Associate Projct Manager

The Role

• The Junior Project Manager (PM) will be responsible for leading the successful delivery of projectsprimarily technical but also non-technicalacross Fastmarkets. Reporting to a Programme Manager this role will work closely with product business and technology teams to ensure that project objectives are clearly defined aligned with organisational strategy and delivered to a high standard.
  The Junior Project Manager will play a pivotal role in bridging the gap between business needs and solution delivery. This includes managing the full project lifecycle from discovery and design through to implementation testing rollout and post-go-live support. The role requires strong stakeholder management skills to engage with a wide range of internal and external partners including business leaders technical teams and third-party vendors.
  The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to translate complex business and technical scope into actionable project plans manage competing priorities and drive outcomes in a dynamic environment. They will be adept at resolving issues and ensuring that risks are identified and mitigated early. They will be experienced and champion best practices in project governance Agile delivery and continuous improvement contributing to measurable value for the business.
  The PM will be comfortable working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders and they should be equally skilled at managing project plans facilitating decision-making and maintaining strong relationships across development testing product and business teams. The ideal candidate will have experience delivering complex technology projects delivered by vendors

Principal Accountabilities

• Plan coordinate and manage the delivery of assigned projects ensuring milestones and deliverables are achieved on time and within scope

• Build and maintain effective working relationships with internal stakeholders external vendors and cross-functional teams to support project objectives

• Proactively identify track and manage project risks issues and dependencies ensuring timely escalation and resolution

• Oversee third-party vendor and partner activities to ensure contractual obligations and quality standards are met

• Maintain robust project governance including change control documentation and compliance with information security requirements

• Prepare and deliver clear concise project status reports and updates for programme management and senior leadership

• Ensure all project documentation is up to date and accessible to relevant stakeholders.

• Foster a culture of accountability collaboration and continuous improvement within the project tea

•  Champion Agile principles and practices within project teams adapting delivery approaches as appropriate for each project

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning daily stand-ups reviews and retrospectives

• Support backlog management and prioritisation in collaboration with Product Owners and business stakeholders.

• Encourage iterative delivery regular feedback and continuous improvement to maximise project value

Qualifications :

We recruit talented dynamic people with diverse backgrounds and experiences all united by a belief in our mission to provide the worlds leading and most trusted price reporting events and intelligence service for the markets we serve. Were proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a fully inclusive workplace where everyone feels able to participate and contribute meaningfully.

If you are open-minded curious resilient solutions-oriented and committed to promoting equality then read on.

KNOWLEDGE EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

We are looking for an individual who is highly motivated driven and have a passion to be part of a fast-paced successful team. Being a strong team player is also important as well as someone who is happy to work flexibly.

Fundamentals

• Excellent spoken and written English is required with the ability to produce clear concise documentation for diverse audience Strong business acumen in news pricing or commodities sectors is advantageous
• Demonstrable commercial experience as a Project Manager delivering both technology and business change projects across varied domains
• Proven track record of managing projects with third parties including technology vendors and implementation partners
• Experience with large-scale data migration and integration projects
• Familiarity with SaaS solutions and Azure-based cloud infrastructure is highly desirable

General Skills

• Ability to operate effectively in diverse environments adapting to different processes and stakeholder groups
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to produce high-
• quality documentation for both business and technical audiences
• Experience facilitating workshops steering committees and decision-making forums with senior stakeholders and vendors
• Skilled in change control risk management and ensuring delivery within agreed time cost and quality parameters
• Strong leadership qualities: inclusive collaborative approachable and professional
• Ability to work independently motivate teams and drive accountability for outcomes
• Proactive in ensuring all deliverables are met taking ownership of ambiguous tasks

Technology

• Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle SaaS integrations and information security/compliance requirements
• Experience working in hybrid Waterfall and Agile environments; Scrum Master experience is a plus
• Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Project Jira Confluence and Miro

If youre excited about the role but your experience skills or qualifications dont perfectly align we encourage you to apply anyway.

Additional Information :

Our Values

Fastmarkets people come from all different walks of life. Its this mix of brilliant personalities experiences and insights that gives us that warm open and friendly culture you can feel as soon as you meet us. But however wonderfully different we all are there are six things we all have in common and they form our Fastmarkets values.

Created by our own employees to reflect some of the personal traits that Fastmarkets people have our values are key to what makes our culture unique. They reflect who each of us are and theyre embedded in everything we do. Our values are:

• METRICS DRIVEN. We use insights to improve our customers experience and our business performance
• ACCOUNTABLE. We are accountable to ourselves and those we work with: we keep our promises and get things done
• GROWTH MINDSET. This value enables us to be nimble to the changing realities and operate with a sense of urgency
• INCLUSIVE. We are inclusive and respectful celebrating each of us and giving everyone a deep sense of belonging with the desire to bring their best self to work every day.
• CUSTOMER CENTRIC. We are customer-centric in all that we do
• COLLABORATIVE. We are collaborative able to work across teams and capitalise on the diversity of intellect perspectives and experiences.

We are committed to ensuring all candidates feel welcomed and supported. Should your application advance and you require accommodations for the interview process please inform us so we can make the necessary arrangements.

Youve read a little about us now its over to you!

If you like what youve read so far and think you can see yourself as a Fastmarkets person its time to fill in your application form. This form is an important part of the selection process: its used to determine whether or not youll be chosen to have an interview and acts as a basis for the questions well ask you on the day.

Its vital that you try to capture all the relevant information we have asked for on the form so we can get a good feel for who you are and why youre great.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time