WHSmith Graduate Programme 24-month programme starting September 2024Location: Swindon Are you ready to kick start a retail career in an innovative and international business? Look no further than WHSmith's Retail Head Office Graduate Programme What you'll do: Currently the technology department is undergoing a transformation both internally in the team and the IT systems that are being developed and supported, therefore it would be an ideal opportunity for a new graduate with new ideas to join the team and be part of the journey. You will be working across all four areas: Service Department - Understanding all of the IT systems that the team support on behalf of the business, working with multiple 3rd party suppliers. Architecture - to understand the technology architecture, enabling the business to operate successfully. Delivery - undertake a business analyst/project manager role, understanding how change takes place in the technology department. PMO and additional areas - undertake PMO analyst role supporting the wider department, and/or individual programs e.g. Transformation. What's in it for you? You'll be joining an International business with ambitious growth plans. You might be learning the ropes - but you'll still have responsibility as you learn crucial project management skills. Expect to deliver 'real work' contributing to a wider team. Rest assured that you'll get support and plenty of on-the-job training. And when the program is up? You'll still have our support. We'll give you a 'Sponsor' to guide your ongoing career progression. Want more? You'll also receive a range of flexible benefits, from staff discounts to 24 days' holiday (and the option to buy more). Plus, a pension, your birthday off and an early finish on Fridays. Perhaps most importantly, we'll welcome your drive and smart ideas. In our business, fresh thinking can take you anywhere -start your career journey with us today! Who we're looking for: At WHSmith, results and performance are key. You need to be self-motivated and highly commercial with strong numerical and analytical skills. You will have a minimum 2:2 Honours Degree (or be on track to achieve a 2:2). But what will really count is an entrepreneurial approach. Wherever you join and in whichever function, where you go from there is up to you. Choose your direction and develop your interests, and we'll give you the support to progress. You will need to be flexible to travel between our London and Swindon Support Centres where our teams are based. We are holding Assessment Centre on the 27th March 2024 in London, so we advise you apply as soon as possible! About us WHSmith is a leading, global travel retailer for the world's travelling customer. Since 1792, we're proud to have grown and evolved into a globally recognised brand, and we're proud to be that air of familiarity people love and trust on their journey. Today, we have more than 1,700 stores in over 30 countries across the globe, serving millions of customers every year. In the UK, you'll find us at airports, railway stations, hospitals, motorway service areas and of course on the High Street. Making our customers' journeys easier is our passion. Whether they're travelling by air, by foot, by road or by train, we are there for them. As a diverse group of over twelve thousand colleagues, our people and our customers are at the heart of everything we do. And we know to succeed on our own journey, we need the best people.
Mar 29, 2024
Full time
WHSmith Graduate Programme 24-month programme starting September 2024Location: Swindon Are you ready to kick start a retail career in an innovative and international business? Look no further than WHSmith's Retail Head Office Graduate Programme What you'll do: Currently the technology department is undergoing a transformation both internally in the team and the IT systems that are being developed and supported, therefore it would be an ideal opportunity for a new graduate with new ideas to join the team and be part of the journey. You will be working across all four areas: Service Department - Understanding all of the IT systems that the team support on behalf of the business, working with multiple 3rd party suppliers. Architecture - to understand the technology architecture, enabling the business to operate successfully. Delivery - undertake a business analyst/project manager role, understanding how change takes place in the technology department. PMO and additional areas - undertake PMO analyst role supporting the wider department, and/or individual programs e.g. Transformation. What's in it for you? You'll be joining an International business with ambitious growth plans. You might be learning the ropes - but you'll still have responsibility as you learn crucial project management skills. Expect to deliver 'real work' contributing to a wider team. Rest assured that you'll get support and plenty of on-the-job training. And when the program is up? You'll still have our support. We'll give you a 'Sponsor' to guide your ongoing career progression. Want more? You'll also receive a range of flexible benefits, from staff discounts to 24 days' holiday (and the option to buy more). Plus, a pension, your birthday off and an early finish on Fridays. Perhaps most importantly, we'll welcome your drive and smart ideas. In our business, fresh thinking can take you anywhere -start your career journey with us today! Who we're looking for: At WHSmith, results and performance are key. You need to be self-motivated and highly commercial with strong numerical and analytical skills. You will have a minimum 2:2 Honours Degree (or be on track to achieve a 2:2). But what will really count is an entrepreneurial approach. Wherever you join and in whichever function, where you go from there is up to you. Choose your direction and develop your interests, and we'll give you the support to progress. You will need to be flexible to travel between our London and Swindon Support Centres where our teams are based. We are holding Assessment Centre on the 27th March 2024 in London, so we advise you apply as soon as possible! About us WHSmith is a leading, global travel retailer for the world's travelling customer. Since 1792, we're proud to have grown and evolved into a globally recognised brand, and we're proud to be that air of familiarity people love and trust on their journey. Today, we have more than 1,700 stores in over 30 countries across the globe, serving millions of customers every year. In the UK, you'll find us at airports, railway stations, hospitals, motorway service areas and of course on the High Street. Making our customers' journeys easier is our passion. Whether they're travelling by air, by foot, by road or by train, we are there for them. As a diverse group of over twelve thousand colleagues, our people and our customers are at the heart of everything we do. And we know to succeed on our own journey, we need the best people.
A large Financial Services Organisation in London is looking for a Business Manager to join their Post Trade Technology function to assist with the delivery of projects and process improvement. This role will be supporting 3 team members with all day to day activities from raising purchase orders to sending statements of work for signing. What you'll be doing Resource management - raising SoW, Pos and IGI access Invoicing Budget tracking Headcount tracking Input into Board materials, Townhall presentations and other ad-hoc presentations Input into management information; tracking and reporting on critical metrics Support with delivering comms to PT Tech Support Key Requirements Good collaborator Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills Background in PMO or PMO functions What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk
Mar 29, 2024
Full time
A large Financial Services Organisation in London is looking for a Business Manager to join their Post Trade Technology function to assist with the delivery of projects and process improvement. This role will be supporting 3 team members with all day to day activities from raising purchase orders to sending statements of work for signing. What you'll be doing Resource management - raising SoW, Pos and IGI access Invoicing Budget tracking Headcount tracking Input into Board materials, Townhall presentations and other ad-hoc presentations Input into management information; tracking and reporting on critical metrics Support with delivering comms to PT Tech Support Key Requirements Good collaborator Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills Background in PMO or PMO functions What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk
Project Manager - Agile, PMP, Operations, PMO - Airline Travel - 50k & Bonus. Location: Birmingham/Hybrid plus travel. Offer: c. 50k + bonus, private healthcare, life assurance, and more perks! We're on the hunt for a dynamic Operations or Project Manager ready to aid our clients international growth. You'll need to have capability of a PM (methodical, follow process) but happy to roll your sleeves up and get stuck in to ensure the operations are getting the most out of the system. They are also very happy to have a great ops manager with capability to move into a PM role. The weekly role pattern will be; 3 days of PM, 2 days of customer success (training, testing, support), etc and the role reports into the current Operations Lead who heads up the Service Delivery Team. The team consists of 2 Project Managers, 1 Support Engineer, 1 PMO Admin and 1 Ops Support. Your Mission: Lead from contract to launch, ensuring customer success and smooth operations. Expect hands-on challenges, crucial customer interactions, and the chance to make a real impact. They seek proactive problem-solvers with stellar communication skills, project management experience, and a love for tech innovation. Great if you come from a 24/7, 365 operations or logistics background and bonus points for Agile, PMP, or Prince 2 knowledge! Urgent - apply within!
Mar 28, 2024
Full time
Project Manager - Agile, PMP, Operations, PMO - Airline Travel - 50k & Bonus. Location: Birmingham/Hybrid plus travel. Offer: c. 50k + bonus, private healthcare, life assurance, and more perks! We're on the hunt for a dynamic Operations or Project Manager ready to aid our clients international growth. You'll need to have capability of a PM (methodical, follow process) but happy to roll your sleeves up and get stuck in to ensure the operations are getting the most out of the system. They are also very happy to have a great ops manager with capability to move into a PM role. The weekly role pattern will be; 3 days of PM, 2 days of customer success (training, testing, support), etc and the role reports into the current Operations Lead who heads up the Service Delivery Team. The team consists of 2 Project Managers, 1 Support Engineer, 1 PMO Admin and 1 Ops Support. Your Mission: Lead from contract to launch, ensuring customer success and smooth operations. Expect hands-on challenges, crucial customer interactions, and the chance to make a real impact. They seek proactive problem-solvers with stellar communication skills, project management experience, and a love for tech innovation. Great if you come from a 24/7, 365 operations or logistics background and bonus points for Agile, PMP, or Prince 2 knowledge! Urgent - apply within!
Born from the successful launch of Chase in 2021, our new team is dedicated to creating customer-centric products that address real-world problems. We foster an environment that encourages skill development and realization of potential, valuing collaboration, curiosity, and commitment. As a Software Engineer III at JPMorgan Chase within the Accelerator Engineering team, you are the heart of this venture, focused on getting smart ideas into the hands of our customers. You have a curious mindset, thrive in collaborative squads, and are passionate about new technology. By your nature, you are also solution-oriented, commercially savvy and have a head for fintech. You thrive in working in tribes and squads that focus on specific products and projects - and depending on your strengths and interests, you'll have the opportunity to move between them. While we're looking for professional skills, culture is just as important to us. We understand that everyone's unique - and that diversity of thought, experience and background is what makes a good team, great. By bringing people with different points of view together, we can represent everyone and truly reflect the communities we serve. This way, there's scope for you to make a huge difference - on us as a company, and on our clients and business partners around the world Job responsibilities Develop applications using a JVM language - Java / Go / Scala / Kotlin Collaborate in an Agile environment, utilizing Jira for project management, Git for version control, while working in a fast paced CI/CD environment, targeting rapid, reliable and repeatable deployment of high-quality software Automate deployment, releases and testing in continuous integration, continuous delivery pipelines Executes software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems Adds to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect Produces architecture and design artifacts for complex applications while being accountable for ensuring design constraints are met by software code development Contributes to software engineering communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills Formal training or certification on Java concepts and applied experience Proficient in coding in one or more languages - Java (Java 8+), Golang or other JVM languages are essential Actively coding as a back-end engineer, this is a hands-on role Solid knowledge of Java and its ecosystem Overall knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages Understanding of distributed systems and microservices architecture Understanding of RESTful APIs and web technologies Solid understanding of automation and continuous delivery methods Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability Experienced in and/ or have demonstrable knowledge in Cryptography, Encryption, OAuth, OpenID Connect or Identity Management Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills Understanding of cloud technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.) Understanding of dependency injection frameworks (Spring / Spring Boot, etc.) Experience with automating deployment, releases and testing in continuous integration, continuous delivery pipelines ABOUT US J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives. We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. ABOUT THE TEAM Our Corporate Technology team relies on smart, driven people like you to develop applications and provide tech support for all our corporate functions across our network. Your efforts will touch lives all over the financial spectrum and across all our divisions: Global Finance, Corporate Treasury, Risk Management, Human Resources, Compliance, Legal, and within the Corporate Administrative Office. You'll be part of a team specifically built to meet and exceed our evolving technology needs, as well as our technology controls agenda.
