At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead exciting SaaS projects, managing budgets from £20k to £1m.
- Company: Join a leading Global FinTech SaaS vendor with a strong reputation.
- Benefits: Enjoy a professional culture, career growth, and the thrill of scaling operations.
- Other info: Work with diverse teams globally and enhance your skills in a dynamic environment.
- Why this job: Be part of a rapidly growing business with significant investment and impact.
- Qualifications: 3+ years in project management, especially in software delivery.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 85000 £ per year.
Location: Maidstone, South East England, United Kingdom
Company: JR UK
Industry: FinTech SaaS – Mid-Market & Enterprise
Why: Huge growth potential in EMEA and a scaling business
- Do you have experience project managing SaaS projects?
- Are you comfortable leading projects with budgets from £20k - £1m?
- Do you want to join a scaling business that has just received significant investment?
Our client is a leading Global FinTech SaaS vendor with a reputation for industry-leading solutions. You will be joining as they continue to scale their EMEA operation following significant recent investment. You will be part of a business of over 1000 people globally, where employees have excellent longevity and a professional and mature working culture. Their FinTech solutions are mainly aimed at companies within financial services such as banks, asset finance providers, automotive lenders and are sold at a Mid-Market to Enterprise level. Their customers rely on them to help protect and scale their financial organisations by streamlining processes through technology.
In this role, you will work with distributed teams to ensure that customer satisfaction is high and that client releases are delivered on time and within budget. You will work on multiple projects at the same time, mostly with existing customers who are looking for solutions updates and bespoke development. You will need to be able to manage multiple internal and external stakeholders across multiple projects. Experience with FinTech or Finance Software project management would be highly beneficial.
Responsibilities- Definition and management of project initiation tasks such as project mandate, resource planning, kick-off meetings, delivery planning, communication plans etc.
- Working with the Service Delivery Manager to ensure support agreements are met and service standards are at the expected level.
- Continually expanding understanding of the finance industry and products to better understand customer goals and business drivers.
- Controlling and monitoring timelines, resource allocation, dependencies, budgets, costs, and quality of deliverables.
- Line management where appropriate of Business Analysts, setting objectives and reviewing performance.
- Compliance with project delivery governance e.g. change management, risk & issue management, financial reporting and status reporting.
- Leading key stakeholder interactions, for example steering group meetings.
- Working daily with delivery teams to ensure planned activities are understood and progressing on track.
- Liaising with third parties where appropriate to ensure external tasks are tracked and delivered on time, on budget and to the required level of quality.
- Managing escalations, risks and issues.
- Demonstrable track record working as a Project Manager within software delivery with responsibility for budgets up to £2m.
- 3+ Years Experience of working within a recognized project management methodology.
- Comfortable delivering projects to external clients, and managing both internal and external stakeholders.
- Previous experience of delivering projects with delivery teams from multiple geographies and time zones would be advantageous.
- Willingness to work away from home & travel to client sites when required.
- Proficient with Microsoft PowerPoint & Excel.
- Previous experience working with financial services or asset finance firms would be advantageous.
- Previous experience working with high AOV FinTech solutions desirable.
Project Manager - SaaS in Kent employer: Matched
At Matched, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Maidstone that fosters professional growth and collaboration. With significant investment driving our expansion in the EMEA region, employees benefit from a mature culture that values longevity and innovation, alongside opportunities to lead impactful SaaS projects within the thriving FinTech sector. Join us to be part of a global team where your contributions directly influence the success of our clients and the future of financial technology.
