Information Technology Project Manager

Description:

As an IT Project Manager, you will be responsible for the planning, coordination, governance, and delivery of technology projects throughout the full project lifecycle. You'll collaborate with stakeholders at all levels to drive successful outcomes, manage risks and dependencies, and ensure effective communication across teams.

Key Responsibilities

Project Planning & Governance

• Define and manage project scope, objectives, roadmaps, and delivery plans.
• Create and maintain project schedules, milestones, and reporting structures.
• Manage budgets, forecasts, resource plans, and project estimates.
• Ensure alignment between technology delivery and business objectives.

Delivery Management

• Lead multiple complex technology projects through the full SDLC.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including Development, Product, QA, Operations, and external vendors.
• Facilitate planning sessions, backlog prioritisation, release planning, and project reviews.
• Track delivery performance using KPIs and project metrics.

Risk & Stakeholder Management

• Identify, mitigate, and communicate project risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders and delivery teams.
• Provide regular project updates and executive-level reporting.
• Drive informed decision-making through data and project insights.

Continuous Improvement

• Champion Agile and modern delivery practices.
• Improve delivery processes through the use of metrics, lessons learned, and historical trends.
• Support teams in adopting scalable and predictable delivery frameworks.

Team Leadership

• Foster a collaborative, accountable, and results-driven culture.
• Support team development through coaching, feedback, and guidance.
• Ensure delivery teams remain focused on quality, value, and successful outcomes.

Required Experience

• Extensive experience managing complex IT projects within large enterprise environments.
• Proven delivery experience across multiple concurrent technology initiatives.
• Strong understanding of Software Development Lifecycles (SDLC).
• Demonstrable experience with Agile delivery methodologies including Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, and Lean practices.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience managing project budgets, timelines, risks, and governance.
• Proven track record of delivering projects on time and within budget.
• Experience using project management and Agile tools such as Jira.
• Excellent leadership, organisational, and problem-solving abilities.

Desirable Experience

• Financial Services industry experience.
• PMP, PRINCE2, Agile PM, or equivalent certification.
• Experience managing third-party vendors and technology partners.
• Exposure to DevOps and platform technologies such as Docker, Dynatrace, Splunk, or UDeploy.