Mar 28, 2024
Full time
Born from the successful launch of Chase in 2021, our new team is dedicated to creating customer-centric products that address real-world problems. We foster an environment that encourages skill development and realization of potential, valuing collaboration, curiosity, and commitment. As a Software Engineer III at JPMorgan Chase within the Accelerator Engineering team, you are the heart of this venture, focused on getting smart ideas into the hands of our customers. You have a curious mindset, thrive in collaborative squads, and are passionate about new technology. By your nature, you are also solution-oriented, commercially savvy and have a head for fintech. You thrive in working in tribes and squads that focus on specific products and projects - and depending on your strengths and interests, you'll have the opportunity to move between them. While we're looking for professional skills, culture is just as important to us. We understand that everyone's unique - and that diversity of thought, experience and background is what makes a good team, great. By bringing people with different points of view together, we can represent everyone and truly reflect the communities we serve. This way, there's scope for you to make a huge difference - on us as a company, and on our clients and business partners around the world Job responsibilities Develop applications using a JVM language - Java / Go / Scala / Kotlin Collaborate in an Agile environment, utilizing Jira for project management, Git for version control, while working in a fast paced CI/CD environment, targeting rapid, reliable and repeatable deployment of high-quality software Automate deployment, releases and testing in continuous integration, continuous delivery pipelines Executes software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems Adds to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect Produces architecture and design artifacts for complex applications while being accountable for ensuring design constraints are met by software code development Contributes to software engineering communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills Formal training or certification on Java concepts and applied experience Proficient in coding in one or more languages - Java (Java 8+), Golang or other JVM languages are essential Actively coding as a back-end engineer, this is a hands-on role Solid knowledge of Java and its ecosystem Overall knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages Understanding of distributed systems and microservices architecture Understanding of RESTful APIs and web technologies Solid understanding of automation and continuous delivery methods Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability Experienced in and/ or have demonstrable knowledge in Cryptography, Encryption, OAuth, OpenID Connect or Identity Management Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills Understanding of cloud technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.) Understanding of dependency injection frameworks (Spring / Spring Boot, etc.) Experience with automating deployment, releases and testing in continuous integration, continuous delivery pipelines ABOUT US J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives. We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. ABOUT THE TEAM Our Corporate Technology team relies on smart, driven people like you to develop applications and provide tech support for all our corporate functions across our network. Your efforts will touch lives all over the financial spectrum and across all our divisions: Global Finance, Corporate Treasury, Risk Management, Human Resources, Compliance, Legal, and within the Corporate Administrative Office. You'll be part of a team specifically built to meet and exceed our evolving technology needs, as well as our technology controls agenda.
Out of the successful launch of Chase in 2021, we're a new team, with a new mission. We're creating products that solve real world problems and put customers at the center - all in an environment that nurtures skills and helps you realize your potential. Our team is key to our success. We're people-first. We value collaboration, curiosity and commitment. As a Software Engineer III (React Native) at JPMorgan Chase within the Accelerator Engineering team you are the heart of this venture, focused on getting smart ideas into the hands of our customers. You have a curious mindset, thrive in collaborative squads, and are passionate about new technology. By your nature, you are also solution-oriented, commercially savvy and have a head for fintech. You thrive in working in tribes and squads that focus on specific products and projects - and depending on your strengths and interests, you'll have the opportunity to move between them. While we're looking for professional skills, culture is just as important to us. We understand that everyone's unique - and that diversity of thought, experience and background is what makes a good team, great. By bringing people with different points of view together, we can represent everyone and truly reflect the communities we serve. This way, there's scope for you to make a huge difference - on us as a company, and on our clients and business partners around the world. Job responsibilities : Providing hands-on, front-end engineering expertise in this greenfield, zero legacy initiative. Delivering cutting-edge solutions in the form of cross-platform react native mobile app connected to a cloud-native microservices architecture applications leveraging the latest technologies and the best industry practices. Involved in the design and architecture of the solutions while also focusing on the entire SDLC lifecycle stages Working in a collaborative environment and coaching other team members on coding practices, design principles, and implementation patterns that lead to high-quality maintainable solutions. Working in a dynamic, agile environment within a geographically distributed team Required qualifications, capabilities and skills Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and applied experience Advanced in one or more programming language(s) - React Native is essential Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability. A solid approach to writing unit level tests using mocking frameworks, as well as automating component, integration, performance and end-to-end tests Good knowledge of JavaScript, TypeScript and React.js Experience in building and integrating native modules, Swift / Kotlin Understanding of state management (Redux, Context API) Experience in asynchronous programming (Async/await, promise and coroutines) Understanding of metrics and App analytics (Firebase, Crashlytics, Amplitude) Understanding of distributed systems and micro-services API integration Understanding of UI / UX principles for creating visually appealing and user-friendly mobile applications Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills Native application development across Android / iOS in Kotlin / Swift Experience in automating deployment, releases and testing in continuous integration, continuous delivery pipelines ABOUT US JPMorgan Chase & Co., one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management. We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. ABOUT THE TEAM Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.
Mar 28, 2024
Full time
Out of the successful launch of Chase in 2021, we're a new team, with a new mission. We're creating products that solve real world problems and put customers at the center - all in an environment that nurtures skills and helps you realize your potential. Our team is key to our success. We're people-first. We value collaboration, curiosity and commitment. As a Software Engineer III (React Native) at JPMorgan Chase within the Accelerator Engineering team you are the heart of this venture, focused on getting smart ideas into the hands of our customers. You have a curious mindset, thrive in collaborative squads, and are passionate about new technology. By your nature, you are also solution-oriented, commercially savvy and have a head for fintech. You thrive in working in tribes and squads that focus on specific products and projects - and depending on your strengths and interests, you'll have the opportunity to move between them. While we're looking for professional skills, culture is just as important to us. We understand that everyone's unique - and that diversity of thought, experience and background is what makes a good team, great. By bringing people with different points of view together, we can represent everyone and truly reflect the communities we serve. This way, there's scope for you to make a huge difference - on us as a company, and on our clients and business partners around the world. Job responsibilities : Providing hands-on, front-end engineering expertise in this greenfield, zero legacy initiative. Delivering cutting-edge solutions in the form of cross-platform react native mobile app connected to a cloud-native microservices architecture applications leveraging the latest technologies and the best industry practices. Involved in the design and architecture of the solutions while also focusing on the entire SDLC lifecycle stages Working in a collaborative environment and coaching other team members on coding practices, design principles, and implementation patterns that lead to high-quality maintainable solutions. Working in a dynamic, agile environment within a geographically distributed team Required qualifications, capabilities and skills Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and applied experience Advanced in one or more programming language(s) - React Native is essential Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability. A solid approach to writing unit level tests using mocking frameworks, as well as automating component, integration, performance and end-to-end tests Good knowledge of JavaScript, TypeScript and React.js Experience in building and integrating native modules, Swift / Kotlin Understanding of state management (Redux, Context API) Experience in asynchronous programming (Async/await, promise and coroutines) Understanding of metrics and App analytics (Firebase, Crashlytics, Amplitude) Understanding of distributed systems and micro-services API integration Understanding of UI / UX principles for creating visually appealing and user-friendly mobile applications Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills Native application development across Android / iOS in Kotlin / Swift Experience in automating deployment, releases and testing in continuous integration, continuous delivery pipelines ABOUT US JPMorgan Chase & Co., one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management. We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. ABOUT THE TEAM Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.
Out of the successful launch of Chase in 2021, we're a new team, with a new mission. We're creating products that solve real world problems and put customers at the center - all in an environment that nurtures skills and helps you realize your potential. Our team is key to our success. We're people-first. We value collaboration, curiosity and commitment. As a Senior Lead Site Reliability Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Accelerators Engineering team, you are the heart of this venture, focused on getting smart ideas into the hands of our customers. You have a curious mindset, thrive in collaborative squads, and are passionate about new technology. By your nature, you are also solution-oriented, commercially savvy and have a head for fintech. You thrive in working in tribes and squads that focus on specific products and projects - and depending on your strengths and interests, you'll have the opportunity to move between them. While we're looking for professional skills, culture is just as important to us. We understand that everyone's unique - and that diversity of thought, experience and background is what makes a good team, great. By bringing people with different points of view together, we can represent everyone and truly reflect the communities we serve. This way, there's scope for you to make a huge difference - on us as a company, and on our clients and business partners around the world Job responsibilities Creates high quality designs, roadmaps, and program charters that are delivered by you or the engineers under your guidance Provides advice and mentoring to other engineers and acts as a key resource for technologists seeking advice on technical and business-related issues Demonstrates site reliability principles and practices every day and champions the adoption of site reliability throughout your team Collaborates with others to create and implement observability and reliability designs for complex systems that are robust, stable, and do not incur additional toil or technical debt Infrastructure as code: use Terraform and GitLab CI/CD for automation, containerize our environments (Kubernetes, Helm charts), and leverage cloud technologies to meet our goals Expertly manage, configure and troubleshoot operating system issues, storage (block and object), networking (VPCs, proxies and CDNs), and administer high-availability Cockroach, PostgreSQL and Redis clusters Monitoring and instrumentation: implement metrics in Prometheus, Grafana, log management and related system, and Slack/PagerDuty integrations Evolves and debug critical components of applications and platforms Provides comprehensive and ongoing guidance, tools, and solutions to support the firms' growth Makes significant contributions to JPMorgan Chase's site reliability community via internal forums, communities of practice, guilds, and conferences Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills Advanced knowledge in site reliability culture and principles with demonstrated ability to implement site reliability within an application or platform Deep proficiency in reliability, scalability, performance, security, enterprise system architecture, toil reduction, and other site reliability best practices with the ability to implement these practices within an application or platform Proven public or private cloud experience (GCP preferred - AWS - AZURE) Fluency in at least one programming language such as (e.g., Python, Java, Go) Extensive Kubernetes operational experience (ideally including Istio, ArgoCD) Proficiency in continuous integration and continuous delivery tools e.g., Jenkins, GitHub, Terraform, etc Experience with container and container orchestration (e.g., ECS, Kubernetes, Docker, etc.) Experience with troubleshooting common networking technologies and issues Advanced knowledge and experience in observability such as white and black box monitoring, service level objectives, alerting, and telemetry collection using tools such as Grafana, Dynatrace, Prometheus, Datadog, Splunk, etc. Advanced knowledge of software applications and technical processes with considerable depth in one or more technical disciplines Ability to communicate data-based solutions with complex reporting and visualization methods Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills Recognized as an active contributor of the engineering community Our Technology Stack: GCP (AWS and AZURE to come) Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Helm, Ambassador, Istio, Fastly JVM-based languages, GoLang Infrastructure As Code (Terraform, Crossplane) Grafana Cloud Pulsar, Cockroach DB, HashiCorp Vault ABOUT US J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives. We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. ABOUT THE TEAM Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.
