Project Manager
Your main objective will be to work with the Product Delivery Teams working on our projects’ releases, from the project kick-off to the closure, supporting teams to establish and keep track of plans.
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Who we are
The Workshop is a tech company that develops intuitive software for the online gaming industry. Our motto is to move “Fearlessly Forward” together. Cooperative innovation is at the center of everything we do – from our games, new products and technologies, to how we collaborate and share inspiration with one another.
Your mission
Your main objective will be to work with the Product Delivery Teams working on our projects’ releases, from the project kick-off to the closure, supporting teams to establish plans and keep track of project milestones and providing consistency over the whole project lifecycle.
You will act as the main point of contact and will ensure that stakeholders at all levels have the information they need for informed decision-making. You will provide visibility of project statuses by assisting teams in preparing individual project reports to be updated in a timely manner, so we do expect you to have superb communications skills and fluent English.
You will have to get up to speed and pick up things very quickly, and must be comfortable managing concurrent projects in a truly agile work environment with limited supervision. You will be part of The Hub team, an efficient, collaborative and diverse Project and Programme management function that creates genuine value for the business and supports the delivery of key objectives; and will report to the Portfolio Manager for the business unit you are assigned to.
What you'll do
- Work with various internal and external teams within our delivery teams to plan and understand milestones and dependencies across a number of concurrent projects.
- Help assure a regular cadence of releases for our clients.
- Ensure that the software delivery lifecycle is adhered to, agreed scope is delivered and changes are tracked.
- Plan for and proactively disseminate upwards communication and regular project status reports to stakeholders via consolidated Portfolio reporting.
- Actively participate and contribute to weekly update calls providing up to date and relevant information.
- Unite cross-functional teams so that everyone is on the same page, facilitating collaboration and encouraging effective communication and horizontal teamwork towards a common goal.
- Capture and manage risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies in an organized and coherent manner.
- Work with key stakeholders in Product, Engineering and Design teams to establish overall plans and actively manage dependencies.
- Track activities and manage stakeholder involvement as appropriate. Build appropriate and effective relationships and facilitate collaboration between stakeholders.
What you'll bring
- Personable character and great communicator – ability to provide empathetic feedback, challenge and influence others.
- Curiosity and willingness to learn and adapt, actively seeks for guidance and advices from the team to handle more complex or unexpected situations.
- Minimum of 2-3 years hands-on Project Management experience in software delivery industry, you will have a full understanding of the Project lifecycle and be able to apply your experience using standard methodologies and artefacts for medium-scale projects.
- Strong stakeholder management skills.
- Credible and persuasive, with collaborative and influencing skills. Highly organized and good at getting things done in a fast-paced, fast-changing environment.
- Proven ability to proactively manage time effectively when handling multiple simultaneous projects, to switch context and be adaptable to change.
- Ability to learn quickly, work independently and in a matrix team environment. Desirable Professional PM Qualification (e.g. PMP, Prince 2, Agile Scrum Master, etc).
What's in it for you
- Inspiring and fulfilling work at an innovative and values-driven company creating cutting-edge tech
- Attractive salary and customisable benefits package
- Flexible working hours and ways of working
- Contemporary and accessible office environments with a range of workplace perks
- Six weeks’ paid leave for every four years of service
- Relocation package for you and your family including soft-landing package services to help you settle in (applicable in Spain, if you are moving from a different city/country)
- Being part of a team with a forward-looking, international mindset and agile working practices
- A friendly, inclusive and multicultural environment (we are made up of over 35 nationalities, speaking almost 30 languages)
- Wellbeing programmes, learning and personal growth opportunities
- A range of employee events throughout the year, including team building activities, Learning Labs, Hackathons and Designathons
- Opportunities to shape the tech community within and outside of the company, through mentoring and knowledge-sharing
Our values
We understand that great ideas come from great people, and great people thrive when they’re trusted to challenge, change, improve, and perfect our products and processes. Our forte lies in the diversity of our skills – and that comes from the diversity of our people.
The Workshop is committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace, where we all learn together, trust each other, and value collaboration. We welcome candidates of all genders, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, nationality, belief (or lack thereof), and programming language preference. As an equal opportunity employer, we offer a friendly, supportive working environment for all. It’s a place where you can try new ideas, take risks, and enjoy the support to move Fearlessly Forward.
- Department
- oCTO - PMO
- Locations
- Málaga
Málaga
Life at The Workshop
We’re lucky enough to have a home in some of the world’s best tech hubs – Málaga, London, Reading and Auckland. Our Inventors represent 40 different nationalities and speak almost 30 languages. Check out our current vacancies above, but don’t worry if there’s nothing available – we’d love to hear from you anyway.
Project Manager
Your main objective will be to work with the Product Delivery Teams working on our projects’ releases, from the project kick-off to the closure, supporting teams to establish and keep track of plans.
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