Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager with a technical background required to join our eCommerce Team on a contract basis.

An experienced Project Manager who leads teams to deliver high quality, complex projects on budget and within a specified timeframe to achieve the potential benefits defined in the business case. You will work closely with the Programme Manager/Account Director to achieve productivity goals and contribute to the organisation’s overall success.

Please note that this job is a B2B contract position located in Poland.

Please send us your CV in English.

What you’ll be doing

• Effectively run complex projects using Agile methodologies

• Support the efficient flow of work by providing solutions to issues and blockers

• Produce accurate status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverables, risks, and issues communicating to various audiences including key stakeholders and sponsors

• Manage several workstreams successfully, ensuring the teams understand what is expected of them in terms of output and quality

• Manage the interdependencies between the various workstreams

• Inspire and lead teams with little Agile experience, suggesting process and practical improvements as appropriate

• Motivate teams to achieve individual and team objectives, to deliver high quality outputs within agreed timeframes

• Focus on improving delivery processes

• Provide support to Junior Project Managers within your account

• Review and update the project resource plan on a regular basis, keeping tight control of project budgets

• Foster close relationships with senior management and business stakeholders, be seen as a credible, reliable expert

• Develop customer confidence by understanding their needs and delivering first class solutions 

• Set and manage client expectations, including resolving client escalations with diplomacy

• Chair meetings/reviews with multiple stakeholder requirements

• Keep up to date with emerging industry practices           

What we want from you

• Proven software development Project Management experience,

• eCommerce experience ideally within a retail environment

• Proven experience managing re-platforming Projects and owning the cutover process

• Proven experience of scope control within project delivery

• Proven experience working on eCommerce platform projects, delivering change to external stakeholders

• A good understanding of the software development lifecycle and release management

• Ability to define, manage and deliver to customer expectations within strict deadlines

• Ability to deal with ambiguity, embrace and react to change with enthusiasm and critical thinking

• Experience of leading and managing teams at different stages of the team’s lifecycle

• Experience of modern software development practices

• Strong understanding of agile delivery techniques and lean ways of working

• Experience of managing people and financial budgets (including project budgeting, monitoring financials, reporting etc)

• Solid time management & organisational skills

• Excellent negotiation skills and an ability to handle sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy

• Relevant Project Management qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English