Mar 28, 2024
Full time
Out of the successful launch of Chase in 2021, we're a new team, with a new mission. We're creating products that solve real world problems and put customers at the center - all in an environment that nurtures skills and helps you realize your potential. Our team is key to our success. We're people-first. We value collaboration, curiosity and commitment. As a Senior Lead Site Reliability Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Accelerators Engineering team, you are the heart of this venture, focused on getting smart ideas into the hands of our customers. You have a curious mindset, thrive in collaborative squads, and are passionate about new technology. By your nature, you are also solution-oriented, commercially savvy and have a head for fintech. You thrive in working in tribes and squads that focus on specific products and projects - and depending on your strengths and interests, you'll have the opportunity to move between them. While we're looking for professional skills, culture is just as important to us. We understand that everyone's unique - and that diversity of thought, experience and background is what makes a good team, great. By bringing people with different points of view together, we can represent everyone and truly reflect the communities we serve. This way, there's scope for you to make a huge difference - on us as a company, and on our clients and business partners around the world Job responsibilities Creates high quality designs, roadmaps, and program charters that are delivered by you or the engineers under your guidance Provides advice and mentoring to other engineers and acts as a key resource for technologists seeking advice on technical and business-related issues Demonstrates site reliability principles and practices every day and champions the adoption of site reliability throughout your team Collaborates with others to create and implement observability and reliability designs for complex systems that are robust, stable, and do not incur additional toil or technical debt Infrastructure as code: use Terraform and GitLab CI/CD for automation, containerize our environments (Kubernetes, Helm charts), and leverage cloud technologies to meet our goals Expertly manage, configure and troubleshoot operating system issues, storage (block and object), networking (VPCs, proxies and CDNs), and administer high-availability Cockroach, PostgreSQL and Redis clusters Monitoring and instrumentation: implement metrics in Prometheus, Grafana, log management and related system, and Slack/PagerDuty integrations Evolves and debug critical components of applications and platforms Provides comprehensive and ongoing guidance, tools, and solutions to support the firms' growth Makes significant contributions to JPMorgan Chase's site reliability community via internal forums, communities of practice, guilds, and conferences Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills Advanced knowledge in site reliability culture and principles with demonstrated ability to implement site reliability within an application or platform Deep proficiency in reliability, scalability, performance, security, enterprise system architecture, toil reduction, and other site reliability best practices with the ability to implement these practices within an application or platform Proven public or private cloud experience (GCP preferred - AWS - AZURE) Fluency in at least one programming language such as (e.g., Python, Java, Go) Extensive Kubernetes operational experience (ideally including Istio, ArgoCD) Proficiency in continuous integration and continuous delivery tools e.g., Jenkins, GitHub, Terraform, etc Experience with container and container orchestration (e.g., ECS, Kubernetes, Docker, etc.) Experience with troubleshooting common networking technologies and issues Advanced knowledge and experience in observability such as white and black box monitoring, service level objectives, alerting, and telemetry collection using tools such as Grafana, Dynatrace, Prometheus, Datadog, Splunk, etc. Advanced knowledge of software applications and technical processes with considerable depth in one or more technical disciplines Ability to communicate data-based solutions with complex reporting and visualization methods Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills Recognized as an active contributor of the engineering community Our Technology Stack: GCP (AWS and AZURE to come) Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Helm, Ambassador, Istio, Fastly JVM-based languages, GoLang Infrastructure As Code (Terraform, Crossplane) Grafana Cloud Pulsar, Cockroach DB, HashiCorp Vault ABOUT US J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives. We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. ABOUT THE TEAM Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.
JOB DESCRIPTION Out of the successful launch of Chase in 2021, we're a new team, with a new mission. We're creating products that solve real world problems and put customers at the center - all in an environment that nurtures skills and helps you realize your potential. Our team is key to our success. We're people-first. We value collaboration, curiosity and commitment. As a Site Reliability Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Platform Engineering team, you are the heart of this venture, focused on getting smart ideas into the hands of our customers. You have a curious mindset, thrive in collaborative squads, and are passionate about new technology. By your nature, you are also solution-oriented, commercially savvy and have a head for fintech. You thrive in working in tribes and squads that focus on specific products and projects - and depending on your strengths and interests, you'll have the opportunity to move between them. While we're looking for professional skills, culture is just as important to us. We understand that everyone's unique - and that diversity of thought, experience and background is what makes a good team, great. By bringing people with different points of view together, we can represent everyone and truly reflect the communities we serve. This way, there's scope for you to make a huge difference - on us as a company, and on our clients and business partners around the world. Job responsibilities Demonstrates and champions site reliability culture and practices and exerts technical influence throughout your team Collaborates with team members to identify comprehensive service level indicators and stakeholders to establish reasonable service level objectives and error budgets with customers Demonstrates a high level of technical expertise within one or more technical domains and proactively identifies and solves technology-related bottlenecks in your areas of expertise Acts as the main point of contact during major incidents for your application and demonstrates the skills to identify and solve issues quickly to avoid financial losses Documents and shares knowledge within your organization via internal forums and communities of practice Drive incident response efforts, ensuring timely resolution and post-incident analysis to prevent future occurrences Run the production environment by monitoring availability and taking a holistic view of system health Measure and optimise system performance, with an eye toward pushing our capabilities forward, getting ahead of customer needs, and innovating for continual improvement Provide primary operational support and engineering for multiple large-scale distributed software applications Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills Deep proficiency in reliability, scalability, performance, security, enterprise system architecture, toil reduction, and other site reliability best practices with the ability to implement these practices within an application or platform Fluency in at least one programming language such as (e.g., Python, Java Spring Boot, .Net, etc.) Deep knowledge of software applications and technical processes with emerging depth in one or more technical disciplines Proficiency and experience in observability such as white and black box monitoring, SLO alerting, and telemetry collection using tools such as Grafana, Dynatrace, Prometheus, Datadog, Splunk, etc. Proven work experience as SRE or similar role running large scale systems in production Proven public or private cloud experience (GCP - AWS - AZURE preferred) Infrastructure as code: use Terraform and GitLab CI/CD for automation, containerize our environments (Kubernetes), and leverage cloud technologies to meet our goals Systems: manage, configure and troubleshoot operating system issues, storage (block and object), networking (VPCs, proxies and CDNs), and administer high-availability PostgreSQL and Redis clusters Monitoring and instrumentation: implement metrics in Prometheus, Grafana, log management and related system, and Slack/PagerDuty integrations Extensive Kubernetes operational experience (ideally including Istio, ArgoCD) Our Technology Stack: GCP (AWS and AZURE to come) Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Helm, Ambassador, Istio JVM-based languages, GoLang Infrastructure As Code (Pulumi, Terraform, Crossplane) Grafana Cloud Pulsar, Cockroach DB, HashiCorp Vault We prefer to be co-located but we understand that people need flexibility. ABOUT US J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives. We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs. ABOUT THE TEAM Our Corporate & Investment Bank relies on innovators like you to build and maintain the technology that helps us safely service the world's important corporations, governments and institutions. You'll develop solutions that help the bank provide strategic advice, raise capital, manage risk, and extend liquidity in markets spanning over 100 countries around the world.
Mar 28, 2024
Full time
JOB DESCRIPTION Out of the successful launch of Chase in 2021, we're a new team, with a new mission. We're creating products that solve real world problems and put customers at the center - all in an environment that nurtures skills and helps you realize your potential. Our team is key to our success. We're people-first. We value collaboration, curiosity and commitment. As a Site Reliability Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Platform Engineering team, you are the heart of this venture, focused on getting smart ideas into the hands of our customers. You have a curious mindset, thrive in collaborative squads, and are passionate about new technology. By your nature, you are also solution-oriented, commercially savvy and have a head for fintech. You thrive in working in tribes and squads that focus on specific products and projects - and depending on your strengths and interests, you'll have the opportunity to move between them. While we're looking for professional skills, culture is just as important to us. We understand that everyone's unique - and that diversity of thought, experience and background is what makes a good team, great. By bringing people with different points of view together, we can represent everyone and truly reflect the communities we serve. This way, there's scope for you to make a huge difference - on us as a company, and on our clients and business partners around the world. Job responsibilities Demonstrates and champions site reliability culture and practices and exerts technical influence throughout your team Collaborates with team members to identify comprehensive service level indicators and stakeholders to establish reasonable service level objectives and error budgets with customers Demonstrates a high level of technical expertise within one or more technical domains and proactively identifies and solves technology-related bottlenecks in your areas of expertise Acts as the main point of contact during major incidents for your application and demonstrates the skills to identify and solve issues quickly to avoid financial losses Documents and shares knowledge within your organization via internal forums and communities of practice Drive incident response efforts, ensuring timely resolution and post-incident analysis to prevent future occurrences Run the production environment by monitoring availability and taking a holistic view of system health Measure and optimise system performance, with an eye toward pushing our capabilities forward, getting ahead of customer needs, and innovating for continual improvement Provide primary operational support and engineering for multiple large-scale distributed software applications Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills Deep proficiency in reliability, scalability, performance, security, enterprise system architecture, toil reduction, and other site reliability best practices with the ability to implement these practices within an application or platform Fluency in at least one programming language such as (e.g., Python, Java Spring Boot, .Net, etc.) Deep knowledge of software applications and technical processes with emerging depth in one or more technical disciplines Proficiency and experience in observability such as white and black box monitoring, SLO alerting, and telemetry collection using tools such as Grafana, Dynatrace, Prometheus, Datadog, Splunk, etc. Proven work experience as SRE or similar role running large scale systems in production Proven public or private cloud experience (GCP - AWS - AZURE preferred) Infrastructure as code: use Terraform and GitLab CI/CD for automation, containerize our environments (Kubernetes), and leverage cloud technologies to meet our goals Systems: manage, configure and troubleshoot operating system issues, storage (block and object), networking (VPCs, proxies and CDNs), and administer high-availability PostgreSQL and Redis clusters Monitoring and instrumentation: implement metrics in Prometheus, Grafana, log management and related system, and Slack/PagerDuty integrations Extensive Kubernetes operational experience (ideally including Istio, ArgoCD) Our Technology Stack: GCP (AWS and AZURE to come) Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Helm, Ambassador, Istio JVM-based languages, GoLang Infrastructure As Code (Pulumi, Terraform, Crossplane) Grafana Cloud Pulsar, Cockroach DB, HashiCorp Vault We prefer to be co-located but we understand that people need flexibility. ABOUT US J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives. We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs. ABOUT THE TEAM Our Corporate & Investment Bank relies on innovators like you to build and maintain the technology that helps us safely service the world's important corporations, governments and institutions. You'll develop solutions that help the bank provide strategic advice, raise capital, manage risk, and extend liquidity in markets spanning over 100 countries around the world.
