Senior Technical Project Manager
Taylor & Francis · Abingdon, Oxfordshire (Milton Park)Taylor & Francis is hiring a Senior Technical Project Manager to own software delivery from start to finish within its domain-based technology model. You will blend project governance with agile facilitation, working across waterfall, agile and hybrid approaches alongside product, business analysis, architecture, engineering and business teams.
Full time, based at the Milton Park office near Abingdon with a flexible working culture. Closing date: not stated, so apply soon.
What you’ll do
- Define roadmaps, milestones and success criteria, and build business cases
- Manage scope, schedule and budget, and step in when things slip
- Run agile ceremonies and coach teams in agile ways of working
- Lead delivery across domains, including inception for larger pieces of work
- Be the main link between business, technology and product teams
- Manage risks, issues and dependencies and support quarterly planning
- Manage relationships with third-party development teams
What you’ll need
- Experience delivering software in agile environments
- A track record of running multiple projects through the full lifecycle
- Working knowledge of Scrum and agile frameworks
- Experience managing scope, budget, risk and reporting
- Confidence with Jira, Confluence and Kanban boards
- Strong communication, facilitation and stakeholder skills
Nice to have: PMP, PRINCE2, CSM, SAFe or AgilePM, and knowledge of academic publishing.
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave, plus your birthday off and 3 discretionary days over the festive period
- 4 paid volunteering days a year
- Company-funded private medical insurance, plus optical and medical care
- 24/7 employee assistance programme
- Pension scheme and life assurance
- Share Match scheme (two free shares for every share you buy)
- Flexible working culture
Adjustments
Taylor & Francis is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes requests for adjustments at any stage, for example the application in a different format or extra time to answer questions. Email recruitment@tandf.co.uk and your request will be handled in confidence. You must have the right to live and work in the UK.
How to apply
Click Apply now to go straight to the application on the Taylor & Francis careers site. If you have questions about the role or about applying through Enna, email talent@enna.org.
Hiring process
- Online application on the Taylor & Francis careers site
- Shortlisting
- Interviews
- Offer
