IT Project Manager

Role: IT Project Manager

Location: Cardiff, South Wales.

Salary: £45000 per annum (plus bonus)

IT / Fintech Project Manager urgently needed for remote work and Cardiff based office.

This client is changing the back-end platform of a well known Blue Chip Client and they need someone to guide the stakeholders through this business change.

Having a Prince 2, Agile (and waterfall) project management background within financial services would be beneficial.

You will be the sole PM for the business (smaller project were previously run by various product managers) so will need to drive excellence in this area of the business taking a firm lead on initiating projects as well as creating and managing the plan for multiple projects following formal project management methodologies thereafter. You will utilise the skills of a Business Analyst, 3 Software Engineers and 2 QA's to deliver this initial piece of work (approx 6-9 months).

Key Responsibilities:
•Overall project management
•Working closely with the Business Analysts and engineering teams to understand the needs and requirements of the customer, to prioritise the deliverables and manage the product backlog
•Managing the relationships between both internal and external stakeholders, clearly communicating the status of the project
•Managing progress, risk, issues and change requests
•Motivating and driving the teams forward by holding daily stand-ups and planning sessions
•Responsible for key project governance and any approvals via regular steering meetings

Requirements:

* Financial Services experience

* Many years IT Project Management experience and strong stakeholder management skills

* Strong planning skills

Please email your CV to  cv@hireaperson.com

Thank you.