Agile Project Manager

Company Description

Technology is our how. And people are our why. For over two decades, we have been harnessing technology to drive meaningful change.
 
By combining world-class engineering, industry expertise and a people-centric mindset, we consult and partner with leading brands from various industries to create dynamic platforms and intelligent digital experiences that drive innovation and transform businesses.
 
From prototype to real-world impact - be part of a global shift by doing work that matters.

Job Description

Responsible for account delivery, our PDM staff manage and monitor KPIs, to ensure the successful delivery of solutions that meet objectives, timelines, and budgets. These multifunctional teams take care of everything from pre-sales, to monitoring progress, to reporting and mitigating risks.

As an Agile Project Manager at Endava, you are responsible for successfully implementing and delivering projects using Agile methodologies. You'll also serve as a facilitator, communicator, and leader, fostering collaboration, efficiency and effective project execution. An Agile Project Manager plays crucial role in guiding the team, managing stakeholder expectations and driving the project toward its objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Reporting to the Delivery Partner, the Agile Project Managers will take responsibility for software delivery, support or maintenance projects, establishing, monitoring and controlling progress checkpoints and/or service level agreements.
• Ensure that assigned resources (staff, equipment, and services, funds, time) are properly utilized and accounted for and up-to-date usage of information is maintained.
• Establish the scope of the project and take full responsibility for the clear briefing and direction of staff using Agile methodologies.
• Plan the work with a team or project group within an Agile framework using appropriate planning tools, producing plans to standards required.
• Ensure the Agile disciplines are correctly followed and educate members of the team and the client that do not have the relevant experience.
• Monitor progress, producing reports on progress against plan according to standards, acting within authority to maintain progress whilst recognising areas requiring decision making in respect of budget, schedules, resources, working methods, staff matters and or technical difficulties.
• Demonstrate leadership skills in team building and staff motivation and assist with the assessment, development and mentoring of staff.
• Communicate effectively, both formally and informally, orally and in writing, on technical and non-technical issues with all those with whom working interfaces and iteration arise, whether colleagues, users or customers at all levels of seniority.

Qualifications

• More than 8 years of overall IT industry experience, including 5 years as a Project Management/ Scrum Master role.
• Detailed knowledge of Agile methodologies including Scrum, with project experience applying this knowledge.
• Scrum Master certification is preferable.
• Experience in mentoring team members that have no previous agile experience.
• Knowledge of how to introduce Agile methodologies into new environments.
• Ability to enforce Scrum and other Agile principles and to explain the benefits to team members.
• Technical understanding and ability to provide support and understanding to the consulting team.
• Excellent English communication skills.
• Excellent presentation skills and experience presenting to senior-level stakeholders.
• Highly self-motivated and able to work in an adaptable and flexible environment.
• An enthusiastic team player.

Additional Information

Discover some of the global benefits that empower our people to become the best version of themselves:

• Finance: Competitive salary package, share plan, value-based recognition awards, referral bonus;   
• Career Development: Career coaching, global career opportunities, non-linear career paths, internal development programmes for management and technical leadership;
• Learning Opportunities: Complex projects, rotations, internal tech communities, training, certifications, coaching, online learning platforms subscriptions, pass-it-on sessions, workshops, conferences;
• Work-Life Balance: Hybrid work and flexible working hours, employee assistance programme;
• Health: Global internal wellbeing programme, access to wellbeing apps;
• Community: Global internal tech communities, hobby clubs and interest groups, inclusion and diversity programmes, events and celebrations.

• Annual leave encashment;
• 13th month salary;
• Premium annual health check & Extra health & accident insurance;
• Welcome kit and gift-giving frequency;
• Attractive benefits of Trade Union;
• Exciting English programme.