Lead Project Manager 75,000 - 80,000 Excellent opportunity for an experience Senior Project Manager to join an excellent clients team based in Fleet, Hampshire. The successful Project Manager much have line-management experience, and this role will require you to work closely with the Head of PMO to help lead an experienced projects team. Within this role you will also be expected to manage the programme and project services from project definition, planning and ongoing monitoring on medium to large complex projects. As well as a comprehensive salary, our clients offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes a bonus scheme and very flexible working arrangements. You will be expected to work from the Fleet office 1-2 days per week. Skills required: Significant experience of delivery and management as a vendor or similar environment Strong influencing, leadership, and governance skills Financial Services sector or Financial Technology exposure Line management experience. Exceptional communication skills (both written and oral) at all levels Experience of operating to an agile style of project delivery Managing teams through company change, growth and scaling. Role responsibilities: Gain a full understanding of each project and its associated contractual delivery terms. Contribute to the continuous improvement of the project framework and artefacts. Produce formal project timeline & resource-based implementation plans. Manage project budget, approve timesheet entries weekly and approve monthly invoicing for the customer. Providing best advice/expertise to project teams to ensure success. If you feel you have the skills and experience required for this opportunity, please email (url removed) Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Mar 27, 2024
Full time
Lead Project Manager 75,000 - 80,000 Excellent opportunity for an experience Senior Project Manager to join an excellent clients team based in Fleet, Hampshire. The successful Project Manager much have line-management experience, and this role will require you to work closely with the Head of PMO to help lead an experienced projects team. Within this role you will also be expected to manage the programme and project services from project definition, planning and ongoing monitoring on medium to large complex projects. As well as a comprehensive salary, our clients offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes a bonus scheme and very flexible working arrangements. You will be expected to work from the Fleet office 1-2 days per week. Skills required: Significant experience of delivery and management as a vendor or similar environment Strong influencing, leadership, and governance skills Financial Services sector or Financial Technology exposure Line management experience. Exceptional communication skills (both written and oral) at all levels Experience of operating to an agile style of project delivery Managing teams through company change, growth and scaling. Role responsibilities: Gain a full understanding of each project and its associated contractual delivery terms. Contribute to the continuous improvement of the project framework and artefacts. Produce formal project timeline & resource-based implementation plans. Manage project budget, approve timesheet entries weekly and approve monthly invoicing for the customer. Providing best advice/expertise to project teams to ensure success. If you feel you have the skills and experience required for this opportunity, please email (url removed) Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
KCA Deutag encourage all qualified applicants to apply and will not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, gender identity, religion, and more. We value all our people and their contributions and recognise the benefits we gain from the diversity that exists amongst our teams. Who We Are Looking For: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Project Manager Location: Aberdeen Head Office (50/50 Hybrid working) Work Schedule: 37.5 hours per week We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced ERP Project Manager to lead our organisation through the implementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. Reporting to the Head of KATO (KCAD Agile Transformation Office), the successful candidate will be responsible for planning, executing, and finalizing projects according to deadlines and within budget. The ERP Project Manager will also define project objectives and oversee quality control throughout its life cycle. KCAD is currently working on the tender process to select the ERP that best fits our company's processes. Modules included in our ERP tender will be Finance, Plant Maintenance, Materials Management, HR & Payroll, with other modules such as analytics and reporting also considered. Responsibilities: Change Management: Partner with the Change Lead on the project to design and implement the appropriate organisational change and business readiness. Ensure teams are sufficiently trained and ready to embrace the change in processes and technology. Budget and Resource Management: Develop and manage project budgets and work closely with Finance team to monitor and control spend on the project. Allocate resources efficiently and effectively. Monitor expenses and ensure adherence to budgetary constraints. Quality Assurance: Implement quality control processes to ensure project deliverables meet high standards. Conduct regular lessons learned reviews to identify areas for improvement. Risk Management: Identify, analyse, and mitigate project risks. Implement proactive measures to minimise potential issues. Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and standards. Reporting and Documentation: Support the PMO Lead in generating regular project status reports for leadership and stakeholders. Oversee maintenance of comprehensive project documentation, including plans, schedules, and reports. Key Skills, Qualifications & Experience: Technical Skills: Familiarity with ERP systems and their implementation processes. Proficient in project management tools and software. Excellent understanding of business processes and workflows. Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to convey complex technical information to non-technical stakeholders. Active listening skills and the ability to facilitate effective communication within the project team. Leadership and Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrated leadership qualities with the ability to inspire and motivate a team. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build positive relationships. Problem-Solving Skills: Analytical mindset with the ability to identify and solve problems proactively. Decision-making skills with a focus on achieving project objectives. Adaptability: Ability to adapt to changing project requirements and priorities. Flexibility to handle unforeseen challenges and adjustments. Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Information Technology, or a related field. Experience: Proven experience managing ERP implementation projects from initiation to completion. Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional teams. Strong background in project management methodologies. Extensive prior progressive professional experience as a Project Manager or in a similar capacity Experience in business transformation projects and/or business process/continuous improvement projects Previous experience in Oil & Gas / Energy industry would be considered an asset What we offer: Compressed Working Week (full-time employees only) Hybrid working (for all office staff) Bonus - all employees are eligible to participate in a bonus arrangement with % eligibility Group Personal Pension Plan Group Private Medical Insurance Company Sick Pay Scheme Annual Leave with an additional holiday on your Birthday (total 33 days annual leave) Group Life Insurance Group Private Dental Insurance Long Term Disability Employee Assistance Programme Discounted group Private Medical / Dental Insurance for dependents Social Club
Mar 27, 2024
Full time
KCA Deutag encourage all qualified applicants to apply and will not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, gender identity, religion, and more. We value all our people and their contributions and recognise the benefits we gain from the diversity that exists amongst our teams. Who We Are Looking For: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Project Manager Location: Aberdeen Head Office (50/50 Hybrid working) Work Schedule: 37.5 hours per week We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced ERP Project Manager to lead our organisation through the implementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. Reporting to the Head of KATO (KCAD Agile Transformation Office), the successful candidate will be responsible for planning, executing, and finalizing projects according to deadlines and within budget. The ERP Project Manager will also define project objectives and oversee quality control throughout its life cycle. KCAD is currently working on the tender process to select the ERP that best fits our company's processes. Modules included in our ERP tender will be Finance, Plant Maintenance, Materials Management, HR & Payroll, with other modules such as analytics and reporting also considered. Responsibilities: Change Management: Partner with the Change Lead on the project to design and implement the appropriate organisational change and business readiness. Ensure teams are sufficiently trained and ready to embrace the change in processes and technology. Budget and Resource Management: Develop and manage project budgets and work closely with Finance team to monitor and control spend on the project. Allocate resources efficiently and effectively. Monitor expenses and ensure adherence to budgetary constraints. Quality Assurance: Implement quality control processes to ensure project deliverables meet high standards. Conduct regular lessons learned reviews to identify areas for improvement. Risk Management: Identify, analyse, and mitigate project risks. Implement proactive measures to minimise potential issues. Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and standards. Reporting and Documentation: Support the PMO Lead in generating regular project status reports for leadership and stakeholders. Oversee maintenance of comprehensive project documentation, including plans, schedules, and reports. Key Skills, Qualifications & Experience: Technical Skills: Familiarity with ERP systems and their implementation processes. Proficient in project management tools and software. Excellent understanding of business processes and workflows. Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to convey complex technical information to non-technical stakeholders. Active listening skills and the ability to facilitate effective communication within the project team. Leadership and Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrated leadership qualities with the ability to inspire and motivate a team. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build positive relationships. Problem-Solving Skills: Analytical mindset with the ability to identify and solve problems proactively. Decision-making skills with a focus on achieving project objectives. Adaptability: Ability to adapt to changing project requirements and priorities. Flexibility to handle unforeseen challenges and adjustments. Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Information Technology, or a related field. Experience: Proven experience managing ERP implementation projects from initiation to completion. Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional teams. Strong background in project management methodologies. Extensive prior progressive professional experience as a Project Manager or in a similar capacity Experience in business transformation projects and/or business process/continuous improvement projects Previous experience in Oil & Gas / Energy industry would be considered an asset What we offer: Compressed Working Week (full-time employees only) Hybrid working (for all office staff) Bonus - all employees are eligible to participate in a bonus arrangement with % eligibility Group Personal Pension Plan Group Private Medical Insurance Company Sick Pay Scheme Annual Leave with an additional holiday on your Birthday (total 33 days annual leave) Group Life Insurance Group Private Dental Insurance Long Term Disability Employee Assistance Programme Discounted group Private Medical / Dental Insurance for dependents Social Club
Role: IT Business Relationship Manager Salary: Up to £58,(Apply online only) + Benefits Location: Derbyshire Type : Permanent Xpertise are working with a great business in Derbyshire who are looking to appoint an IT Business Relationship Manager to join their ever-growing IT division. Reporting to the Head of IT, this role will include managing a team of IT Business partners and being a point of escalation where required. You will be a natural relationship builder and have the ability to cement rapports with stakeholders at all levels which will feed into the business s IT roadmap and strategy. Key Responsibilities The IT Business Relationship Manager is a team management role, responsible for overseeing the daily management of the IT Business Partners and associated delivery. The business partner function is key in understanding business direction to help drive the digital transformation programme within IT & systems. As the IT Business Relationship Manager you will build relationships across all directorates and your team members, supporting their engagement into their allocated business areas. As part of managing a team you will be responsible for feeding back team progress of inflight projects at a programme level and making sure high level plans at up to date for review by the Head of ITS and programme delivery senior manager. Whilst managing the team of IT Business Partner direct reports, you will also maintain a level of IT Business Partners duties to cover some business areas. You will understand the architecture of business systems so you are aware of all the system integration / touchpoints across IT and the business and able to recognise implications within IT on infrastructure, service delivery, information security and more generally impact on business processes across the organisation. Strong awareness of PMO and project management methodologies to manage business systems project within the team, creating and maintaining all relevant project documentation to effectively steer business systems projects throughout the project lifecycle. If you would like to be considered for this role, apply below or get in contact with Joe Boyd: (url removed) for further details. Xpertise are acting as an employment agency and business.
