- Fintech
- Innovative project
- Leading digital transformation
We are hiring a
Junior Project Manager to support the Project/Programme Manager by owning delivery cadence, driving backlog execution, and removing blockers across multiple workstreams. This role is suited to someone with strong
delivery discipline, DevOps-oriented practices, and an automation-first mindset, helping teams shift from task tracking to reliably delivering outcomes with quality and control.
Key Responsibilities
- Backlog & Delivery Execution (Core Accountability)
- Maintain a healthy, prioritised delivery backlog (features, user stories, defects, technical debt, automation items).
- Run day-to-day delivery ceremonies and routines, including:
- Daily stand-ups
- Sprint planning and backlog refinement
- Sprint reviews and retrospectives
- Kanban replenishment (where applicable)
- Track and drive execution of committed work, including scope, dependencies, risks, blockers, actions, and decisions.
- Proactively escalate issues early, providing clear options and recommendations.
- Maintain delivery visibility for stakeholders through concise and accurate reporting:
- Progress tracking
- Burn-up / burn-down charts
- Milestones and release readiness
- RAID logs
- DevOps Ways of Working & Automation
- Support implementation of practical DevOps delivery practices, including:
- Definition of Ready / Definition of Done
- Release and deployment planning
- Change control alignment
- Quality gates and environment readiness
- Identify and drive automation opportunities, such as:
- Test automation
- CI/CD pipeline improvements
- Repeatable deployment steps
- Automated reporting and workflow/ticketing
- Help teams improve throughput and predictability by reducing manual effort and rework through:
- Root cause analysis
- Continuous improvement and lean delivery practices
- Backlog hygiene
- Delivery Governance, Controls & Documentation (Security Context)
- Ensure delivery artifacts are complete, accurate, and audit-ready, including:
- Delivery plans and schedules
- Requirements traceability
- Test evidence
- Change records
- Cutover and go-live plans
- Operational handover documentation
- Coordinate cross-team dependencies with:
- Infrastructure and platform teams
- Endpoint, network, messaging, and application teams
- SOC, risk and compliance teams
- External vendors and partners
- Support security and risk management processes, including approvals, exception tracking, control validation, and alignment with regulatory governance expectations.
- Stakeholder & Vendor Coordination
- Act as the delivery glue across internal teams and third parties—aligning timelines, clarifying ownership, and ensuring actions are closed.
- Translate delivery progress and issues into clear, audience-appropriate updates for:
- Technical teams
- Management and leadership
- Risk, compliance, and control functions
Requirements
Experience & Background
- 2–5 years’ experience in delivery or project coordination roles such as:
- Junior Delivery Manager
- Project Analyst / PMO Delivery
- Scrum Master / Iteration Manager
- Technical Project Manager support
- Experience working on integration, infrastructure, DevOps, or security-related projects.
- Financial services experience is required.
Delivery & Technical Skills
- Hands-on experience driving backlog-based delivery using Agile / Scrum / Kanban.
- Demonstrated ability to hold teams accountable to delivery commitments.
- Working knowledge of DevOps practices, including:
- CI/CD concepts
- Release and deployment management
- Environment management
- Quality gates and automation principles
Personal Attributes
- Strong organisational and follow-through skills.
- Clear, structured communicator able to work across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Proactive, delivery-focused mindset with a bias for action and continuous improvement.
- Comfortable working in regulated, security-sensitive environments.
