Technical Project Managers

The Role:

The main responsibilities of the position include:

• Deliver multiple technical and/or IT infrastructure projects of varying complexity and size
• Manage all technical stakeholders and maintain strong professional relationships
• Understand the technology landscape
• Work with Technology, Business and Operations stakeholders to define project scope, roadmap and milestones aligned to delivery strategy
• Actively manage technical risks and technical opportunities
• Organise, run, and facilitate ceremonies with technical teams
• Conceptualise key technical principles, aims and objectives to map the impact on current systems, processes, applications, and tools
• Organise technical meetings, peer reviews with the project team and other technical stakeholders and experts to perform the solution technical validation
• Ensure that technical project reporting is up to date and well communicated to stakeholders
• Produce well defined technical delivery plans that outline key project activities, their sequence and delivery timelines
• Ensure collaboration across operations and technology groups to agree on optimum technical solutions aligned to the technical strategy
• Apply knowledge of project delivery methodologies to engineer bespoke approaches for the teams you work with
• Engage with engineering teams to plan the release scope in the context of the release plan
• Collaborate with other Project Managers to ensure the outstanding implementation of Project Management (PM) processes and the delivery of Technical and/or IT infrastructure Projects in time and scope

Main requirements:

• BSc/MSc in computer science, engineering, or in a related field
• Minimum 1 year experience in a similar position
• Working knowledge with Agile / Scrum / Waterfall methodologies and Project Management Tools/Reporting Practices (Jira, MS Project)
• Wider focus on identifying process deficiencies, suggesting and bringing about improvements based on own knowledge and experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to coordinate with team members, stakeholders, and management and ability to clearly explain technical issues
• Strong organisational, critical thinking, and analytical/problem-solving skills
• Result driven, with ability to prioritise work effectively and overcome any issues that may
• occur during project life cycle
• Team player with excellent interpersonal skills, ability to obtain stakeholders’ buy-in and cooperation across
• Strong leadership skills, self-motivated 

The following will be considered an advantage:

• PMP/Prince II or/and Agile/Scrum certifications
• Experience and knowledge of engineering, programming, or technical professional experience
• Experience and knowledge of different infrastructure tools, platforms and technical process models and documentation
• Understanding of cloud infrastructure concepts, devops and system engineer practices
• Knowledge of databases concepts
• Experience in financial industry

Benefit from:

• Attractive remuneration package plus performance related reward
• Private health insurance
• Corporate pension fund
• Intellectually stimulating work environment
• Continuous personal development and international training opportunities

The Hiring Experience: What Awaits You

• Let’s Connect – Intro Chat with Talent Acquisition
• Deep Dive – First Interview with Your Future Team
• Final Connection – Final Interview

XM publishes this vacancy on its own careers site. Applications go straight to XM: use the Apply button on this page.