Mar 26, 2024
Full time
Role: IT Business Relationship Manager Salary: Up to £58,(Apply online only) + Benefits Location: Derbyshire Type : Permanent Xpertise are working with a great business in Derbyshire who are looking to appoint an IT Business Relationship Manager to join their ever-growing IT division. Reporting to the Head of IT, this role will include managing a team of IT Business partners and being a point of escalation where required. You will be a natural relationship builder and have the ability to cement rapports with stakeholders at all levels which will feed into the business s IT roadmap and strategy. Key Responsibilities The IT Business Relationship Manager is a team management role, responsible for overseeing the daily management of the IT Business Partners and associated delivery. The business partner function is key in understanding business direction to help drive the digital transformation programme within IT & systems. As the IT Business Relationship Manager you will build relationships across all directorates and your team members, supporting their engagement into their allocated business areas. As part of managing a team you will be responsible for feeding back team progress of inflight projects at a programme level and making sure high level plans at up to date for review by the Head of ITS and programme delivery senior manager. Whilst managing the team of IT Business Partner direct reports, you will also maintain a level of IT Business Partners duties to cover some business areas. You will understand the architecture of business systems so you are aware of all the system integration / touchpoints across IT and the business and able to recognise implications within IT on infrastructure, service delivery, information security and more generally impact on business processes across the organisation. Strong awareness of PMO and project management methodologies to manage business systems project within the team, creating and maintaining all relevant project documentation to effectively steer business systems projects throughout the project lifecycle. If you would like to be considered for this role, apply below or get in contact with Joe Boyd: (url removed) for further details. Xpertise are acting as an employment agency and business.
Role: IT Business Relationship Manager Salary: Up to £58,000 + Benefits Location: Derbyshire Type : Permanent Xpertise are working with a great business in Derbyshire who are looking to appoint an IT Business Relationship Manager to join their ever-growing IT division. Reporting to the Head of IT, this role will include managing a team of IT Business partners and being a point of escalation where required. You will be a natural relationship builder and have the ability to cement rapports with stakeholders at all levels which will feed into the business's IT roadmap and strategy. Key Responsibilities The IT Business Relationship Manager is a team management role, responsible for overseeing the daily management of the IT Business Partners and associated delivery. The business partner function is key in understanding business direction to help drive the digital transformation programme within IT & systems. As the IT Business Relationship Manager you will build relationships across all directorates and your team members, supporting their engagement into their allocated business areas. As part of managing a team you will be responsible for feeding back team progress of inflight projects at a programme level and making sure high level plans at up to date for review by the Head of ITS and programme delivery senior manager. Whilst managing the team of IT Business Partner direct reports, you will also maintain a level of IT Business Partners duties to cover some business areas. You will understand the architecture of business systems so you are aware of all the system integration/touchpoints across IT and the business and able to recognise implications within IT on infrastructure, service delivery, information security and more generally impact on business processes across the organisation. Strong awareness of PMO and project management methodologies to manage business systems project within the team, creating and maintaining all relevant project documentation to effectively steer business systems projects throughout the project life cycle. If you would like to be considered for this role, apply below or get in contact with Joe Boyd: (see below) for further details. Xpertise are acting as an employment agency and business.
Mar 26, 2024
Full time
Role: IT Business Relationship Manager Salary: Up to £58,000 + Benefits Location: Derbyshire Type : Permanent Xpertise are working with a great business in Derbyshire who are looking to appoint an IT Business Relationship Manager to join their ever-growing IT division. Reporting to the Head of IT, this role will include managing a team of IT Business partners and being a point of escalation where required. You will be a natural relationship builder and have the ability to cement rapports with stakeholders at all levels which will feed into the business's IT roadmap and strategy. Key Responsibilities The IT Business Relationship Manager is a team management role, responsible for overseeing the daily management of the IT Business Partners and associated delivery. The business partner function is key in understanding business direction to help drive the digital transformation programme within IT & systems. As the IT Business Relationship Manager you will build relationships across all directorates and your team members, supporting their engagement into their allocated business areas. As part of managing a team you will be responsible for feeding back team progress of inflight projects at a programme level and making sure high level plans at up to date for review by the Head of ITS and programme delivery senior manager. Whilst managing the team of IT Business Partner direct reports, you will also maintain a level of IT Business Partners duties to cover some business areas. You will understand the architecture of business systems so you are aware of all the system integration/touchpoints across IT and the business and able to recognise implications within IT on infrastructure, service delivery, information security and more generally impact on business processes across the organisation. Strong awareness of PMO and project management methodologies to manage business systems project within the team, creating and maintaining all relevant project documentation to effectively steer business systems projects throughout the project life cycle. If you would like to be considered for this role, apply below or get in contact with Joe Boyd: (see below) for further details. Xpertise are acting as an employment agency and business.
Our client is a highly successful IT and data centre service provider that operates predominantly with multinational enterprises, data centre operators and channel partners. Most of our client's work is in the South-East however this does extend internationally, into Europe, America, and Asia. Our client has a well-established brand and standing within the industry and a reputation for delivering outstanding services and quality. You will report to the PMO Manager and will be working closely with the sales, operations and project management team, the position plans a key role in the coordination, management, financial reporting and delivery of all our clients services and growth. The role requires the Technical Project Manager (TPM) to effectively manage the implementation of client projects working both with the The TPM will be the face of our client and also some of their partner companies and has to be authorative, flexible, resourcesful, highly motivated and an effective team player to succeed. You must be able to prioritise effectively by having a methodical, detailed orientated approach to work and an ability to meet targets and deadlines. Project management will involve working directly with clients both face to face and remotely, you must be confident using video conferencing and sharing tools. Our TPMs must be able to own, manage, visualise and deliver the full life cycle project management experience to our clients, from project initiation to project closure. To do this we expect you to be qualified or highly experienced with the use of formal project management methodologies. The TPM role is a hybrid role based in Chelmsford but involves travel to client and data centre sites to actively participate, manage, lead and work with client and internal teams as required. Requirements Experience, Knowledge and background Experienced in a wide base of technologies, especially knowledge of data centre, office based, server, storage and network infrastructures and an appetite to learn, stay up to date and keep skills and knowledge current and relevant. A solid background (preferably hands on) in all aspects of data centres and the equipment that is in them from rack layouts and patch schedules, to overhead containment and structured cabling layouts. Service delivery, installation and implementation exposure and knowledge are key. Experience of budgeting and forecasting and managing milestones, quality standards and formal change management. Managing partner/suppliers/clients. You will have direct ownership of the customer relationship during the project and must be able to manage scope and work across global teams in multiple time zones Project Exposure Requirements: End to End Project Management (3 + years) Data Centre Audits, Migrations, Commissioning and Decommissioning Asset and cable/connectivity auditing Data Centre IMACs and general maintenance Office tech builds/moves, expansion and consolidations End of Life/ Hardware Refreshes across Network, Server, Storage WAN/ LAN Connectivity (CISCO, 3rd Party Carriers), Customer Extranet and B2B Networks Wireless networks Desktop Transformation and PC Hardware Refresh Structured Cabling architecture, installation and testing Technical Design Relevant Skills and Qualifications Be an excellent communicator both written and verbally and be able to explain and describe complex information without ambiguity. Must be able to effectively listen and communicate with clients to manage, explain and understand technical, business and process drivers within a project and ensure key messages and information are fully understood and conveyed. Understand revenue models, P&L, and cost-to-completion projections. Creation and management of project documentation, reports and information (status reports, technical designs, communications plans, etc.) Outlook, Internet, Office suite, UC tools, cloud-based apps and especially Microsoft Excel skills, must be extremely good. We are a technology company and so must show leadership, confidence and fluency in picking up new technologies and systems quickly and using them to our advantage. IT Project Management with strong and broad understanding of IT infrastructure, theories, principles, and practices and the inter-dependencies of the servers, networks, storage, firewalls and other supporting services. PMP/Prince2/Agile qualifications and experience and an understanding of ITIL service management principles plus a knowledge of Microsoft Projects would be an advantage. Create and execute project work plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing client needs and requirements. Foster and ensure excellent communication between all parties of the projects and ensure regular reporting, stage management and review. Work closely with the clients and project management team to understand project requirements and lead on proposal efforts, including definition of deliverables, completing project scoping and assessments. Effectively apply appropriate methodology and enforce project standards and know when to escalate to resolves issues in a timely fashion Minimise exposure and risk on projects by managing issues, risk, change and project budget with timely analysis and forecasting Initiate project reviews, identify and actively share lessons learned with team members and other team members. Clean driving licence.
Mar 26, 2024
Full time
Our client is a highly successful IT and data centre service provider that operates predominantly with multinational enterprises, data centre operators and channel partners. Most of our client's work is in the South-East however this does extend internationally, into Europe, America, and Asia. Our client has a well-established brand and standing within the industry and a reputation for delivering outstanding services and quality. You will report to the PMO Manager and will be working closely with the sales, operations and project management team, the position plans a key role in the coordination, management, financial reporting and delivery of all our clients services and growth. The role requires the Technical Project Manager (TPM) to effectively manage the implementation of client projects working both with the The TPM will be the face of our client and also some of their partner companies and has to be authorative, flexible, resourcesful, highly motivated and an effective team player to succeed. You must be able to prioritise effectively by having a methodical, detailed orientated approach to work and an ability to meet targets and deadlines. Project management will involve working directly with clients both face to face and remotely, you must be confident using video conferencing and sharing tools. Our TPMs must be able to own, manage, visualise and deliver the full life cycle project management experience to our clients, from project initiation to project closure. To do this we expect you to be qualified or highly experienced with the use of formal project management methodologies. The TPM role is a hybrid role based in Chelmsford but involves travel to client and data centre sites to actively participate, manage, lead and work with client and internal teams as required. Requirements Experience, Knowledge and background Experienced in a wide base of technologies, especially knowledge of data centre, office based, server, storage and network infrastructures and an appetite to learn, stay up to date and keep skills and knowledge current and relevant. A solid background (preferably hands on) in all aspects of data centres and the equipment that is in them from rack layouts and patch schedules, to overhead containment and structured cabling layouts. Service delivery, installation and implementation exposure and knowledge are key. Experience of budgeting and forecasting and managing milestones, quality standards and formal change management. Managing partner/suppliers/clients. You will have direct ownership of the customer relationship during the project and must be able to manage scope and work across global teams in multiple time zones Project Exposure Requirements: End to End Project Management (3 + years) Data Centre Audits, Migrations, Commissioning and Decommissioning Asset and cable/connectivity auditing Data Centre IMACs and general maintenance Office tech builds/moves, expansion and consolidations End of Life/ Hardware Refreshes across Network, Server, Storage WAN/ LAN Connectivity (CISCO, 3rd Party Carriers), Customer Extranet and B2B Networks Wireless networks Desktop Transformation and PC Hardware Refresh Structured Cabling architecture, installation and testing Technical Design Relevant Skills and Qualifications Be an excellent communicator both written and verbally and be able to explain and describe complex information without ambiguity. Must be able to effectively listen and communicate with clients to manage, explain and understand technical, business and process drivers within a project and ensure key messages and information are fully understood and conveyed. Understand revenue models, P&L, and cost-to-completion projections. Creation and management of project documentation, reports and information (status reports, technical designs, communications plans, etc.) Outlook, Internet, Office suite, UC tools, cloud-based apps and especially Microsoft Excel skills, must be extremely good. We are a technology company and so must show leadership, confidence and fluency in picking up new technologies and systems quickly and using them to our advantage. IT Project Management with strong and broad understanding of IT infrastructure, theories, principles, and practices and the inter-dependencies of the servers, networks, storage, firewalls and other supporting services. PMP/Prince2/Agile qualifications and experience and an understanding of ITIL service management principles plus a knowledge of Microsoft Projects would be an advantage. Create and execute project work plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing client needs and requirements. Foster and ensure excellent communication between all parties of the projects and ensure regular reporting, stage management and review. Work closely with the clients and project management team to understand project requirements and lead on proposal efforts, including definition of deliverables, completing project scoping and assessments. Effectively apply appropriate methodology and enforce project standards and know when to escalate to resolves issues in a timely fashion Minimise exposure and risk on projects by managing issues, risk, change and project budget with timely analysis and forecasting Initiate project reviews, identify and actively share lessons learned with team members and other team members. Clean driving licence.
