RedCompass Labs | Project Manager

Project Manager

Role Description

The role requires a strong focus on quality and meeting deadlines. An ability to plan, foresee issues and track against these. A candidate who can adjust to client culture, multitask, collaborate, manage timely communications and steer teams to meet objectives will suit this opportunity.

RedCompass is looking for emerging and proven Project Leaders. Project Leaders understand the day-to-day technical tasks of a traditional project manager, but in their essence, they are people who can solve problems, overcome challenges and get ‘stuff’ done. They need to be able to see that’ snake in the grass’ from a distance. To be able to lead teams and clients through adversity. Resilient, they enjoy the challenge of proving change can be delivered on time, with full scope and within budget. They are change agents who play the part of project manager, trusted advisor, team leader, impossible problem solver. They are rare but inspiring. They lead by a thoughtful reflective action. Knowing when to drill down deeper to understand the issue, and when to make a decision without full information. They are wise and empathetic but most of all they are committed to outcomes.

Role description:

• You will be accountable for the successful initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring, control, budgeting and closure of a project
• Ensuring that the project goals and deliverables are clearly defined and communicated accordingly to responsible parties
• Building, maintaining and tracking against a Mid-Level project Plan as a quality gate for both reporting to RedCompass Labs Management and how client delivery is to be measured
• Facilitating client workshops to present, validate and achieve consensus on business approaches, requirements, plans and timelines
• Asking penetrating questions, detect unstated assumptions and resolve conflicts
• Assessing and developing any contingency or recovery plans.
• Recognizing the importance of bridging the project and the business/ Ops without bias
• Ensuring issues and risks are identified, tracked, actioned and mitigated in a timely manner to minimize uncertainty and impact to delivery schedule
• Supporting the program manager in delivering the project as part of a wider portfolio
• Demonstrating leadership qualities with a resilient approach to getting the job done
• Managing stakeholders with regards to target deliverables against project schedule and any impacts go-live date
• Creation of internal and external status reports for management partners

The Successful applicant will have /be

• 5+ years of experience of managing projects
• Team leadership experience, organizing and steering teams across business streams and or locations
• Strong planning, reporting and some budget management skills
• A problem solver and able to think through challenges and provide options for consideration with limited supervision
• Hands-on and analytical in understanding issues impacting progress
• Confident/experiences with senior stakeholders’ communications
• Experience with vendors and Technical/Development teams.
• Able to understand client landscape and build appropriate relationships
• Effective time management, and a strong facilitator, able to re-prioritize tasks/mange demands in order to keep a project on schedule
• Clear coherent communication, authoritative
• Direct and pragmatic in decision-making process
• Able to have intelligent and informed conversations with clients, team, stakeholders, and suppliers. Document outcomes and plan accordingly
• Knowledge of overall payments landscape

It is desirable but not always essential for candidates to have some experience in payment implementation projects and have working knowledge of some following subjects:

• Payment schemes (SEPA, SCTInst, UKFP,…)
• The typical deliverables of SME’s, business analysts, developers, and QA within a payment implementation project
• Understanding of various Clearing & Settlement Systems (e.g. Euro1, Step2, Target2, BACS, STET, Equens, Bundesbank,…).

Qualifications:

• Talent, desire, intelligence and perhaps some of the following…
• PRINCE2 or equivalent Project Management certification.
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Equivalent training and experience from a tier 1 consulting firm (Accenture, Deloitte, PWC, Bain, etc.) also acceptable

Employment with RedCompass Labs includes the following competitive benefits package:

• Up to 10% of annual earnings as a personal performance bonus
• Medical and dental insurance for you and your family
• Life Insurance
• Group Income Protection
• Private pension programme
• Wellbeing allowance
• 28 days annual holiday, 1 Company holiday day plus Public & Bank holidays
• 7 days of full-paid Sick Leave
• Training budget
• A bright and airy working environment in a brand-new WeWork office in the centre of London, with free snacks and beverages available

RedCompass Labs is committed to promoting and supporting a diverse and inclusive workplace, ensuring fair and equitable treatment for all. This fuels innovation and enables us to work better together with each other and for our clients.