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- Hours: 37.5 Monday to Friday
- Location: Hybrid remote working, 3 days a week across any of our Virgin Atlantic locations. This will include a Monday in our VHQ, Crawley, West Sussex
- Contract: 15-month secondment/FTC
- Closing Date: Tuesday, 26 March 2024
In a nutshell
At Virgin Atlantic, we believe that everyone can take on the world, and it's our vision to become the most loved travel company. As we embark on this next exciting stage of our journey, we're harnessing our spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation to challenge the status quo
In this exciting role as Technology PM, you'll be working as part of Virgin Atlantic's Enterprise Transformation function, with accountability for the successful delivery of Technical Projects to time, cost, and quality in a global environment. If you'd love to work on a variety of projects that will range from simple deployments to projects which are high-value worth (up to £30m) and complex, then this could be the role for you. All of these projects will be expected to drive significant business benefit
You will define the work and appropriate delivery approach to meet the agreed business benefits, understand and support the required business change, and ensure that the project produces the required outcomes to the agreed standard of quality and within the agreed constraints of cost, risk and time
In your role of Tech PM you will build and maintain effective working relationships with key partners at various levels of the business, third-party suppliers internal groups to ensure a successful delivery .
Day to day
- Review and understand the Project Business Vision, working with key business and technology stakeholders to define and articulate the scope of the project
- Produce well-considered delivery plans developed in conjunction with other appropriate Technology teams
- Identify the key dependencies within the project so that these are clearly shown within the overall project plans
- Deliver the assigned project activities in an effective and inspired manner, ensuring performance and delivery expectations are made clear to all those who will be involved
- Ensure all stakeholders are fully engaged within the project, understanding it's aims and objectives and the role that they play in delivering against the requirement
- Ensure projects are successfully transitioned into BAU support with appropriate artifacts being provided and change controls adhered to
- Review of the controls and compliance aspects of the allocated projects maintaining a 'Risks and Issues' log ensuring that appropriate items are captured and identify mitigating actions, ensuring their resolution in conjunction with the relevant stakeholder(s)/owner
- Management and control of the project finances by measuring and tracking against the allocated project budget, reconciling the spend versus budget on a monthly basis and as required showing actual spend, committed spend and estimate to completion.
- Work closely with the appropriate members of the Project Management Office (ePMO) to ensure the project is effectively tracked and monitored within VA reporting tools
About you
Do you have a Project Management qualification e.g. PRINCE2, APMP or PMP? Do you have demonstrable experience as a Technical PM with a track record of successfully delivering complex projects on time and within budget? Then this could be the role for you!
- Alongside the above, we are looking for the following: A bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, engineering, information technology, or a related field
- Demonstratable experience in managing Technical Projects, preferably in the airline, finance, loyalty, or IT industry
- Demonstrable experience of delivering complex integrated IT solutions utilizing cloud-based API and SOA strategies and technologies
- Strong knowledge and understanding of the technical aspects, tools, and methodologies of the project domain
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills, and the ability to work effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, and decision-making skills, and the ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize effectively
- Track record of optimally delivering high-value worth Projects which have delivered the agreed business benefits
- Solid team player with the ability to work with a variety of professionals from different disciplines to successfully deliver projects
Does the above sound like you? Do you have experience of working in an Iterative or Agile delivery environment using standard project delivery tools such as Teams, Azure, Miro and Perform? Then we'd love to hear from you!
Be yourself
Our customers come from all walks of life and so do our colleagues. That's why we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. At Virgin Atlantic, we believe everyone can take on the world - no matter your age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, or beliefs.
We celebrate difference and everything that makes our colleagues unique by upholding an inclusive environment in which we can all thrive. So that everyone at Virgin Atlantic can be themselves and know they belong.
To make your journey with us accessible and individual to you, we encourage you to let us know if you'd like a little extra help with your application, or if you have any individual requirements at any stage along your recruitment journey. We are here to support you, so please reach out to our team, (recruitment@fly.virgin.com) feeling confident that we've got your individual considerations covered.
