Senior Project Manager

💸Salary: £65,000 - £85,000 (depending on experience). 

📍Location: Remote – must be based within the UK, with visits to see customers and the team, around 25% travel.

🧠Interview process: Three rounds. 1: Get to know you chat with the People Recruitment Manager; 2: Technical competency with a Practice Lead and a Team Member. 3. COO

🤝Our Values: Advancing, Come as you are, Zero burnout, Greta goal, We all level up together and Transparency  

📚Learn more about us: YouTube, Totally Skewed Podcast & Data Science in Production. Read our Blogs.  

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Who Are We?

Advancing Analytics are a market leader in delivering bleeding edge analytical solutions for customers all over the world. To thrive in today's market, businesses need to implement AI and Analytics built on a solid, reliable Data Platform, and we are looking for you to help us build it!  

Who are we looking for?

Dedicated individuals who blend technical passion with the honesty and empathy needed for client consulting. People who love data and strongly believe in sharing knowledge, skills and wisdom both internally and with the wider data community. Someone who thrives in an agile environment, balancing their technical prowess with the pragmatic needs of the project.

For the Project Management role, we expect them to manage data projects from inception to completion, ensuring alignment with client objectives and deliverables using Agile and Scrum methodologies.

Required Tools and Technologies:

• Experience with Azure DevOps, Jira, GitHub projects or similar, to develop and manage a backlog.

• Certifications such as PRINCE2, PMP, or Agile Scrum Master are advantageous.

Other experience we like, but isn’t essential:

• Familiarity with modern data platforms, including Databricks

• Knowledge of data tools such as ADF, Power BI, SQL, or Python

• Understanding of Data Lakehouse architecture and implementation patterns

Skills and Approaches:

• Strong understanding of project management methodologies including Agile or Scrum.

• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously whilst maintaining attention to detail.

• Experience working within both a data analytics and a consulting environment.

• Systems thinking approach to managing interdependencies and complexities within projects.

• Clear communication, leaving little room for ambiguity.

• Ability to help customers and team members prioritise workloads, so that they maximise delivery value.

• Facilitation of scrum ceremonies, such as Sprint Planning, Playbacks, and Stand-ups so that communication is open between stakeholders and the delivery team

• Understanding team strengths and dependencies, so that the appropriate team members can be used most effectively.

• Identifies and mitigates risk quickly and clearly, while working with the team to overcome blockers.

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, encouraging feedback and implementing lessons learned.

What will it be like to work for Advancing Analytics?

We are a small company and encourage everyone to have a voice within our collaborative and inclusive team from day one.  

As a Microsoft Specialised Partner, Databricks Elite Partner, and AWS Partner, you will have access to the latest tech and training opportunities the industry has to offer. We are aware this is a rapidly changing market and are committed to investing in the long-term goals of our employees. We love being engaged in the wider tech community and frequently present at events, sponsor events such as Big Data London, SQLBits and organise leading community events including Databricks and Microsoft Data & AI meetups around the UK, and the Global AI Bootcamp London.

We encourage our team to get involved in the community, whether that’s in the form of a personal blog or an initiative you are passionate about advocating, we will support you!   

Aside from offering a competitive salary, we have a great set of benefits and perks including, but not limited to:

• Industry matching Maternity & Paternity policy

• Private Medical & Dental Care plus Eye care schemes 👁️

• Health & Wellbeing fund 🩺

• 25 Days Annual Leave, Birthday Leave & Charity Leave 🌴

• Frequent away days with the team 🚃

• Annual Bonus Scheme (up to 15%)

• Flexible Working Hours

• Electric Car Scheme 🚗

Our company values define us:

• Advancing – the projects that get us all out of bed are challenging and push the limits of what is currently possible. We work on the bleeding edge and challenge the analytical industry daily.

• Come as you are – we are an inclusive company. When you work with us, rest assured you're working in a safe environment.

• Zero burnout – too often technology teams are worked too hard or stretched too thin. We have seen it happen and we never want to be a company that pushes our staff to breaking point.

• Greta Goal – we only have one planet, let’s look after it.

• We all level up together – we have each seen the benefit that being part of a developer community can have, it is transformational. We invest in our communities, you will find us organising meetups, conferences, and events. When we are not organising, we are helping, speaking, mentoring, or sponsoring.

• Transparency – We are big believers that there are no secrets in Advancing Analytics, and we try to live this day to day.

You can read about our values in more detail here - https://www.advancinganalytics.co.uk/values 

Equal opportunities for everyone

At Advancing Analytics both diversity and inclusion are a priority. We are all committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, respected and empowered to be their authentic selves.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer; all applicants will be considered without regard to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran status, neurodiversity or disability status.

This role profile is intended to provide an overview of the responsibilities and qualifications required for the Senior Project Manager role. It is not an exhaustive list and may be subject to change to meet the needs of the organisation.