Manager in Sheffield

• Project manage a large application enhancement and global rollout initiative impacting thousands of users
• Plan and deliver technology projects from definition through closure balancing scope schedule budget risks dependencies outcomes and benefits
• Work with delivery managers and product owners to align projects with the wider DevP change portfolio
• Understand customer needs and translate them into clear functional requirements user stories specifications process flows and acceptance criteria
• Collaborate with customers developers technical leads testers product owners and thirdparty vendors to define feasible solutions and delivery plans
• Manage application migrations cloudrelated changes testing reconciliation release and transition to BAU
• Analyse systems processes and the impact of proposed changes on users and business stakeholders
• Coordinate testing validate results manage signoff and support production golive
• Manage globally distributed technology project teams and thirdparty vendor resources within a matrix environment
• Support the rollout and adoption of new working practices with minimal impact on internal technology customers
• Provide project status reports covering progress risks issues dependencies and delivery milestones
• Conduct presentations handovers and knowledgetransfer sessions
• Drive continuous improvement by proposing innovative solutions delivery approaches products and services

To Be Successful in This Role You Should Have

• More than 10 years of relevant experience in technology project delivery business analysis or technical programme management
• Strong experience managing large application enhancement migration and rollout programmes
• Experience with system and application migrations and cloudbased technology changes
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to assess systems processes requirements and user impact
• Experience working with APIs and API or web application development teams
• Ability to capture explicit and implicit requirements and translate them into functional specifications Agile user stories and acceptance criteria
• Experience producing processflow diagrams businessprocess models and dataflow diagrams
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies and delivery best practices
• Excellent understanding of Agile methodologies particularly Scrum
• Good understanding of the software development and delivery lifecycle
• Experience managing testing release reconciliation support handover and transition to BAU
• Experience managing technical teams and thirdparty vendors in a matrix environment
• Experience working with global organisations and distributed development teams
• Proficiency with Jira Confluence and Microsoft tools
• Strong status reporting risk management issue management and dependency management capabilities
• Excellent stakeholder management communication presentation and interpersonal skills
• Familiarity with technology controls management information reporting and budget management would be advantageous

3 Most Important Skills Critical for Success

• EndtoEnd Technology Project Delivery
• Proven ability to lead complex application enhancement migration testing rollout and BAUtransition initiatives across multiple workstreams and globally distributed teams
• Requirements Analysis and Solution Definition
• Strong capability to understand customer problems analyse system and user impacts and translate business needs into functional specifications user stories acceptance criteria and process flows
• Stakeholder Vendor and Agile Delivery Management
• Ability to coordinate product owners delivery managers developers testers customers and thirdparty vendors while managing risks issues dependencies progress and stakeholder expectations

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