Agile Project Manager

☞ PwC UK

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Update day: 01-06-2024

Location: Birmingham West Midlands

Category: Finance / Bank / Stock

Industry: Accounting

Position: Mid-Senior level

Job type: Full-time

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Operate

Be it support with regulation, risk or compliance, Operate delivers. Human-led and tech-powered, it is the backbone of PwC’s unique approach to operational delivery - Execution Managed Services. Harnessing the power of tech and data, we work with some of the most recognisable organisations worldwide, wherever they need us to be. We deliver sustained outcomes through our managed solutions, as well as transforming and running complex operational processes that often create challenges or hinder client progress. Underpinning all of this is our commitment to ensuring our people are equipped with tomorrow’s skills to drive success for our clients today.

Our Project Office Practice within Operate Digital is experiencing continuous success and growth. As part of this growth, we are seeking to recruit experienced Agile Project Managers who are dual skilled in both Scrum and Project Management and have delivered projects using both agile and non-agile (Waterfall) ways of working.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own, drive and support exciting research, engineering and software development projects from discovery to delivery.
  • Guide cross functional and diverse teams to deliver objectives, outputs and build digital products using both agile and non-agile methods.
  • Support stakeholders to develop business cases, project plans and product roadmaps.
  • Ensure shared clarity of scope, good estimating, planning and management of risk.
  • Define team member roles, setting expectations, and ensuring timely feedback.
  • Ensure appropriate tools are deployed and that methods and practices are implemented and followed for a successful outcome.
  • Develop and reviewing estimates and assumptions for the project’s resources and costs.
  • Measure and monitor progress at clearly defined points in the process to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and meets or exceeds expectations.
  • Work alongside other leads to develop, implement, and maintain the Management Plan, including the configuration management, risk management, project measurement, change and quality management plans.
  • Work with Product Manager and Technical Team Leaders across development, testing and release to ensure successful delivery.
  • Manage relationships and coordinate work between different teams at different locations.
  • Represent the project team at meetings and obtaining buy-in from senior management.
  • Risk and Issue management along with impediment removal
  • Contribute towards continuous improvement across the team and project delivery
  • Determine the most appropriate delivery approach for the project

Skills And Experience

  • Experience as an Agile Project Manager with experience of also undertaking the role of Scrum Master
  • Knowledge of project management techniques and tools and having delivered projects using both agile and non-agile approaches
  • Experience of leading the introduction and embedding of agile processes and practices.
  • Proficient in project management software: Microsoft Project, Azure DevOps and Jira
  • Industry Experience: in software development or Business transformation projects delivering change through technology
  • Ability to lead and coach others and to work cross functionally within an organisation
  • Proven experience in strategic planning, risk and issue management and change management
  • Comfortable being a self-starter and with an ability to quickly understand the needs of the project, as well as quickly build rapport with stakeholders to understand their needs.

Not the role for you?

Did you know PwC offers flexible career arrangements and contract work? Learn more.

The Skills We Look For

In addition to our global framework, the PwC Professional, there are a number of key Operate behaviours you’ll be evaluated against during our assessment process. You can read about these here.

The Deal

‘The Deal’, our firmwide Employee Value Proposition’ empowers our people to be the best they can be. Learn more.

Our commitment to you

We’re committed to building a culture that empowers all of our people to thrive and feel a sense of belonging at PwC. Learn more.

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Deadline: 16-07-2024

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