At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and deliver exciting music-related projects using agile methodologies.
- Company: Join a passionate team at PPL PRS, the music licensing experts.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, hybrid working, and unique perks like a music voucher.
- Other info: Be part of a diverse team in a modern office with a casual dress code.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the music industry while developing your project management skills.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in project management with a focus on Agile delivery.
Can you imagine a world without music? Neither can we.
Key Details
To lead, plan and successfully deliver a range of change initiatives, ranging from small to complex large-scale projects from our business and technology roadmaps. Performing a range of duties spanning analysis, project management and acting as product owner whilst utilising a range of delivery methodologies, as appropriate to the project’s needs with a bias towards agile delivery practices. This role encompasses the full delivery lifecycle, from idea to launch and maintains all governance processes and procedures, including business case documentation for projects, to ensure we are delivering successful and sustainable projects with clearly defined and achievable business benefits. The role is based in our modern city centre office in Leicester working hybrid.
What you will be doing
- Undertake pre-project analysis activities, qualifying and defining problem or opportunity to support proposal submission and delivery objectives.
- Support project selection based on a weighted benefits matrix and management judgement.
- Work alongside stakeholders to define project requirements, scope and goals, completing project definition documents for sponsor sign off.
- Project manage allocated projects from our roadmap.
- Work alongside stakeholders and the finance team to ensure business cases for projects are defined and achievable business benefits are documented for all projects on the roadmap.
- Facilitate, support and adhere to all project governance processes, as defined in the PPL PRS Project Charter and the PPL PRS Portfolio and Project Management Framework.
- Identify required resource and manage this across the delivery of projects.
- Ensure that risks and issues are identified and managed, owning escalation where required.
- Requirements definition, user story creation and backlog prioritisation, including running agile ceremonies where required.
- Ensure that project plans are defined, maintained, and shared with project teams.
- Lead and motivate project teams.
- Manage project budgets, where appropriate.
- Track project performance and provide required reporting on delivery.
- Support implementation of projects, including change management activities to ensure projects embed into our business.
- Support the wider Technology & PMO team in understanding the impact, documenting requirements, and planning the delivery of enhancement/minor technology changes.
- Display excellent leadership skills and build relationships to manage both executive level and shareholder stakeholders.
You will have
- At least 5 years working experience in a project management role - essential.
- Proven experience of managing and delivering successful complex large-scale projects across multiple methodologies, with a focus on Agile delivery in a technology setting.
- Project Management certification – PRINCE2, PMP, APM or similar – (essential).
- Experience in business analysis techniques.
- Experience in Agile Project Management and the Product owner role.
- Strong knowledge of project management tools or software (e.g. Microsoft Project, JIRA Portfolio).
- Strong knowledge of Agile tracking software (e.g. JIRA, Azure Devops).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Experienced in managing executive level stakeholders.
- Experience in managing a project budget – forecasting costs, tracking actuals, forecasting product revenue or FTE savings.
- Able to construct and deliver presentations, presenting options and clear recommendations to a high standard.
- Must be organised and able to manage own priorities and workload.
- Experience in collating and distributing progress reporting to senior stakeholders.
The Company
If you play or perform music in your business, you will usually need TheMusicLicence and that’s where we come in. TheMusicLicence from PPL PRS allows you to legally play music in your business or organisation and covers virtually all commercially released music. This includes millions of the most popular and well-loved songs and recordings, not just from the UK but also from around the world.
Who we are
By joining us, you’ll be part of a team that’s genuinely passionate about music and people. Since we started in 2018, we’ve grown massively, but we still have big ambitions. We’re looking for top talent full of fresh ideas and new perspectives to make a difference and help us grow even more. We offer hybrid working in our modern office in the heart of Leicester along with a competitive benefits package. PPLPRS is an equal opportunities employer. Our mission is to recruit a diverse workforce and create inclusive teams.
The benefits you will have
- Healthy Food & Snacks
- £120 Annual Music Voucher
- Perkbox Giving You Access To Over 4,000 Deals and Discounts
- Casual Dress Code
- 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (Increases With Tenure)
- Modern Office Space With Music Relaxation Areas
Digital Project Manager in Leicester employer: PPL PRS
At PPL PRS, we are not just about music; we are about creating a vibrant and inclusive work culture that values passion and innovation. Located in the heart of Leicester, our modern office offers a hybrid working model, allowing you to balance your professional and personal life while enjoying a competitive benefits package, including an annual music voucher and access to over 4,000 discounts. Join us to be part of a dynamic team dedicated to supporting the live music industry and fostering your growth in a collaborative environment.
