Project Manager

As a Project Manager within the Product Management team, your focus will be enabling optimal product outcomes by driving strategic projects and the planning and completion of the delivery model for each Product Release. You will partner with all levels ofthe business, including the Executive team.

**Key responsibilities include**:

- Managing the cross-functional delivery model for functional and legislative releases making sure that, for each release, tasks are completed to high standards in line with development priorities and that requirements are met to allow general availabilityof the software to proceed, working closely with senior leadership from the following cross-functional areas:

- Product - completing the feature videos, documentation and further Product tasks.
- IT, Support and Security - preparing for General Availability, support readiness and security penetration testing and documentation.
- Commercial - building up Marketing and Sales readiness for product launch.
- Finance - preparing pricing, billing and ROI for customers.
- Compliance and Legal - making sure the product is compliant and updating contracts in line with the release.
- Zellis Consulting Services - preparing the team to implement product developments.
- Zellis Managed Services - preparing our Managed Services team for latest release.
- People - preparing communications and training to update stakeholders from across the organisation on the release.
- Inputs across all these areas - facilitating workshops to gather cross-functional inputs for product release planning.
- Ensuring high quality outcomes through the delivery model:

- Conducting efficiency analysis of the development priorities.
- Building strong working relationships with key delivery stakeholders and coordinating with them to complete the required delivery tasks.
- Escalating critical risks and issues as they arise to prevent delays to delivery.
- Supporting development of Product Development playbook and integrating delivery model requirements, working closely with the Release Manager.
- Tracking delivery plans in ADO (Azure Dev Ops) and facilitating tracking of other owners.
- Identifying improvements and optimisations to the delivery model in alignment with key stakeholders.
- Championing the delivery model and its importance within the release cycle.
- Presenting effective updates to Executive Steering Committee on progress against delivery model tasks.
- Project managing Zellis’ highest priority strategic projects as they are identified:

- Developing and managing project plans by workstream.
- Tracking risks and issues with mitigations against them, escalating as required.
- Coordinating resources to reach project objectives to time and budget.
- Reporting on progress against plans at Executive Steering Committee.

**Skills and experience**:

- Experience managing and leading high priority projects on time and on budget (circa 3 years minimum).
- Experience in project management within the Software industry (experience in HR & Payroll software desirable).
- Experience presenting project updates to senior stakeholders.
- Strong ability to be able to manage multiple priorities and prioritise time effectively to meet objectives.
- Rigorous planning and organisation skills to be able to communicate next steps clearly and articulately to key internal stakeholders.
- Reputation for drive and determination to hit deadlines at a high quality.
- Ability to manage risks and issues and a sense for the right time to escalate to senior leadership.
- Strong relationship management skills and ability to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders and managing their sometimes-conflicting priorities.
- Smart and restlessly curious to learn new products, technology and business processes.
- Ability to be flexible in approach and manage unexpected changes.
- A self-starter who solves problems and follows up on commitments in a timely manner, whilst also being a team player.
- Ability to conduct written and verbal communications openly and effectively.

**About Us** Zellis is the leading provider of payroll and HR solutions for the UK & Ireland. Together with Benefex and Moorepay we form the Zellis Group, serving a vast array of companies across every vertical and industry. Our purpose is to make people feel appreciatedfor the work they do - through precision, choice, and magic.

We have over 50 years of heritage and industry experience - and we’ve been ahead of the curve throughout. More than half a century ago, we were founded as Peterborough Data Processing. Quite a lot has changed since then - not least our name. We were acquiredby Northgate, becoming NorthgateArinso in 2007 and NGA Human Resources UK and Ireland in 2014, where we were joined by Moorepay. In 2018, the UK and Ireland division was sold to Bain Capital and now we operate as a standalone company, Zellis. After acquiringBenefex, we’re now even better equipped to serve the complex needs of our customers.

Our vision is to be the clear leader in pay, reward, analytics, and people experiences. We’re proud of our culture and we work hard to create an environment where people want to join, belong to, and be part of a progressive organisation. Our values, whichwere defined with input from all of our 2,000 colleagues, are not empty words on a poster:

- Unstoppable together.
- Always learning.
- Make it count.

**Salary Package**

Competitive base salary.
25 days annual leave, plus your birthday off
Private medical insurance.
Life assurance 4x salary.
Enhanced pension.
Range of additional flexible benefits.

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