[Hiring] Technical Project Manager @XM Careers

Role Description

We are looking for high-calibre and experienced IT professionals to join our Technical Project Management team. As a Technical Project Manager, you will be a critical part of the Technical Project Management team. The role involves close coordination with multiple tech teams, business, and key stakeholders, to deliver the change. Ideally you will have experience of successfully delivering technical and/or IT infrastructure projects within agreed time and scope. You will be a self-starter and respond well in high-pressure environments whilst remaining focused on project delivery. This is an exciting time for new joiners, with many opportunities to make their mark on the business and accelerate their personal and professional growth.

• 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

Qualifications

• 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

Requirements

• 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

Benefits

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

Company Description

All applications will be treated with strict confidentiality! We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.