Portfolio Finance PMO Lead 12 months 625 - 675 p/d INSIDE IR35 Hybrid - Central London, 2/3 days per week Overview of the Role Reporting to the Head of PMO and Business Management, you will be responsible for the portfolio finance and control activities that support and govern the CTB project portfolio and RTB cost management across the Information Systems Department (ISD), developing the framework that tracks budgets, forecasts, orders raised and expenses incurred against projects. You will work with IT finance business partners to influence a consistent oversight and reporting cadence and ensure a disciplined approach to financial management is adopted by the budget holders within the delivery community. Primary Responsibilities You will be responsible for the following activities: IT cost base management (RTB and CTB) Oversee tracking of CTB portfolio finance governance Accountable for RTB cost management for Group wide technology spend Collaborate with project managers and stakeholders to track project benefits and outcomes Central point of contact for Finance teams for providing them with commentaries for budget variances and for other day to day financial control aspects Identify and assess financial risks and opportunities associated with RTB cost base and CTB portfolio Collaborate with cross functional teams including Finance Business partners to manage the annual budgeting process and half yearly Forecast process. Collaborate with Project Managers, Finance Business Partners and Procurement teams to ensure accurate tracking of all third party financial commitments. Monitoring the IT budget execution on a monthly basis, tracking of actual spend against budget, variance analysis, forecasting and reporting. Creating required reports to support tracking of saving initiatives Set-up, manage and maintain procedures for IT financial management working with Technology leadership and the Finance team Provide Insightful management information to the IT Leadership team in relation to IT project expenditure. Acting as conduit between IT Finance and IT leads to bridge knowledge gaps and establish healthy working patterns Support the Department PMO team to drive open actions an promote good working practices Work in collaboration with the time tracking team, CCA analysts and procurement to identify, understand and resolve variances as they arise Drive periodic audit assignments as required Essential skills Proficient in the following areas: Demonstrated experience in portfolio financial management (Run & Change), preferably in the IT sector Strong financial analysis skills and meticulous attention to detail Proficiency in financial management tools and software (MS Excel, PowerPoint) Comfortable using the ERP systems for project maintenance, procurement and Budgeting process ( e.g. Oracle Hyperion) Experience of managing budgets, resourcing, forecasts and timesheet tracking variance reporting Proven ability to challenge status-quo, improve process and drive results Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Outstanding organizational and presentation skills Strong analytical and numerical ability with previous experience of working in a cross functional environment. Technical Knowledge/Skills Advanced Excel Skills required, along with financial modelling experience and financial management Proficiency in other Microsoft Office Products, particularly PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Visio and MS Project Knowledge of JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint or equivalent tools Disclaimer: This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.
Mar 25, 2024
Contractor
Portfolio Finance PMO Lead 12 months 625 - 675 p/d INSIDE IR35 Hybrid - Central London, 2/3 days per week Overview of the Role Reporting to the Head of PMO and Business Management, you will be responsible for the portfolio finance and control activities that support and govern the CTB project portfolio and RTB cost management across the Information Systems Department (ISD), developing the framework that tracks budgets, forecasts, orders raised and expenses incurred against projects. You will work with IT finance business partners to influence a consistent oversight and reporting cadence and ensure a disciplined approach to financial management is adopted by the budget holders within the delivery community. Primary Responsibilities You will be responsible for the following activities: IT cost base management (RTB and CTB) Oversee tracking of CTB portfolio finance governance Accountable for RTB cost management for Group wide technology spend Collaborate with project managers and stakeholders to track project benefits and outcomes Central point of contact for Finance teams for providing them with commentaries for budget variances and for other day to day financial control aspects Identify and assess financial risks and opportunities associated with RTB cost base and CTB portfolio Collaborate with cross functional teams including Finance Business partners to manage the annual budgeting process and half yearly Forecast process. Collaborate with Project Managers, Finance Business Partners and Procurement teams to ensure accurate tracking of all third party financial commitments. Monitoring the IT budget execution on a monthly basis, tracking of actual spend against budget, variance analysis, forecasting and reporting. Creating required reports to support tracking of saving initiatives Set-up, manage and maintain procedures for IT financial management working with Technology leadership and the Finance team Provide Insightful management information to the IT Leadership team in relation to IT project expenditure. Acting as conduit between IT Finance and IT leads to bridge knowledge gaps and establish healthy working patterns Support the Department PMO team to drive open actions an promote good working practices Work in collaboration with the time tracking team, CCA analysts and procurement to identify, understand and resolve variances as they arise Drive periodic audit assignments as required Essential skills Proficient in the following areas: Demonstrated experience in portfolio financial management (Run & Change), preferably in the IT sector Strong financial analysis skills and meticulous attention to detail Proficiency in financial management tools and software (MS Excel, PowerPoint) Comfortable using the ERP systems for project maintenance, procurement and Budgeting process ( e.g. Oracle Hyperion) Experience of managing budgets, resourcing, forecasts and timesheet tracking variance reporting Proven ability to challenge status-quo, improve process and drive results Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Outstanding organizational and presentation skills Strong analytical and numerical ability with previous experience of working in a cross functional environment. Technical Knowledge/Skills Advanced Excel Skills required, along with financial modelling experience and financial management Proficiency in other Microsoft Office Products, particularly PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Visio and MS Project Knowledge of JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint or equivalent tools Disclaimer: This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.
Operations Director - Aviation - Remote - UK We are hiring at Aspire Software for an Operations Director - Aviation to lead our PMO, Implementation, and Support Teams to drive profitable NRR and CSAT improvements across one of our Aviation Software businesses in the UK! The successful candidate will lead and shape the company's growth, delivering a reliable NRR stream and improvements in customer support. You will promote efficiency with operational improvements across the business. Here is a little window into our company: Aspire Software, the operational arm of Valsoft Corp, operates and manages Valsoft's global portfolio of wholly owned software companies, providing mission-critical solutions across multiple verticals. By implementing industry best practices, Aspire delivers a time-sensitive integration process, and the operation of a decentralized model has allowed it to become a hub for creating rapid growth by reinvesting in its portfolio. Our motto is "Be Humble, Stay Hungry." The successful candidate will live anywhere in the UK, working in a remote work model! What is the job's core purpose? Deliver a predictable stream of profitable non-recurring profitable revenue Manage improvements in the Support function Streamline processes and improve organisational structure What are the duties included in this role? Developing and improving operations and software implementation strategy to achieve the goals of each Company Leading the day-to-day Professional Service department, establishing policies, promoting necessary improvements and adherence to compliance, laws and regulations Leadership of the PMO, Support and Implementation teams Monitoring and analysing the departmental budgets and financial reports Provide all necessary reports, assisting the MD and management in goal setting, supporting the Aphinity portfolio growt Forecasting and creating financial plans to increase revenue margins Allocating resources efficiently to maximising utilisation of the Professional Services resource pool Supporting new initiatives working across different departments to promote internal product knowledge What constitutes success in the role? Hitting Quarterly and Annual targets Efficient and effective processes Effective Resources Allocation. Effective member of the Sub-portfolio Leadership team What performance is intended by the person in this role? Targeted Revenue and Utilisation levels Forecasting Collaboration across departments What are the implications of not having the above: Inefficient processes and lack of organisational development Loss of revenue Customer disengagement Technical Skills and Training: Leadership Strategical thinking Decision-making Planning and Forecasting Collaboration and delegation Conflict resolution Communication and interpersonal skills About You : 3+ years of experience in a vertical market software company is essential 2+ years of cross-functional team management experience and P&L management 2+ years of experience Leading the PMO, Implementation, and Support Teams to drive profitable NRR and CSAT improvements A Bachelor's degree or equivalent, preferably in a technical or business discipline, is essential, an MBA or advanced degree is a plus A natural ability to lead performance and financial health in a business Bring a proven entrepreneurial spirit and pace-setter traits Experience working in small to medium-sized Software or Technology businesses as a Director of Ops, Head of Ops or similar-level position Financial acumen broadly across the organization, managing a P&L, understanding of financial documents, business intelligence, FP&A processes, etc. Ability to structure, analyze, and solve complex business problems, as well as deliver impact against concrete business goals Excellent Leadership, communication, and organizational skills Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills A 'roll up the sleeves attitude towards problem-solving Goal-oriented with comfort in setting measurable goals for others and yourself Comfortable working independently as well as in a team Ability and willingness to create change, passion for continuous improvement Fluent in English both written and verbal is essential Legally authorized to work in the UK For information about Aspire Software , please visit our website at We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Mar 25, 2024
Full time
Operations Director - Aviation - Remote - UK We are hiring at Aspire Software for an Operations Director - Aviation to lead our PMO, Implementation, and Support Teams to drive profitable NRR and CSAT improvements across one of our Aviation Software businesses in the UK! The successful candidate will lead and shape the company's growth, delivering a reliable NRR stream and improvements in customer support. You will promote efficiency with operational improvements across the business. Here is a little window into our company: Aspire Software, the operational arm of Valsoft Corp, operates and manages Valsoft's global portfolio of wholly owned software companies, providing mission-critical solutions across multiple verticals. By implementing industry best practices, Aspire delivers a time-sensitive integration process, and the operation of a decentralized model has allowed it to become a hub for creating rapid growth by reinvesting in its portfolio. Our motto is "Be Humble, Stay Hungry." The successful candidate will live anywhere in the UK, working in a remote work model! What is the job's core purpose? Deliver a predictable stream of profitable non-recurring profitable revenue Manage improvements in the Support function Streamline processes and improve organisational structure What are the duties included in this role? Developing and improving operations and software implementation strategy to achieve the goals of each Company Leading the day-to-day Professional Service department, establishing policies, promoting necessary improvements and adherence to compliance, laws and regulations Leadership of the PMO, Support and Implementation teams Monitoring and analysing the departmental budgets and financial reports Provide all necessary reports, assisting the MD and management in goal setting, supporting the Aphinity portfolio growt Forecasting and creating financial plans to increase revenue margins Allocating resources efficiently to maximising utilisation of the Professional Services resource pool Supporting new initiatives working across different departments to promote internal product knowledge What constitutes success in the role? Hitting Quarterly and Annual targets Efficient and effective processes Effective Resources Allocation. Effective member of the Sub-portfolio Leadership team What performance is intended by the person in this role? Targeted Revenue and Utilisation levels Forecasting Collaboration across departments What are the implications of not having the above: Inefficient processes and lack of organisational development Loss of revenue Customer disengagement Technical Skills and Training: Leadership Strategical thinking Decision-making Planning and Forecasting Collaboration and delegation Conflict resolution Communication and interpersonal skills About You : 3+ years of experience in a vertical market software company is essential 2+ years of cross-functional team management experience and P&L management 2+ years of experience Leading the