Agile Project Manager

Job Description

About the company

At Aberdeen our ambition is to be the UKs leading Wealth & Investments group.

Strengthening talent and culture is one of our strategic priorities. We strive to make Aberdeen a great place to work so that we can attract and retain the industrys best talent.

Our people put our stakeholders at the heart of everything they do by helping us to make a positive difference to the lives of our clients customers colleagues shareholders and society.

We are focused on growing our direct and advised wealth platforms and repositioning our specialist asset management business to meet client demand. We are committed to providing excellent client service supported by leading technology and talent.

Aberdeen comprises three businesses interactive investor (ii) Investments and Adviser each of which focuses on meeting and adapting to our clients evolving needs:

• Interactive investor the UKs second largest direct-to-consumer investment platform enables individuals in the UK to plan save and invest in the way that works for them.

• Our Adviser business provides financial planning solutions and technology for UK financial advisers enabling them to create value for their customers.

• Our Investments business is a specialist asset manager that focuses on areas where we have both strength and scale to capitalise on the key themes shaping the market through either public markets or alternative asset classes.

About the role

Hybrid working - Edinburgh office

We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for an early career agile project manager to make a tangible impact on investment decision-making capabilities and shape the future of evolving ways to delivery technology change.

As part of an agile cross-functional team you will help to plan coordinate and facilitate agile delivery of small to medium scale projects that impact across business areas.

About the candidate

We are looking for someone who thrives in an Agile environment is self-motivated and embraces continuous improvement. You should be comfortable working in a regulated environment balancing innovation with compliance and be curious about how emerging technologies - including AI - can be applied to solve real-world challenges in investment management.

The successful candidate is expected to have a mix of project management experience and some exposure to working in an Agile environment. Your ability to translate business requirements into a focussed and realistic delivery plan will be essential to your success.

While your primary focus will be on facilitating and enabling agile teams and taking on project management responsibilities you will also have opportunities to work across a broader technology landscape and collaborate with engineers from other disciplines to evolve how technology solutions are delivered  will be encouraged to explore new tools and approaches and contribute to our evolving ways of working.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing project plans timelines budgets risks and dependencies.

• Enabling Agile teams and facilitating core ceremonies such as sprint planning daily stand-ups and retrospectives.

• Applies focused technical expertise to key milestones or deliverables with understanding of policies and procedures. Evidence strong performance in their delivery and behaviours and may assume full responsibility for a process or project.

• Coordinating across technical and business teams to ensure successful project delivery.

• Driving adoption of Agile practices and project management tools.

• Maintaining stakeholder communication and reporting on project progress

Essential Skills & Experience

• Experience:
  
  Good exposure to project management ideally in Agile environments.

• Certifications:
  
  PMI-ACP Scrum Master or equivalent Agile certifications are an advantage.

• Technical Knowledge:
  Familiarity with project management and Agile software (ADO Service Now).

• Soft Skills:
  
  Effective communication adaptability problem-solving conflict resolution and emotional intelligence.

• Interest in Asset Manage mentor Finance Technology

Other Desirable Skills & Experience

• Familiarity with Microsoft tooling such M365 applications.

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