Head of Project Management

We are 700+ organisation delivering software and consulting services in the remote/hybrid work mode, mainly to clients in the UK and Germany. We are looking for a person that will join our Project Management Guild and will focus on ensuring smooth and efficient delivery of our projects as well as remote aspects of delivery - building teams, efficient processes, governance and interaction with clients. Big part of the job consists of mentoring and coaching the Project Managers team, so hands-on experience, drive to action and attention to details are a must! We work with various clients in different delivery models so we seek someone who will be creative and capable of pragmatically adjusting various models to match specific needs of a project and client.

Responsibilities:

• Providing active support to Projects Managers in order to set or adjust project management framework and ways of working to efficiently lead projects in a remote environment.
• Being a champion of continuous improvement, coming up with creative ways of delivery projects, sometimes outside of the well-known frameworks.
• Making sure that all projects are driven according to our best practices.
• Reviewing, monitoring and analysing all project data to propose actions on company level in order to improve delivery process - having in mind the remote work environment.
• Supporting project teams and creating project recovery plans in conjunctions with the programme and project managers (and with others as appropriate).
• Delivering value by making sure lessons are learnt at different levels (technical, managerial, organizational etc.) and appropriate changes are widely shared across the organization.
• Building a community of project delivery professionals.
• Making sure that our projects managers have up-to-date skills and certifications that are in line with the market/ customers.
• Creating an inspirational culture of continuous improvement at the personal, process and systems levels.

Skills, Experience, and Traits:

• Thorough understanding of project/programme management techniques and methods in software development.
• Practical understanding of and experience with various project management methodologies.
• Experience in leading and mentoring a senior group of Project Managers.
• Ability to analyse a project and provide a fair appraisal of the current status (what"s good, what"s bad etc).
• Problem-solving and analytical skills; experience with complex problem-solving.
• Business value orientation.
• Driven to action and making decisions.
• Ability to establish business relationships.
• Leadership skills - both in collaboration with clients and Project/Programme Managers.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Why it is worth joining us:

• You will have an impact on all aspects of delivery - from bidding to maintenance and support, working closely with Account and Project Managers, making sure that the best practices are known, implemented and executed.
• By working with over 40 experienced project and programme managers, you will have an opportunity to exchange experience and learn from one another.
• You will closely cooperate with Senior stakeholders (both internally and externally). You will be part of decision-making processes.
• By working with various types of projects (i.e. software development, LowCode, AI, project management consultancy), you will have an opportunity to apply modern frameworks using the best practices to bring value to our clients.

To find out more:

• Check out our benefits.
• Check out our Guilds and Tribes structure which keeps us from becoming just another corporation.
• Moving to Wroclaw? Check out our relocation package.