Project Manager

Position Overview:

The ideal candidate should have a background in software development, agile methodologies, and excellent leadership and communication skills.

Reports to:

Product Owner

Essential Job Functions:

1. Project Planning and Execution:

• Clearly define the project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success criteria, in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Work with project role players to develop project charters which outline scope, goals, deliverables, required resources, budgets and timelines.
• Work with the core delivery team to complete a work breakdown of major deliverables and breaking it up into smaller, more manageable components or sub-deliverables.
• Develop detailed project plans, including tasks, timelines, resource assignments and dependencies.
• Conduct comprehensive project kick-off meetings to align team members and stakeholders on project goals and expectations.
• Manage project development from initiation to closure, ensuring successful project delivery, within the set project timelines.
• Monitor project progress, track milestones and report on project status to stakeholders.
• Effectively manage project scope by ensuring that the impact of changes to the scope is assessed, documented and approved.
• Coordinate internal teams and third-party vendors.
• Determine the need for external consultants and/or contractors to successfully achieve project goals and give suggestions through to Senior Management for consideration.

1. Team and Process management:

• Lead agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Monitor and track progress using tools like Jira, Teams, DevOps
• Foster team collaboration and ensure clear communication across stakeholders.

1. Stakeholder Communication:

• Serve as the primary point of contact between stakeholders and development teams.
• Provide regular project updates to stakeholders on progress, issues, and changes.
• Manage stakeholder expectations throughout the project lifecycle.

1. Risk Management:

• Identify potential project risks and implement mitigation strategies.
• Manage changes in project scope, schedule, and report variances.

1. Quality and Delivery:

• Ensure projects are delivered on time, and within scope.
• Collaborate with project teams to ensure product quality and readiness for release.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by conducting project retrospectives and lessons learned sessions.
• Identify areas for improvement and implement changes in future projects based on the insights gained.

Develop tools and best practices for project management and execution, promoting continuous improvement.