Senior Project Manager

General information

Job Title Senior Project Manager Ref # 8090 Location Edinburgh Department Platforms Business Area Platforms Working time Full-Time Date Published 14-03-2023

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Senior Project Manager

Permanent

Edinburgh, Flexible working available

Salary from £57,760 to £72,200

& Benefits

What we’ll offer

Our Senior Project Managers play a key part in the delivery of Technology changes in Tesco Bank working with a wide variety of role types, in order to deliver technical solutions which are aligned to the Bank’s strategic business outcomes. You will have an opportunity to be part of the Bank’s transition to an Agile operating model, whilst bringing the rigour required through experienced project management.

The Role

The Senior Project Manager ensures that projects which do not partly or fully lend themselves to an Agile delivery, either due to their size, complexity or implementation approach, can successfully deliver projects ranging in size and budget, pulling on all the resources required in order to successfully deliver. The SPM will be within a pool of up to 8 SPM’s and could be allocated a variety of projects and deliveries across all areas within the Technology Centre of Expertise Platforms area.

• As a Senior Project Manager, you will be able to demonstrate a breadth of experience in working closely with senior business and technical stakeholders to shape projects into manageable deliverables.
• You will work with and across a wide range of different roles - Analysts, Project Managers, Engineers, RTE’s, Scrum masters, Product Managers and Product owners
• You will oversee the planning, financial management and scheduling of projects for development work using input from colleagues in Technology.
• You would be responsible for managing other project managers as well as the delivery resources assigned to your projects.
• This will also involve ensuring there is a focus on the coaching and personal development for those you are assigned line management of.
• You will be able to demonstrate excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, engaging with business leaders and collaborating with business and engineering resources of all levels.

What you’ll bring

You will be able to demonstrate previous experience of the following:

• Broad range of experience in an IT Senior Project management role, managing 3 or more delivery projects at any one time, ranging in size, complexity and allocated budget.
• Have experience of dealing with deliveries from 3rd parties and required integration into existing in-house applications and processes.
• Have experience of line management and development of staff.
• Preferably have some experience in a Financial Services or Payments environment.
• Strong appetite to manage the delivery of projects which warrant a Waterfall approach to delivery, however also having the flexibility to work within an organisation which is adopting Agile ways of working.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to communicate and influence at all levels.
• Strong knowledge of current technology trends and methodologies.
• Experience of working in an organisation using the SAFe delivery framework would be desirable but not essential. #LI-KP1

How to apply

We value our people and diverse teams and believe the variety of backgrounds and experiences make us stronger to achieve our goals.
Our colleagues are working hybrid, taking time to meet with colleagues in our offices for moments that matter, such as team catch ups, planning meetings and more. If you’re interested in finding out more about what a career at Tesco Bank looks like, click apply to find out more!

Why Tesco Bank?

We’re also a little obsessed with the future. Your future. Our future. That’s why we take development seriously; we want to help you thrive and evolve in your career. Tesco Bank is a place to get on, all colleagues have access to LinkedIn Learning and Abstract, from day one.
It’s important to us that we make sure you’re supported by your team and colleague networks every day, celebrating when it matters and helping you to be the best version of yourself. The people make Tesco Bank, and we take pride in what we achieve together.

All that hard work? Come and see it turned into something real, usable, and important to customers’ and colleagues’ everyday lives. At Tesco Bank, our products make things a little better for everyone.