PMO, Implementation, and Support Teams to drive profitable NRR and CSAT improvements A Bachelor's degree or equivalent, preferably in a technical or business discipline, is essential, an MBA or advanced degree is a plus A natural ability to lead performance and financial health in a business Bring a proven entrepreneurial spirit and pace-setter traits Experience working in small to medium-sized Software or Technology businesses as a Director of Ops, Head of Ops or similar-level position Financial acumen broadly across the organization, managing a P&L, understanding of financial documents, business intelligence, FP&A processes, etc. Ability to structure, analyze, and solve complex business problems, as well as deliver impact against concrete business goals Excellent Leadership, communication, and organizational skills Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills A 'roll up the sleeves attitude towards problem-solving Goal-oriented with comfort in setting measurable goals for others and yourself Comfortable working independently as well as in a team Ability and willingness to create change, passion for continuous improvement Fluent in English both written and verbal is essential Legally authorized to work in the UK For information about Aspire Software , please visit our website at We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Project Manager - Steeton (50K) We are looking for a Project Manager to join a well-established IT Solutions company based in Keighley. Reporting to the Head of Projects, you would be working in the dedicated PMO team of 5 supporting various high performing customers in the public sector on projects including new installations, data migrations and server upgrades. You will take ownership of concurrent projects, ensuring that all activities are progressed from start to finish. This is a brilliant opportunity to join a market leading company at a very exciting time, working in an interesting sector and leading new projects. Responsibilities: Developing project plans; deliverables, scope, budget Work closely with customers and internal teams to deliver efficient projects. Effectively manage resources allocated to projects Liaise with other teams to ensure that projects run smoothly. Requirements: Experience leading client led projects An understanding of or interest in technology Experience managing technical IT infrastructure projects. Experience managing server/network IT engineers (not software / development). Excellent project management reporting experience. Hands-on experience in the implementation of IT transformation projects. Demonstratable project budgeting Excellent communication skills A proactive and flexible approach The company you will be working for are very passionate about their work and strive for excellence in their output. They heavily invest in learning and development and always look to promote from within so is perfect for a career minded individual! As well as this, they also offer hybrid working flexibility and 33 days holidays including bank holidays. If this sounds like your ideal next role, please apply now with your CV or contact Louise Phelan with any questions on / For more information about Senitor and the opportunities we have to offer follow us on Senitor Associates Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Mar 23, 2024
Full time
Project Manager - Steeton (50K) We are looking for a Project Manager to join a well-established IT Solutions company based in Keighley. Reporting to the Head of Projects, you would be working in the dedicated PMO team of 5 supporting various high performing customers in the public sector on projects including new installations, data migrations and server upgrades. You will take ownership of concurrent projects, ensuring that all activities are progressed from start to finish. This is a brilliant opportunity to join a market leading company at a very exciting time, working in an interesting sector and leading new projects. Responsibilities: Developing project plans; deliverables, scope, budget Work closely with customers and internal teams to deliver efficient projects. Effectively manage resources allocated to projects Liaise with other teams to ensure that projects run smoothly. Requirements: Experience leading client led projects An understanding of or interest in technology Experience managing technical IT infrastructure projects. Experience managing server/network IT engineers (not software / development). Excellent project management reporting experience. Hands-on experience in the implementation of IT transformation projects. Demonstratable project budgeting Excellent communication skills A proactive and flexible approach The company you will be working for are very passionate about their work and strive for excellence in their output. They heavily invest in learning and development and always look to promote from within so is perfect for a career minded individual! As well as this, they also offer hybrid working flexibility and 33 days holidays including bank holidays. If this sounds like your ideal next role, please apply now with your CV or contact Louise Phelan with any questions on / For more information about Senitor and the opportunities we have to offer follow us on Senitor Associates Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Job Title: Senior Project Manager Location:? Solihull / Hybrid role Hours:? Permanent-Full Time ? A bit about us: We're part of a global bank and are proud to be a Top Employer UK, providing a great place to work in an open and inclusive environment. We're here to provide simple and straightforward consumer finance solutions and we work with many well-known retailers and brands to help their customers finance their purchases in a responsible way. We care about making a positive impact for our colleagues, customers, partners and the wider community. That's why we live by our values of we're positive, we're brave and we own it. The Role: The Senior Project Manager role is to deliver large sized (£0-£6m plus) projects by actively managing cross functional teams and work streams, risks and delivering to specified timescales, budget and quality, to achieve the benefits defined within the business case. This also includes the ability to guide and lead stakeholders up to executive level. Projects allocated are from business wide programmes of change within the UK Strategic Portfolio. Key Responsibilities: Follow, assist in the improvement and adoption of the UK Project Management Methodology and use standard project templates to produce various key project management documents, providing feedback to improve templates Identify external and internal resources needed by the project and ensure they are secured and efficiently deployed Produce a project plan and maintain it by monitoring project or work stream activities to the plan Notify Project Sponsor, Project Steering Group and PMO of any deviations (outside of tolerances) to the plan and identify and take corrective actions Manage the project teams or work streams on a day to day basis to ensure required products are produced and delivered as specified/defined via the work packages or work assigned to ensure specific project deliverables are delivered as agreed Liaise with and hold checkpoint meetings with project / work stream team plus clients, partners, third parties and stakeholders, ensuring an effective and professional customer/provider relationship is established and maintained Manage the project budget to achieve the Business Case and highlight under and over spends outside of agreed tolerances to the Finance Department in order for the appropriate accounting actions to take place Make key decisions on behalf of the UK Group, taking direction from the Project Sponsor and Project Steering Group, plus advice from various Business and Technical Managers, plus Head of Business Transformation, who are key stakeholders for the assigned projects Assist and guide in recommendations to the Project Sponsor and Project Steering Group, where decisions are outside the remit of the Senior Project Manager. Manage interdependencies and interfaces between the various work streams of the project Skills required: An experienced Leader Risk, Finance and Data governance experience Proven record of managing projects within Technology and Regulations Prince 2 or APM certified Delivery focused / results driven Effective risk assessment and management Excellent stakeholder management skills Proven budget control and cost management Could this be you? We believe it's a positive attitude and passion to make things happen that matters most. What's in it for you? As well as working for a Top Employer UK 2023 and being part of a team that changes customer's lives, there are some excellent benefits too including - a competitive salary, a contributory pension scheme, plus life insurance and private medical insurance, not to mention the all-important 25 days holiday each year to enjoy. There are also perks which give you fantastic discounts off eating out, cinema tickets, days out and much more. There are also monthly awards with plenty of opportunities to win vouchers and prizes. We promote equality of opportunity and is committed to ensure that no individual is discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Mar 23, 2024
Full time
Job Title: Senior Project Manager Location:? Solihull / Hybrid role Hours:? Permanent-Full Time ? A bit about us: We're part of a global bank and are proud to be a Top Employer UK, providing a great place to work in an open and inclusive environment. We're here to provide simple and straightforward consumer finance solutions and we work with many well-known retailers and brands to help their customers finance their purchases in a responsible way. We care about making a positive impact for our colleagues, customers, partners and the wider community. That's why we live by our values of we're positive, we're brave and we own it. The Role: The Senior Project Manager role is to deliver large sized (£0-£6m plus) projects by actively managing cross functional teams and work streams, risks and delivering to specified timescales, budget and quality, to achieve the benefits defined within the business case. This also includes the ability to guide and lead stakeholders up to executive level. Projects allocated are from business wide programmes of change within the UK Strategic Portfolio. Key Responsibilities: Follow, assist in the improvement and adoption of the UK Project Management Methodology and use standard project templates to produce various key project management documents, providing feedback to improve templates Identify external and internal resources needed by the project and ensure they are secured and efficiently deployed Produce a project plan and maintain it by monitoring project or work stream activities to the plan Notify Project Sponsor, Project Steering Group and PMO of any deviations (outside of tolerances) to the plan and identify and take corrective actions Manage the project teams or work streams on a day to day basis to ensure required products are produced and delivered as specified/defined via the work packages or work assigned to ensure specific project deliverables are delivered as agreed Liaise with and hold checkpoint meetings with project / work stream team plus clients, partners, third parties and stakeholders, ensuring an effective and professional customer/provider relationship is established and maintained Manage the project budget to achieve the Business Case and highlight under and over spends outside of agreed tolerances to the Finance Department in order for the appropriate accounting actions to take place Make key decisions on behalf of the UK Group, taking direction from the Project Sponsor and Project Steering Group, plus advice from various Business and Technical Managers, plus Head of Business Transformation, who are key stakeholders for the assigned projects Assist and guide in recommendations to the Project Sponsor and Project Steering Group, where decisions are outside the remit of the Senior Project Manager. Manage interdependencies and interfaces between the various work streams of the project Skills required: An experienced Leader Risk, Finance and Data governance experience Proven record of managing projects within Technology and Regulations Prince 2 or APM certified Delivery focused / results driven Effective risk assessment and management Excellent stakeholder management skills Proven budget control and cost management Could this be you? We believe it's a positive attitude and passion to make things happen that matters most. What's in it for you? As well as working for a Top Employer UK 2023 and being part of a team that changes customer's lives, there are some excellent benefits too including - a competitive salary, a contributory pension scheme, plus life insurance and private medical insurance, not to mention the all-important 25 days holiday each year to enjoy. There are also perks which give you fantastic discounts off eating out, cinema tickets, days out and much more. There are also monthly awards with plenty of opportunities to win vouchers and prizes. We promote equality of opportunity and is committed to ensure that no individual is discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
PMO Lead Ipswich - Hybrid £65,000 - £75,000 per annum Are you a seasoned programme management professional looking to lead impactful business change initiatives within a dynamic organisation? We are seeking a proactive PMO Lead to join a dedicated IT & Change Team. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for ensuring that business change initiatives are delivered successfully and in line with the business change framework. Additionally, you will play a key role in managing and leading the PMO function and project management team, fostering a collaborative and high-performing work environment. Reporting directly to the Head of Change, this senior position offers the opportunity to shape and enhance the project management framework and PMO activities for the business long term, with the chance to put your own stamp on things! Collaboration is at the heart of this role, as you will work closely with the Business Analyst Lead to streamline change analysis, management, and control processes. Your contributions will feed into comprehensive reporting and monitoring mechanisms, providing company-wide oversight of all project activities. This role is a blend of both hands on, project management and delivery of critical projects mixed with the high level, strategic road mapping and leading of the PMO function.
