Digital Project Manager
Codeweavers, United Kingdom
Job Description
Salary - 28,000-45,000
WHO WE ARE
Codeweavers are leaders in the provision of digital commerce solutions to the automotive industry. We are proud to work with many of the vehicle manufacturers, lenders, retailers and portals (like AutoTrader). We also partner with many other companies within the Automotive industry to deliver solutions together. We are renowned for our innovation, technical excellence, project delivery, quality and culture.
It’s really difficult to describe what it’s like to work at Codeweavers. One thing which is constant is that nothing is constant. We are always looking to improve and develop our people, processes and products and our team are the instigators of this change. Codeweavers is built on an ethos of continuous improvement. As part of a focused team, you will encounter many opportunities for both self and team improvement.
From day one, you are trusted to work with full autonomy and an expected commitment. We don't believe in excessive documentation or targets, but we do encourage unhindered communication between all employees and customers. We take a pragmatic approach to our work which means logic, common sense and good reasoning prevails over internal processes and agenda.
Codeweavers is a genuinely great place to work. We believe in respecting our employees and understand that the way to get the very best work from you is to provide a welcoming, relaxed and friendly environment.
JOB ROLE
If you are technically minded, customer focused and have a strong project and analytical approach to problem solving then read on
You will be interested in digital technology and are keen to work with our lending partners and internal teams to drive forward the development and delivery of our products and platform.
You will have a desire to drive project deliverables and understand the problem the clients are trying to solve and help them deliver our platform solutions. You will have a passion to improve things and you will be empowered to do this at Codeweavers.
You will work with all areas of the business such as sales, product owners, developers, design and marketing teams. You will play a key role in shaping the direction and delivery of the platform and in moving forward our lending partners’ businesses.
You will love working with autonomy, within a close knit team, towards the common company, team and lending partners’ goals. You will be working alongside and be supported by a highly-skilled software engineering team.
You will build deep technical knowledge of the Codeweavers platform and will be heavily involved in the process of scoping out exactly how the clients needs will be met from a technical perspective. You will be pivotal in moving the platform forward.
This role is being offered with remote working, however occasional visits to our office based in Stafford will be required. Once restrictions ease, you will need to be independently mobile as the role will require frequent trips to client offices throughout the UK.
WHAT YOU’LL BE UP TO
You will:
- Lead simultaneous projects to deliver the rollout of our point of sale platform.
- Work closely with the product delivery team and Product Owners to deliver the projects
- Manage a series of interrelated projects to deliver a seamless end-to-end digital solution for our clients.
- Manage project development and prioritisation, create robust governance and risk/issue management, manage clients budgets, quotes and operational readiness, and ensure all projects and activities align with the organisation’s goals and strategic objectives.
- Develop a deep understanding of our lender’s roadmap and identify how we can support
- Build strong relationships with key client stakeholders
- Support the product and development teams, through gaining a deep understanding of your client’s businesses and their business requirements
- Assist with challenging client requests, issues or escalations
- Produce, maintain, and track delivery plans (front and back end), including budget development, capturing all interdependencies and critical milestones and analysing/action on the impact of delay on critical path delivery
- Implement an effective planning process, including appropriate controls to ensure that individual stakeholders maintain adequate plans that support delivery
Requirements
Your Skills
- Ability to take ownership and work on your own initiative
- Effective prioritisation to manage and meet deadlines
- Team player
- Keen attention-to-detail
- Enjoy and are good at problem-solving
- Ability to clearly understand and articulate complex problems in a clear and understandable way
- Analytical mindset, you’re