Project Manager

Job Description

Location
London, EC2, remote working to suit.
Reports to
Lead Project Manager.
The Role
As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for the end-to-end management of projects aligned to
business objectives and for helping to define and execute the processes necessary to identify and
prioritise that work. You will play a leading role in the delivery of key business change. This role is an
excellent opportunity for a project manager who are looking to build their experience in managing
complex programmes of work.

What you will do
• Help define and create the company level roadmap by aligning projects with objectives.
• Manage the delivery of projects through full project lifecycle including planning, execution,
timing, quality, cost and early identification of potential risk and issues.
• Develop and maintain a project plan for cross-functional teams.
• You will track and monitor project success, escalating when needed to stakeholders.
• Identify, prioritise and manage dependencies, risk and issues throughout the project.
• Effectively communicate with key stakeholders on project progress.
• Perform post-project activities and record lessons learnt.
• You will work closely with the product and development teams to ensure clarity of
deliverables.
• Ensuring all project deliverables are clearly defined, scoped and estimated.
• Generating and maintaining accurate project documentation.

What you will need

To be successful in this role, candidates will need to have the following experience and abilities:

• Proven track record of delivering projects in complex environments.

• Strong knowledge and understanding of project management methodologies.

• Ability to identify risk and propose solutions.

• Strong problem-solving skills.

• Ability to motivate and to lead people at all levels.

• Ability to challenge and manage conflicting stakeholder needs.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate technical

issues to a wide audience.

• Financial background desirable but not necessary.

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer the following benefits:

• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

• Private medical cover

• Employee assistance programme

• Life assurance and income protection

• Subsidized gym membership

• Interest free season ticket loan

• Salary sacrifice pension, childcare voucher and cycle to work schemes

Note these benefits are available after successful completion of a probationary period

About Us

Headquartered in London, with a strong presence across Europe, we are a leading provider of online

trading services for retail and institutional clients.

At Oval, we are not only about building awesome software, but also about growing our culture of

passion, energy, and innovation, great people, great software.