Senior Project Manager

Job Description

RTP Delivery is changing how it delivers its compelling technology solution, shifting rapidly to collaborative/Agile approaches for all solutions, providing an entire development community with a set of modernised and integrated development/testing tools.These changes will have a dramatic positive effect on morale and our ability to recruit and retain highly skilled people, where they will be fully engaged with the stakeholder community and the Payments Industry.Further, we will be delivering with a speed to market hitherto unprecedented at RTP Delivery and equal or faster to the rest of the Payments industry - this will enable us to realise our ambitions by winning deals due to the improved reputation of VL, and also via the demonstration of a modern delivery capability.The Project Management community is absolutely fundamental to these ambitions. We need PMs who can rapidly embrace and move to a more Agile environment, with a flexible, can-do attitude within a freshly empowered and motivated community. Strong stakeholder management and client-facing skills are also essential.It is within this context that we are recruiting a PM to initially work within the Payment Scheme Sub Portfolio However the successful candidate would be expected to demonstrate the flexibility to work on assignments across the UK portfolio, which could include infrastructure delivery as well as software development projects and new customer on-boardings.Role:Project Management responsibilities on any UK Project:Manage the overall coordination, status reporting, financials, schedules and stability of project-oriented work efforts, ensures that project goals and objectives are met within agreed upon time, scope and resource requirementsDevelops detailed project plans and manages all implementation processes within budget constraintsThe Project Manager will seek to maximise client satisfaction and where appropriate aim to protect and maximise revenue streams associated with a project in line with product and sales expectationsProjects up to 1m in value, medium in size, an average risk profile and complexityThe Project Manager will:Manage medium-sized project/initiatives as an individual contributor with advanced knowledge within discipline, leading a segment of several initiatives or a larger initiativeResponsible for planning, developing, and executing project schedules, ensuring compliance, resolving issues, and monitoring project budget and potential risksEffectively deal with and develop solutions to moderately difficult problemsProvides input into new products, processes, standards or plans in support of the businessLead complex initiatives and projectsRegularly communicate to the status of specific project deliverables, and interact with clients as required to manage the deliveryLiaise with external third-party suppliers, internal customers and stakeholders (for example RTP Delivery Operations)Have a basic understanding of any pertinent contract related to the project assigned and a broad understanding of the contractual commitments that you have to meetMinimise any commercial or reputational risk to RTP Delivery on projects as directed by the product ownerThe Project Manager must:Have experience working in cross-functional environments and on small to medium projectsHave experience in an Agile working environmentBe a self-starter and a driver for process & continuous improvement within the teamHave a strong commercial focus on activities that contribute to the performance of RTP Delivery providing measurable value to the businessAccurately estimate and provide input into the forecast budget and resource demandHave a broad understanding of all contractual obligations and constraintsHave experience of running projects with a budget of up to 500KHave experience of interacting with 3rd party suppliers and vendorsStrong understanding of risk managementStrong stakeholder management skills are essentialAll about you:The Project Manager must consistently demonstrate the following key essential competencies:Focus on delivery with a get it done attitudeCustomer focusSelf confidenceInitiative and problem solvingTeamwork and coachingInfluencing and communication skillsStrong stakeholder management skillsPlanning, Estimating and task managementFinancial control and budget managementLeading with visionFlexibilityKnowledge of the software development lifecycle, both waterfall and agileThe Project Manager should be able to demonstrate the following desirable competencies:Knowledge of the Payments Industry and Financial Services an advantageBusiness case and benefits realisationKnowledge / experience of infrastructure project delivery a plusProcess improvement / IT transformation experience,

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