Project Manager

Job title:

Project Manager

Company

NCR Corporation

Job description

About NCR VOYIXNCR VOYIX Corporation (NYSE: VYX) is a leading global provider of digital commerce solutions for the retail, restaurant and banking industries. NCR VOYIX is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with approximately 16,000 employees in 35 countries across the globe. For nearly 140 years, we have been the global leader in consumer transaction technologies, turning everyday consumer interactions into meaningful moments. Today, NCR VOYIX transforms the stores, restaurants and digital banking experiences with cloud-based, platform-led SaaS and services capabilities.Not only are we the leader in the market segments we serve and the technology we deliver, but we create exceptional consumer experiences in partnership with the world’s leading retailers, restaurants and financial institutions. We leverage our expertise, R&D capabilities and unique platform to help navigate, simplify and run our customers’ technology systems.Our customers are at the center of everything we do. Our mission is to enable stores, restaurants and financial institutions to exceed their goals – from customer satisfaction to revenue growth, to operational excellence, to reduced costs and profit growth. Our solutions empower our customers to succeed in today’s competitive landscape.Our unique perspective brings innovative, industry-leading tech to all the moving parts of business across industries. NCR VOYIX has earned the trust of businesses large and small — from the best-known brands around the world to your local favorite around the corner.Title: Project ManagerLocation: UK, virtualSummary:As a Delivery Manager / Project Manager you will oversee all aspects of Project Delivery. You’ll be responsible for planning, leading, organising, and motivating agile teams to achieve a high level of performance and quality in line with programme standards. You will be customer facing, accountable for delivery of the program and responsible for software delivery using agile methods in a fast-paced environment that may cross multiple business divisions. The role will be supported by Programme and Portfolio ManagementLocation:Remote working with travel to customers sites and head office as requiredResponsibility & Duties:In performing the role, you will be expected to use a knowledge and experience of agile development approaches to fit complex projects with the appropriate level of planning and provide the right balance of agility and predictability.Your background in delivering agile projects directly will ensure that you are capable of co-ordianting across multiple teams, typically delivering a specific product or transformation via a multi-disciplinary, highly skilled team. You will manage delivery requirements in line with budget able to manage risks and issues to drive quality outcomes.This role will involve extensive interaction with customers, senior stakeholders, management and third party sub-contractors. Strong analytical, organisational, and presentation skills are essential combined with excellent interpersonal and communication skills in order to manage expectations and issues effectively and establish/maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence.As well as the technical aspects of the role you will also be expected to manage agile teams on a daily basis or as required; assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work; leveraging organisational resources to improve capacity for project work; responsibility for ensuring team members track their time using the appropriate in-house system; and mentoring and developing team members. Possess the knowledge, skills and gravitas needed to be effective in the project and business and to make decisions that accomplish strategic objectives.A key part of your role will be collaborating with the developers on the programme. You will require a sufficient level of technical background to provide leadership to teams and to accurately and objectively evaluate complex project risks and issues.You will have an understanding of software development life cycle models as well as good knowledge of agile project management principles, practices and experience overseeing multi-function project teams, including developers, testers and business analysts.You will have the skills and ability to promote empowerment of the team, ensuring each team member is fully engaged in the project and making a meaningful contribution, and encouraging a sustainable pace with high-levels of quality for the team.Responsibilities:

• Experience and capabilities to design and delivery a project on time, to cost and with high quality
• Sufficient gravitas and experience to lead a project team and maintain sufficient communications across all stakeholders
• Design, plan and manage backlog using AGILE frameworks
• Build credibility, establish rapport and maintain communication with stakeholders at multiple levels, especially those external to NCR
• Work with Release Mgr., SCRUM teams, CPO etc to ensure successful AGILE delivery of backlog
• Liaise closely with the customer to identify pain points and opportunities in order to drive revenue and most importantly customer satisfaction
• Prepares weekly PSR/ client status reports
• Lead weekly project status update meetings with the Client Project Manager and internal teams
• Manage program budget and resource allocations and maintain them
• Identifies and proactively manages and resolves project Risks, Issues and dependencies, recording at all times in a RAID log
• Motivate, coach, support and direct project delivery teams in AGILE as required
• Oversee end to end delivery of backlog including QA & test approach
• Present to stakeholders, reports on progress and accountable for issue resolutions
• Implement and manage change when necessary to meet project outputs
• Accountable for the financial performance of the project allowing NCR to receive the tangible business value and meet the business objectives identified for the Program

Qualification and Skills:

• Project Management Certification preferred (PMP, PRINCE2, SAFe or equivalent)
• Agile Frameworks, Dev/Ops, CI/ID SAFe or similar experience
• Experience of changing delivery models
• 2+ years of successful demonstrated Project Management, Scrum Master experience with complex Customers
• Superior written and verbal communications skills
• Ability to effectively communicate with NCR and client senior executives
• Strong business acumen with demonstrable business leadership experience
• Domain experience within IT, Retail, both in store and digitally.
• Ability to motivate IT Staff
• Leadership Skills
• Strong Organisational Skills
• A solid understanding of IT systems

Offers of employment are conditional upon passage of screening criteria applicable to the jobEEO StatementIntegrated into our shared values is NCR Voyix’s commitment to diversity and equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, age, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, military service, genetic information, or any other characteristic or conduct protected by law. NCR Voyix is committed to being a globally inclusive company where all people are treated fairly, recognized for their individuality, promoted based on performance and encouraged to strive to reach their full potential. We believe in understanding and respecting differences among all people. Every individual at NCR Voyix has an ongoing responsibility to respect and support a globally diverse environment.Statement to Third Party Agencies
To ALL recruitment agencies: NCR Voyix only accepts resumes from agencies on the preferred supplier list. Please do not forward resumes to our applicant tracking system, NCR Voyix employees, or any NCR Voyix facility. NCR Voyix is not responsible for any fees or charges associated with unsolicited resumes“When applying for a job, please make sure to only open emails that you will receive during your application process that come from a @ncrvoyix.com email domain.”

Expected salary

Location

London

Job date

Sat, 18 May 2024 00:38:50 GMT

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