Excel and Confuence, strong stakeholder management and communication skills needed 

Responsibilities

Support 2-3 cross-functional agile product development teams as they efficiently deliver features and exciting capabilities (teams are usually between 4 – 8 members, depending on the deliverables)

Work closely with the Software Development Lead and Product Owner to ensure that the teams remain closely synchronised and upcoming features are well planned

Ensure project resources and budgets are tracked and kept up to date.

Develop and distribute timely status reporting with key metrics to appropriate stakeholders.

Create, manage and share delivery plans, providing visibility of progress

Own and manage dependencies, ensuring the timely resolution, mitigating where needed or escalating where missed dependencies will impact the teams delivery.

Identify project risks & issues, escalating where appropriate in a timely manner; ensure impacts are communicated so all parties are aligned; partner with project stakeholders to resolve issues and mitigate project impacts

Make recommendations for improvements to existing processes and procedures

Ensure timely use of project and technology tools to help drive accountability.

Desirable Skills and Attributes

·         Experience working with JIRA; including generating dashboards, and bespoke filters.

·         Experience working with matrixed/shared teams

·         Experience working with MS Office and Atlassian tools

·         Experience in a Scrum Master role

·         Certified Scrum Master

·         Project governance certification

·         Participation in the project management community