Mar 22, 2024
Full time
PMO Lead Ipswich - Hybrid £65,000 - £75,000 per annum Are you a seasoned programme management professional looking to lead impactful business change initiatives within a dynamic organisation? We are seeking a proactive PMO Lead to join a dedicated IT & Change Team. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for ensuring that business change initiatives are delivered successfully and in line with the business change framework. Additionally, you will play a key role in managing and leading the PMO function and project management team, fostering a collaborative and high-performing work environment. Reporting directly to the Head of Change, this senior position offers the opportunity to shape and enhance the project management framework and PMO activities for the business long term, with the chance to put your own stamp on things! Collaboration is at the heart of this role, as you will work closely with the Business Analyst Lead to streamline change analysis, management, and control processes. Your contributions will feed into comprehensive reporting and monitoring mechanisms, providing company-wide oversight of all project activities. This role is a blend of both hands on, project management and delivery of critical projects mixed with the high level, strategic road mapping and leading of the PMO function.
Are you a seasoned programme management professional looking to lead impactful business change initiatives within a dynamic organisation? We are seeking a proactive PMO Lead to join a dedicated IT & Change Team. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for ensuring that business change initiatives are delivered successfully and in line with the business change framework. Additionally, you will play a key role in managing and leading the PMO function and project management team, fostering a collaborative and high-performing work environment. Reporting directly to the Head of Change, this senior position offers the opportunity to shape and enhance the project management framework and PMO activities for the business long term, with the chance to put your own stamp on things! Collaboration is at the heart of this role, as you will work closely with the Business Analyst Lead to streamline change analysis, management, and control processes. Your contributions will feed into comprehensive reporting and monitoring mechanisms, providing company-wide oversight of all project activities. This role is a blend of both hands on, project management and delivery of critical projects mixed with the high level, strategic road mapping and leading of the PMO function.
Mar 22, 2024
Full time
Are you a seasoned programme management professional looking to lead impactful business change initiatives within a dynamic organisation? We are seeking a proactive PMO Lead to join a dedicated IT & Change Team. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for ensuring that business change initiatives are delivered successfully and in line with the business change framework. Additionally, you will play a key role in managing and leading the PMO function and project management team, fostering a collaborative and high-performing work environment. Reporting directly to the Head of Change, this senior position offers the opportunity to shape and enhance the project management framework and PMO activities for the business long term, with the chance to put your own stamp on things! Collaboration is at the heart of this role, as you will work closely with the Business Analyst Lead to streamline change analysis, management, and control processes. Your contributions will feed into comprehensive reporting and monitoring mechanisms, providing company-wide oversight of all project activities. This role is a blend of both hands on, project management and delivery of critical projects mixed with the high level, strategic road mapping and leading of the PMO function.
My client is a fast-growing IT business transformation cloud transformation consultancy who is seeking a PMO Lead to join their consulting services team. You will be working complex technology transformation programmes across both the public and private sector. My client is seeking an experienced PMO Lead to establish and manage an effective Project Management Office (PMO) within our dynamic organisation. Key stakeholders are the COO and Head of Delivery, and you will be the "glue" between operations delivery and technology transformation programmes. Building out this PMO function and credible experience of such is key. Implementing industry-leading project management methodologies, tools, and governance to support the successful delivery of our client projects and programmes. Your role will include the following. PMO Framework Development Project Governance & Support Portfolio Management Reporting & Communication Performance & Metrics If you have experience of building a PMO function in a rapidly growing technology transformation consultancy and want a fresh challenge this is right up your street! Do you have? Proven track record working in PMO leadership roles, successfully managing complex portfolios. In-depth understanding of project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, hybrid approaches). Expert-level proficiency in project management tools and top senior stakeholder influencer! Strong problem-solving, conflict resolution, and decision-making skills. Ability to operate effectively within a fast-paced and changing environment. Strategic thinking and a thirst / drive for continuous improvement Project management certification (PRINCE2 Practitioner, PMP, or equivalent). Portfolio management experience and/or qualification (e.g., P3O) Experience working within a technology consultancy. Experience working within the Public Sector. The role is hybrid / remote working with 2-3 time a month traveling to be F2F with the team in 2-3 locations across the UK - South-West and Yorkshire. The role offers you a salary of c 80,000 - 90,000 + 10% bonus + private healthcare, relevant training and certs, 25 days per annum (+Bank Holidays), enhanced company sick pay + opportunity to join their electric car scheme.
Mar 22, 2024
Full time
My client is a fast-growing IT business transformation cloud transformation consultancy who is seeking a PMO Lead to join their consulting services team. You will be working complex technology transformation programmes across both the public and private sector. My client is seeking an experienced PMO Lead to establish and manage an effective Project Management Office (PMO) within our dynamic organisation. Key stakeholders are the COO and Head of Delivery, and you will be the "glue" between operations delivery and technology transformation programmes. Building out this PMO function and credible experience of such is key. Implementing industry-leading project management methodologies, tools, and governance to support the successful delivery of our client projects and programmes. Your role will include the following. PMO Framework Development Project Governance & Support Portfolio Management Reporting & Communication Performance & Metrics If you have experience of building a PMO function in a rapidly growing technology transformation consultancy and want a fresh challenge this is right up your street! Do you have? Proven track record working in PMO leadership roles, successfully managing complex portfolios. In-depth understanding of project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, hybrid approaches). Expert-level proficiency in project management tools and top senior stakeholder influencer! Strong problem-solving, conflict resolution, and decision-making skills. Ability to operate effectively within a fast-paced and changing environment. Strategic thinking and a thirst / drive for continuous improvement Project management certification (PRINCE2 Practitioner, PMP, or equivalent). Portfolio management experience and/or qualification (e.g., P3O) Experience working within a technology consultancy. Experience working within the Public Sector. The role is hybrid / remote working with 2-3 time a month traveling to be F2F with the team in 2-3 locations across the UK - South-West and Yorkshire. The role offers you a salary of c 80,000 - 90,000 + 10% bonus + private healthcare, relevant training and certs, 25 days per annum (+Bank Holidays), enhanced company sick pay + opportunity to join their electric car scheme.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 CE Programme Manager - 86k + 10% bonus, private medical, life insurance, 25 days holiday - Hybrid, London Can you lead large scale enterprise level CRM programmes and would like a progression route to a senior leadership position at a Microsoft Consultancy? Join a Microsoft Gold partner with a proven track record and numerous awards for being an excellent workplace. Lead large-scale Dynamics 365CE programmes, excelling in a supportive and growth-oriented consultancy. Unlike previous experiences, here, your career path is discussed, and progression is tangible, with a direct route to Head of Programme Management or Head of PMO. Monthly 1-2-1s, career-focused discussions, lunch & learns, and ample opportunities for learning and development create a successful work environment and excellent programme and project delivery of D365 CRM for customers. You will be crucial in ensuring successful delivery of customer solutions and responsibilities include leading complex customer engagements, resource planning, project reporting, and utilizing Azure DevOps. The role involves managing customer expectations, participating in presales activities, defining and monitoring work quality, collaborating on internal initiatives, and contributing to business development opportunities. From a mentorship stance, you will actively coach project managers, lead on innovation, and thought leadership while building rapport with internal and customer teams. You will need to be an experienced Project Manager with a track record in Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement and Power Platform. Key skills include enterprise-level project experience, adept troubleshooting, and serving as a trusted advisor. Do you have a customer-centric approach and all round good communication, time management and can present executive-level? There is an expectation of 2-3 days per month in the central London office, and ability to be on client sites when required with an occasional night away from home (expensed). Please note, sponsorship is not available for this role, you will need a valid right to work in the UK. D365CE Programme Manager - 86k + 10% bonus, private medical, life insurance, 25 days holiday - Hybrid, London
Mar 22, 2024
Full time
Microsoft Dynamics 365 CE Programme Manager - 86k + 10% bonus, private medical, life insurance, 25 days holiday - Hybrid, London Can you lead large scale enterprise level CRM programmes and would like a progression route to a senior leadership position at a Microsoft Consultancy? Join a Microsoft Gold partner with a proven track record and numerous awards for being an excellent workplace. Lead large-scale Dynamics 365CE programmes, excelling in a supportive and growth-oriented consultancy. Unlike previous experiences, here, your career path is discussed, and progression is tangible, with a direct route to Head of Programme Management or Head of PMO. Monthly 1-2-1s, career-focused discussions, lunch & learns, and ample opportunities for learning and development create a successful work environment and excellent programme and project delivery of D365 CRM for customers. You will be crucial in ensuring successful delivery of customer solutions and responsibilities include leading complex customer engagements, resource planning, project reporting, and utilizing Azure DevOps. The role involves managing customer expectations, participating in presales activities, defining and monitoring work quality, collaborating on internal initiatives, and contributing to business development opportunities. From a mentorship stance, you will actively coach project managers, lead on innovation, and thought leadership while building rapport with internal and customer teams. You will need to be an experienced Project Manager with a track record in Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement and Power Platform. Key skills include enterprise-level project experience, adept troubleshooting, and serving as a trusted advisor. Do you have a customer-centric approach and all round good communication, time management and can present executive-level? There is an expectation of 2-3 days per month in the central London office, and ability to be on client sites when required with an occasional night away from home (expensed). Please note, sponsorship is not available for this role, you will need a valid right to work in the UK. D365CE Programme Manager - 86k + 10% bonus, private medical, life insurance, 25 days holiday - Hybrid, London