The company

The Office Group is a leading flexible workspace developer and operator. For over 20 years we’ve been setting the standard of what the workspace experience should be, and today we have a growing portfolio of over 70 high quality and distinctive spaces with 30,000 members across London, the UK and Germany. 

We continue to redefine the workspace experience and challenge the status quo. By championing greater flexibility and hospitality-style service, top amenities and sought-after locations, we’re empowering the way businesses, and their employees work today. We are committed to acting with environmental and social responsibility, making conscious choices when designing, building and servicing our spaces.

Our innovative and wellness-focused approach doesn’t stop at our buildings, living by our values to create a supportive, collaborative and creative environment where everyone can thrive.

The Role

The Software Applications Project Manager helps to shape and deliver new technology implementations and improvements to our service offering by initiating, developing, tracking and managing robust plans that deliver technology projects on time, on budget and to a high quality. You will simultaneously manage multiple projects, working closely with the rest of the Technology team and wider business units. Your role requires careful attention to detail, an understanding of how to manage project risk, and the ability to provide clear, concise and timely updates to stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely and collaboratively with stakeholders across the business to identify and develop project plans for technology delivery

• Organise, facilitate and document project meetings as required to initiate projects and regularly track progress
• Produce quality, standardised documentation of projects with accurate project plans, RAID logs and change control
• Track progress of projects against plan and provide regular updates to stakeholders, senior technology leadership and the wider technology team
• Determine, evaluate, analyse and manage project risks
• Work closely with the technology business analysts to devise solutions to business problems and business improvements
• Define acceptance criteria and what success looks like in collaboration with stakeholders
• Work closely with the wider technology team to develop and document User Stories and project tasks for delivery
• ·Ensure that all dependencies and project tasks are surfaced, documented and evaluated
• Work closely with the QA testers, business analysts and wider team to develop and document rigorous and thorough test plans and acceptance criteria
• Work closely with technology leadership to ensure projects are adequately resourced and prioritised, and manage competing resources.

Requirements

• 5+ years experience as a Project Manager working in complex technology environments
• Experience of system development and integration projects with budgets of £100k to >£1mln
• Proven experience in generating high quality documentation and reports for multi-disciplinary teams and stakeholders
• Proven ability to translate information gathered into actionable insights
• Background in technology project management, working on application delivery, infrastructure and integration projects
• Ability to work with all levels of stakeholders
• Experience of working closely with Business Analysts, Project Managers and QA Testers
• Desirable to have experience of Project Management in relation to Salesforce, SAP, Microsoft Azure
• Experience of DevOps practices, with Azure DevOps desirable
• A-level/equivalent (degree desirable)
• Suitable project management certification (desirable).

Benefits

At The Office Group, we know that  work isn’t just about working. We offer all of our employers a fantastic range of benefits, including;

• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid working
• 28 days annual leave
• 2 weeks work from anywhere
• Annual leave purchase scheme
• Healthshield
• LinkedIn learning
• Study support
•  5% Pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Discounted Gym membership
• Season Ticket Loan
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• 25% Discount at The Office Group Cafes
• Summer and EOY events

• Discounted event spaces