Project Director

4 weeks ago


Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Ocado Group Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a skilled Project Manager to join our team at Ocado Group. As a Project Manager, you will play a pivotal role in guiding and supporting the Technology mission in successfully delivering critical and essential projects.

Key Responsibilities

  • Create a strong sense of purpose and mission for the project team
  • Champion business requirements and communicate these in a compelling way to the project team
  • Make effective, strategic decisions, with a clear rationale and using appropriate tools for the scenario
  • Role models behaviours and applies Ocado Technology principles in day to day work
  • Lead stakeholders at all levels across the business
  • Promote the craft of Project Management throughout Ocado Technology, and share best practice with colleagues

Requirements

  • Experience of managing high risk, high complexity product development projects and life cycles in a fast paced environment - bringing new products to market - from Problem Definition through to Benefits Realisation
  • Experience managing project budgets as well as an appreciation of other related metrics such as cost of ownership of products
  • Experience in vendor selection and long term engagement for the delivery of services and products
  • Experience in giving effective presentations to senior stakeholders with different agendas and providing compelling evidence to guide stakeholders to the correct decision or consensus
  • Strong understanding and experience of leading projects, using various project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, etc) within a structured stage-gated development process.
  • Strong experience of working with and managing a broad spectrum of internal and external stakeholders

What We Offer

  • A competitive salary and benefits package
  • A Work from Home policy that sees you in the office typically 40% of your time (depending on project requirements)
  • 30 days working from anywhere policy
  • Wellbeing support through Apps and an Employee Assistance Programme
  • 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days after 5 years service (plus optional holiday purchase)
  • Pension scheme (various options available including employer contribution matching up to 7%)
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • 22 weeks paid maternity leave and 6 weeks paid paternity leave (once relevant service requirements complete)
  • Train Ticket loan (interest-free)
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Free shuttle bus to and from Welwyn Garden City Train Station to the Welwyn Garden City offices
  • Opportunity to participate in Share save and Buy as You Earn share schemes
  • 15% discount on Ocado.com and free delivery for all employees
  • Income Protection (can be up to 50% of salary for 3 years) and Life Assurance (3 x annual salary)

We are an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to treating all applicants and employees fairly and equally. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process and supportive work environment.


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