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Job Description

Your day to day:

The Agile Project Manager (APM) is responsible for planning, leading, organizing, and motivating agile teams to achieve a high level of performance and quality in delivering agile initiatives that provide exceptional business value to users. The APM is responsible for managing multiple concurrent high visibility workstreams/initiatives using a mixture of waterfall and agile methods in a fast-paced environment that cross multiple business divisions.

With these activities you will have a great impact on our business:

  • Lead the the delivery of projects/epic/capability delivery in a Leading SAFe Agile context, through active sponsorship, leadership and involvement in specific initiatives to ensure they meet time, cost and quality requirements
  • Work closely with project and business managers responsible for delivery of the constituent workstreams within the programmes
  • Ensure adherence to the Lean Agile Delivery Model. Accurate progress reporting and issue/risk management with timely and effective escalation
  • Engagement and management of third parties alongside internal matrix team

With these skills you are a great candidate:

  • The ability to combine proven project management and Agile delivery skills, in a cross functional matrix environment, to achieve on time, within budget delivery of business value.
  • Minimum of 2 years experience of successful project delivery of telecommunications/IT product development in both traditional and Agile delivery frameworks.
  • Experience of creating and presenting progress reports to Agile programme managers and senior business managers, with capability of influencing at F/E band level.
  • Experience of issue resolution and complex dependency management in a matrix environment with external stakeholders.
  • Knowledge of working with scrum, Kanban, Agile DSDM, Scaled Agile frameworks

Must have technical / professional qualifications:

  • Prince 2 or equivalent
  • Leading SAFe or equivalent
  • University degree

Sounds like the perfect job? We’ve got even more to offer:

  • Hybrid way of working
  • Medical and dental services
  • Life and hospitalization insurance
  • Dedicated employee phone subscription
  • Take control of your benefits and choose any of the below options: meal tickets/private pension/vacation vouchers/cultural vouchers within the budget.
  • Special discounts for gyms and retailers
  • Annual Company Bonus
  • Loyalty Programme
  • Ongoing Education – we continuously invest in you to ensure you have everything needed to excel on the job and enhance your skills
  • You get to work with tried and trusted web-technology
  • Getting in on the ground floor of a technology changing company
  • We let you write your own story: go for a trip, experience new things, have fun and enjoy your 23 vacation days.
  • Special Paternal Program - 4 months of paid paternity leave

We recognize and celebrate the importance of diversity and inclusivity in our workplace so that we are as diverse as the customers and communities we serve. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination especially related to but not limited to race, color, age, veteran status, gender identification, sexual orientation, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, religion, political affiliation, trade union membership, nationality, indigenous status, medical condition, HIV status, social origin, cultural background, social or marital status.

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? We are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. So, if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job advert, we encourage you to apply as you may be just the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help see how your skills fit in.

Company benefits

UK (28), India (22), Egypt (21), Hungary (20), Romania (20), Albania (22), Turkey (14) days annual leave + bank holidays
Work from anywhere scheme – work for up to 20 days/year abroad (dependant on country)
Annual bonus – dependant on company performance
Employee discounts
Personal development days – once per quarter
Learning platform – access to Harvard Business Publishing, MIT Horizon and Skillsoft
Enhanced maternity leave – 16 weeks (paid) with a phased return to work over 6 months
Enhanced paternity leave – 16 weeks (paid) with a phased return to work over 6 months
Volunteer days – up to 5 days
Coaching – access to a free certified internal pool of coaches
Mentoring
Carer’s leave
Adoption leave – 16 weeks (paid) with a phased return to work over 6 months
Enhanced sick days
Mental health platform access
Mental health first aiders
Employee assistance programme
Complimentary Medical Services – 24/7 online doctor service
Compassionate leave
Home office set up
Buddy scheme
Referral bonus
Early finish Fridays
Buy or sell annual leave
Cycle to work scheme
Life insurance
Sabbaticals
Salary sacrifice
Share options
Teambuilding days
Faith rooms
Enhanced pension match/contribution
LinkedIn learning license

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Company employees

85,887

Gender diversity (male:female)

61:39

Currently Hiring Countries

Albania

China

Czechia

Egypt

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

India

Ireland

Italy

Lesotho

Luxembourg

Portugal

Romania

Singapore

South Africa

Spain

Tanzania

Türkiye

United Kingdom

United States

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