Project Manager - Manchester, United Kingdom - eFinancialCareers

eFinancialCareers

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Manchester, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Position Summary:

S&P Software Solutions is looking for Program Managers to drive software development projects, operational change management and to develop organizational Agile maturity and transparency across the development verticals of Software Solutions to ensure the deliveryof the product roadmap.

You will be reporting to the Solutions Program Manager and working with cross functional teams of Program Managers, Project Managers, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Technical Leads, and internal / external technical teams in an internationally distributed environment.

The role will be challenging, fast paced and diverse, covering multiple product deliveries across different time zones and market segments.

You will need to be someone who has experience to engage in multiple levels of the project from strategic decision makingto 'getting into the weeds' to resolve a problem if required.

This role is a great opportunity to make an impact on delivery practices in a fast-paced, financial service, software organization that is driven by innovation and an agile mindset.

The Project team is currently growing and developing into a structured PMOacross the Software Solutions product verticals.

Duties and Accountabilities:

Plan and oversee all aspects of program delivery, working with resources (Technical leads, Development Leads, QA leads, Product Owners, UX leads) and clients, to meet the needs of the organization
Provide visibility into the status of the program for multiple audiences to ensure senior management and key stakeholders have a concise and detailed reporting structure that will provide clear transparency of projects and streams, and clearly highlightsprogress against milestones
Lead Steering groups to manage program delivery over time based on data derived from MSProject, Azure Dev ops and any linked PBI dashboard tooling
Support coordination and conflict resolution across Software Solutions in BIG planning sprint sessions
Balance tradeoff decisions between shortterm and longterm needs
Actively mentor other members of the project team, delegate and contribute to performance reporting
Develop, maintain, and adapt delivery strategies that enhance delivery efficiencies, consistency, and drive delivery milestones.
Develop and train teams in the use industry standard tooling to support delivery enhancements (Azure Dev Ops/MS Project/Confluence).
Work across the Solutions teams through the Delivery Guild, to coordinate practices, share good practice and develop skills.
Reduce noise and confusion: ensure that every stakeholder has the information they require to make decisions and do their job.
Drive innovation and adaption of best practices.
Support other members of the PMO and deputize in their absence

Business Competencies:

Education and Experience (E - Essential / D - Desirable)

Circa 5+ Years in Senior Project Management roles within FinTech (E)
Accountability for the delivery of multiple complex financial services projects of varying size and length across multiple teams (E)
Implemented Change Management alongside implementation (E)
Building high performing autonomous Agile/Scrum Teams (E)
Detailed understanding of SDLC/SaaS (E)
Working in a Technology/Software environment (E)
Use of ADO / Jira / Confluence / MS Project / Roadmunk (E)
Working in a Global market, with offshore / managed services (D)
Experience in trading systems (D)
Accreditation: Agile (D), Scrum Master (D), SAFe (D), PMP (D)

Commercial Awareness:

Preferably has experience in financial software development.

Management Requirements:

No management requirement for this role.

Personal Impact:

Drive to 'get things done' and 'make stuff happen'
Focused, patient, calm, direct, empathetic, pragmatic, flexible, structured, organized, etc and solutions driven
Ability to work with resources and manage diversity
Ability to ask 'Why?' And challenge in a constructive manner
Ability to get the best from people whilst having high expectations
Analytical and can work with the business stakeholder's daily
Open minded, flexible and willing to adapt to changing situations.
Comfortable and flexible in working with global teams operating across different time zones.
Ability to convey an operational vision and the journey
Establishing and fostering solid working relationships, with a strong emphasis on pragmatic problem solving & RAAID management

About S&P Global Market Intelligence:

At S&P Global Market Intelligence, we know that not all information is important-some of it is vital. Accurate, deep and insightful.

We integrate financial and industry data, research and news into tools that help track performance, generate alpha, identifyinvestment ideas, understand competitive and industry dynamics, perform valuation and assess credit risk.

Investment professionals, government agencies, corporations and universities globally can gain the intelligence essential to making business and financialdecisions with conviction.

S&P Global Market Intelligence is a division of S&P Global (

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SPGI), which provides essential intelligence for individuals, companies and governments to make decisions with confidence. For more information, visit, S&P Global Market Intelligence

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer committed to making all employment decisions on the basis of merit, capability and equality of opportunity, and without regard to race/ethnicity, gender, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, color, creed, religion,national origin, age, disability, marital status (including domestic partnerships and civil unions), sexual orientation, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law, or any other characteristicthat has no bearing on a person's ability to perform his or her job.

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